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Keith Feinstein

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Keith Feinstein is a video game historian, creator of Videotopia,[1] a traveling museum exhibition that chronicles the history of video games, and co-founder and Creative Director of Eureka Exhibits, an exhibit company focused on advancing science education through interactive installations that utilize video game technology.[2][3] In 1993 Feinstein founded the Electronics Conservancy,[4] an organization focused on the preservation, restoration, and education about electronic media, especially vintage arcade games and classic computer systems. He has appeared in the TV documentary series Modern Marvels (Video Games: Behind the Fun, 2000) and the CNBC documentary Game On! (2003), credited in each as video game historian. Videotopia was displayed at the inaugural Video Games Live concert at the Hollywood Bowl in 2005,[5] which featured classic video game themes played by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Feinstein and Videotopia have been featured in Forbes Magazine[6] and the MIT Technology Review [7]

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  1. ^ "Videotopia!". CBS News. 1999-07-02. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  2. ^ Renken, Leslie (June 10, 2016). "'Be the Astronaut' exhibit at Peoria Riverfront Museum prepares to take visitors to space". Journal Star. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  3. ^ Bogar, Glenda (Feb 6, 2014). "'Interactive Exhibition Allows Visitors to Become a Dinosaur". Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  4. ^ "Major Arcade Videogame Collection Acquired by Center for History of Electronic Games". IGN. 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  5. ^ Carpenter, Susan (June 30, 2005). "Conducted by Joystick". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  6. ^ "Giving Pac-Man his due". Forbes. Forbes Media. 1998-03-23. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  7. ^ "Data Extinction". MIT Technology Review. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2002-10-01. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
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