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Every show, talk, interview, article and podcast featuring Chris, plus a few favorite links.
Shows
All 200 episodes
Boss Rush Game Industry News Podcast
Game Industry Legends
AWS REWIND
AWS for Games BOSS LEVEL Podcast
AWS for Games Partner ProfilesTalks, interviews, articles and more
Video · 2026 · 36:21The Future of Video Games is Play 2.0, Games First 2026Supercell
Article · 2026Creating new opportunities for gameplay with Amazon GameLift StreamsAWS for Games blog
Video · 2026 · 54:03ASGC Community Night with Chris MelissinosTalent Skill Tree
Video · 2025 · 1:41RovioCon 2025 InterviewsRovio Entertainment
Video · 2025 · 44:50Professional Doppelgamers, first episode, with Larry HrybProfessional Doppelgamers
Video · 2025 · 51:10Nobody builds anything great by themselvesYour Career, Unscripted
Podcast · 2025Cloud Creations: Scaling Up Game DevNaavik podcast
Video · 2025 · 7:11World IP Day video for the USPTOTAOVG
Video · 2024 · 34:26Chris Melissinos interviewThe MADE Oakland
Video · 2024 · 41:41I Spoke to Chris Melissinos! Gaming history and The Art of Video GamesBudswithnick
Video · 2024 · 58:01Exploring the Art and Immense Potential of Gaming with Chris MelissinosHere's Waldo
Video · 2024 · 30:352024 Game Developers Conference show recapAWS for Games
Video · 2023GDC 2023 recapAWS
Video · 2023 · 54:55Accelerating Unreal Engine Pipelines on the CloudIncredibuild
Video · 2023 · 4:14First TV interview: WakeUp Call on Java gamesTAOVG
Video · 2022 · 21:06O3DE on AWS: The Future of 3D in the CloudOpen 3D Engine
Video · 2021 · 1:36LevelUp at JavaOne: slot car racingTAOVG
Video · 2021 · 2:43LevelUp at JavaOne: Java asset authoring toolTAOVG
Video · 2021 · 2:06LevelUp at JavaOne: underwater roboticsTAOVG
Video · 2021 · 58:45IndieCade Horizons: Live Feedback from Experts, part 1IndieCade
Video · 2019 · 7:41Sun Microsystems Direct Access: John Gage and Chris MelissinosTAOVG
Video · 2019 · 19:125G and the Future of Interactive EntertainmentFutureX Live: The Next 10 · Moxie
Video · 2019 · 1:46:57NYU Game Center Lecture Series presents Chris MelissinosNYU Game Center
Video · 2017 · 5:17Chris Melissinos: Games with SunTWiT Tech Podcast Network
Video · 2017 · 6:06Chris Melissinos: The Legacy of SunTWiT Tech Podcast Network
Video · 2017 · 12:25Video Games: Limitless Universe for Exploring HumanityTEDxHerndon
Article · 2016"The Art of Video Games" at the Frost Art MuseumMiami New Times
Article · 2015InterviewNo Don't Die
Video · 2015 · 3:33Chris Melissinos, Director of Corporate Strategy at Verizon, interviewUnrivaled Multimedia
Video · 2014 · 14:58LevelUp: Scott McNealy interviewTAOVG
Article · 2014The Art of Video Games, at the Toledo Museum of ArtCurrent Magazine
Video · 2014 · 1:11:46Achievement Unlocked: How Video Games Captured the World's ImaginationToledo Museum of Art
Video · 2014The 80's Greatest GadgetsNational Geographic
Video · 2014 · 22:47LevelUp: Mike Mika, part 1TAOVG
Video · 2014 · 11:36LevelUp: Mike Mika, part 2TAOVG
Article · 2014Review: The Art of Video Games, curated by Chris MelissinosKairos journal
Video · 2013 · 5:44Ambassador Award acceptance, GDC 2013TAOVG
Video · 2013 · 43:15GameFest: Evolution of Video Games, PioneersSmithsonian American Art Museum
Video · 2013 · 6:13MAGFest Interview: Chris Melissinosjoni maybury
Podcast · 2012The Art of Video GamesI Am Spartacus, episode 165
Video · 2012 · 3:34Playing Boss Battle at The Art of Video GamesTAOVG
Video · 2012 · 10:00Art of Video Games Exhibit interviewGameZone
