Results for "Games"
- Blog Post
Games People Play, Then Save
- Date: November 22, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Blog Post
Picture Perfect? Not All the Games We Play
- Date: June 9, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: While we at the Photography Initiative like to argue that photography changes everything, it’s not always the case. On June 2nd, in a controversial ninth inning call, baseball umpire Jim Joyce denied Detroit Tigers’ pitcher Armando Galarraga a shot at making history for pitching a “perfect” game. Joyce—from his point of view behind first base—saw a batter hit a ball, make it
Games Slayter (1896-1964), Fiberglass Inventor, Receives Franklin Institute Medal
- Date: 1940 May 21, 1940
- Creator: Bureau of Industrial Service
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Hidden Expedition: Smithsonian Hope Diamond; Hidden Expedition: Smithsonian Castle
- Date: March 10, 2022
- Description: Hidden object games
A No-Shave November Matching Game
- Date: November 1, 2018
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: In observance of No-Shave November, play our Smithsonian history-themed matching game!
- Blog Post
Holding on to Virtual Worlds
- Date: June 23, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="385" caption="Games, by Axel Tregoning, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] While some people seem to enjoy fantasizing about doomsday scenarios and the end of the “real” world, a recent piece on Ars Tehchnica’s website makes it clear that virtual worlds don’t last forever, either.
- Blog Post
Avatar. A Photographic Game-Changer?
- Date: January 20, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: A few days ago, I went to an IMAX 3D showing of Avatar to see for myself if the movie is a “game-changer,” as many have suggested. And, it is, but in a way no one seems to be focusing on—the way it acknowledges and exploits photography’s power to shape both everyday and alternate realities. What struck me, as soon as the movie started, was how sophisticated the film’s
She Blinded Me With . . . Software?
- Date: March 7, 2013
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: In this interview, Roberta Williams describes how she creates the story and graphics for a computer game, King's Quest.
Smithsonian Football Game
- Date: 1980 October 4, 1980
- Creator: Nielsen, Kim
Smithsonian Football Game
- Date: 1980 October 4, 1980
- Creator: Nielsen, Kim
SI Staff Softball Game
- Date: 1977 September 30, 1977
- Creator: Hofmeister, Richard K
- Field Book
Altai Big Game Notes, 1912
- Date: 1912 19120701 19120724
![SI Staff Softball Game, 1977, Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA RU000371 [77-13061-10].](https://ids.si.edu/ids/iiif/SIA-77-13061-10/full/250,/0/default.jpg "SI Staff Softball Game, 1977, Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA RU000371 [77-13061-10].")