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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Main Author: Banasik, Benjamin Jozef (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2019]
In: Fieldwork in religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 160-180
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Day, Walter 1949- / Video game / Competition / Bestenliste / Religious experience / Transcendental Meditation / Spirituality
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AZ New religious movements
Further subjects:B 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
Online Access: Volltext (doi)