Steve Golson - From Crazy Otto to Ms. Pac-Man

Ms. Pac-Man was released in early 1982, so she turned thirty last year. Steve Golson, one of the original developers of Ms. Pac-Man at General Computer, will recount little-known stories about the creation of the game. How and why did it transform from Crazy Otto to Ms. Pac-Man? Using source code and graphics ROMs extracted from his 30-year-old 8″ floppy archives, Steve will show the evolution of game play and character design. Part of the Push Button: Examining the Culture, Platforms, and Design of the Arcade lecture series. http://gamelab.mit.edu/pushbutton