Walter Day: The First Video Game Religious Pilgrim
This article examines the life of Walter Day, a key figure in the history of competitive video gaming and whose involvement in this industry has been connected to his own spiritual beliefs and directions. Here, the influence of Day, the former owner of Twin Galaxies and creator of the first Internat...
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Equinox
[2019]
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Fieldwork in religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 160-180 |
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Day, Walter 1949-
/ Video game
/ Competition
/ Bestenliste
/ Religious experience
/ Transcendental Meditation
/ Spirituality
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements |
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Twin Galaxies
B Religious Experience B Donkey Kong B perpetual gaming B video game B Pilgrimage B Maharishi Mahesh Yogi B Transcendental Meditation B Pac-Man B Walter Day B Atari B Flow |
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