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Crawford on the Tube

Chris ponders, declaims, provokes, teases, propounds, attacks! For your viewing pleasure, here is a sampling of Chris's lectures and appearances in the media throughout the years.

1992—GDC Dragon Speech

Chris's Dragon speech, given at the 1992 Game Developer's Conference, is his most famous—and considered by many his best—speech. Well worth watching in its entirety. Here it is in five parts.

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1990—TV News coverage of Balance of the Planet

Here is an interview he did with Richard Hart, shortly after Balance of the Planet came out.
1988—GDC Speech on Creativity and Game Design

Here is a talk Chris gave at the Game Developers' Conference on the creative process.
1980s—GDC Revolution Speech

Chris talks at GDC about the fundamentals of interactivity.

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1984—TV Appearance: Bits, Bytes, and Buzzwords

Chris appears on a local show to discuss game design concepts with fellow game designers.
1981—TV Appearance: Computer Chronicles

Another TV appearance in which Chris talks about computer games.
1981—ABC Nightline Appearance: SCRAM

Ted Koppel interviews Chris about his nuclear reactor game.
1981—Atari Users Group Presentation

A supremely silly—but very entertaining—training video by Chris demonstrating how a computer works. Great visual aids!