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Tag: The Strong

Pinball Playfields, The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Culture and Society

The Strong Museum: Past & Present

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

As a child, I used to frequent The Strong museum and its many exhibits. I…

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Interior of the Play Lab at The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Announcement

Making Space for Play

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on April 7, 2022April 7, 2022

This month we opened our new maker space, Play Lab. It’s a bright, busy place,…

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Ladies’ Guide to Football (cover), 1966, The Strong, Rochester, New York, USA.
  • Culture and Society

Ditch the “Ladies’ Guide to Football” and Get in the Game

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on February 3, 2022February 3, 2022

A recent addition to The Strong museum’s collection got me thinking about how gender intersects…

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Skyline Climb. The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Announcement

The Benefits of Risky Play

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 23, 2021November 23, 2021

We’ve recently opened Skyline Climb, a high adventure ropes course that soars high in our…

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Cattown Parade jigsaw puzzle, about 1900. The Strong, Rochester, New York
  • Culture and Society

Parading Through History

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on October 8, 2021October 8, 2021

“I love a parade.” Or at least that’s what the rousing chorus of Harry Richman’s…

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  • Announcement

Everyone’s a Winner!

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on September 30, 2021October 4, 2021

In the summer of 2020, The Strong museum was approached by two veteran producers of…

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  • Design

Build, Connect, Play

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on September 2, 2021September 4, 2021

Recently, I had an opportunity to design a case layout for High Score, one of…

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  • Coronavirus

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Persistence of Children’s Play

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on August 26, 2021September 4, 2021

In a recent American Journal of Play article, psychologist Peter Gray draws on surveys with…

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  • Announcement

Reflections on the World Video Game Hall of Fame Class of 2021

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on May 7, 2021May 20, 2021

Every year we induct new games into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, and…

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  • Advertising

The Coin-op Industry Legacy of ICE President Ralph Coppola

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021

Have you ever played hockey with miniature stick-wielding players and a thumbnail-sized puck on a…

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  • Culture and Society

I Hope This Blog Bores You

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on January 15, 2021

“Only boring people get bored.” This was my mother’s retort every time I told her…

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  • Business

Otherwise “Parkerized”: Oral Histories from Parker Brothers

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on January 7, 2021January 14, 2021

Parker Brothers, founded in Salem, Massachusetts in 1883, published more than 1,800 games during its…

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  • Uncategorized

Preserving the LGBTQ Game Archive at The Strong

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on December 17, 2020December 17, 2020

This fall I donated three digital collections to The Strong museum: the LGBTQ Video Game…

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  • Culture and Society

Rare Atari Cartridge Is Another Clever Invention of a Video Game Pioneer

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on December 10, 2020December 15, 2020

The first home video game machines were all, as we call them today, “dedicatedʺ systems—that…

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  • Costumes

Let’s Put on a Show!

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on December 3, 2020December 3, 2020

When I was growing up and my sister and I got together with our favorite…

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