Benj Edwards | Writer, Designer, Historian

Benj Edwards
Writer, Designer, Historian

Who I Am

A freelance tech journalist for publications such as
The Atlantic, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, and FastCompany

Editor-in-Chief of Vintage Computing and Gaming

A computer and video game historian

Creator and Host of The Culture of Tech podcast

A graphic designer of websites and slideshows

Creator of handmade joysticks at BX Foundry

Notable Features

The Story of the World's First Computer Art (The Atlantic)
The Invention Of The Game Cartridge (FastCompany)
Where Online Services Go When They Die (The Atlantic)
The History of Computer Space (Technologizer)
The Birth of the iPod (Macworld)
Video Games Turn Forty (1UP.com)
Why History Needs Software Piracy (Technologizer)
12 Forgotten Online Games (PCMag)
The Genesis of Success (Ars Technica)
Inside the Atari 800 (PC World)
Game Boy Oddities (Technologizer)

Notable Interviews

Ralph Baer, inventor of TV video games (Game Developer)
Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari (VC&G)
Steve Wozniak, co-founder, Apple, Inc. (Gamasutra)
Sid Meier, creator of Civilization and Pirates (Gamasutra)
Bill Harrison, the first video game hardware guru (VC&G)
Carol Shaw, the first female video game designer (VC&G)

Trip Hawkins, founder of Electronic Arts (Edge)
Jerry Lawson, black video game pioneer (VC&G)
Tim Sweeney, founder/CEO, Epic Games (Gamasutra)
Scott Miller, founder of Apogee/3D Realms (Gamasutra)
Stephen P. Morse, 8086 CPU designer (PC World)
John Linnell of They Might Be Giants (Technologizer)