Video · 2012 · 5:34How Washington Learned to Love Video GamesReason TV
Video · 2012 · 1:36:58The Gamer and the Video GameSmithsonian American Art Museum
Article · 2012The Art of Play: Touring the Smithsonian's Video Game ExhibitGame Informer
Video · 2012 · 3:47Classic Game Room reviews The Art of Video Games bookClassic Game Room
Video · 2012 · 0:09Chris Melissinos wraps up The Art of Video Games at the SmithsonianDave Edstrom
Article · 2012Leveling up at the SmithsonianCNN
Video · 2012 · 6:14The Art of Video Games: Chris Melissinos InterviewPixel Perfect
Video · 2012 · 21:12The Art of Video Games: Chris Melissinos' Keynote AddressPixel Perfect
Video · 2012 · 4:04The Art of Video Games: Chris Melissinos, CuratorSmithsonian American Art Museum
Video · 2012 · 8:39Classic Game Room interview, part 3Classic Game Room
Video · 2012 · 10:45Classic Game Room interview, part 2Classic Game Room
Article · 2012The Art of Video GamesSmithsonian Magazine
Video · 2012 · 1:30:00The Evolution of Video Games at GameFestTom Harvey
Article · 2012Smithsonian Video Games Exhibit Celebrates Games As ArtPCWorld
Video · 2011 · 51:07The Art of Video Games: Winning Games AnnouncementSmithsonian American Art Museum
Video · 2011 · 3:39Greater Accessibility to LearningNUTNNetwork
Video · 2011 · 0:58A Train Without BrakesNUTNNetwork
Video · 2011 · 2:38Gaming in Higher EducationNUTNNetwork
Podcast · 2011The Smithsonian's curatorRacketboy Podcast #23
Video · 2009 · 2:20Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard at Duke's Choice Awards 2009Evan Pettiwhisker Tildrum
Video · 2009 · 0:14Chris Melissinos pour Developpez.comMike Francois
Video · 2009 · 1:36T-shirt toss with James Gosling and Eric KleinSun Microsystems
Video · 2008 · 4:25Inside JavaOne, Episode 7: Sony EricssonSun Microsystems
Video · 2008 · 3:08Inside JavaOne, Episode 4: HydrazineSun Microsystems
Video · 2008 · 3:14Inside JavaOne, Episode 6: jMonkey EngineSun Microsystems
Video · 2008 · 2:40Duke's Choice Awards 2008: Joe PolastreSun Microsystems
Video · 2008 · 4:07Duke's Choice Awards 2008: Erwin TenhumbergSun Microsystems
Video · 2008 · 2:38Duke's Choice Awards 2008: Charles CocchiaroSun Microsystems
Video · 2008 · 4:30LevelUp at GDC 2008: Adeo RessiTAOVG
Video · 2008 · 3:41LevelUp at GDC 2008: Mark DeLouraTAOVG
Video · 2008 · 3:16LevelUp at GDC 2008: Jen OrvikTAOVG
Video · 2007 · 4:45Many Worlds, One PlanetPollywogPress
Video · 2007 · 0:52Playing the Odyssey prototype with Ralph BaerTAOVG
Video · 2001 · 0:41JavaOne 2001: Java on the PlayStation 2, on TechTVTAOVG
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Always Supporting (the) Games CommunityAmir Satvat's game industry jobs support site
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Video Game History FoundationLeading game history preservation organization
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VGHF Digital ArchivePublicly accessible video game industry digital archive
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GameDeveloper.comNews and GDC conference page
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GamesBeatPremier news site covering the breadth of the video games industry
LinkCompunet RebornThe 1980s Commodore 64 online service, live again in your browser
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SPELUNKR24/7 channels of forgotten Internet Archive video, like cable TV but weirder
ArticleSeven talk decksProject Darkstar, the exhibition postmortem, and more, on SlideShare