Requesting Interviews for Your Experiences with Sierra

[projectsierra]

Hello. As the title of this post suggests, I am seeking volunteers to participate in an electronic interview. The subject of this interview will be you experiences with home computers and gaming (esp. Sierra) in the 1980s and 1990s.

I am a Ph.D. student at a reputable U.S. public university. For the sake of privacy (even given what little privacy exists on the internet), I am not posting my personal credentials here; if you email me, I will provide you with full disclosure: my name, affiliation, links to references, my C.V., etc. I will also inform you of your rights as an interviewee.

My graduate work is focused on histories of women and technology, as well as histories of popular culture and domestic technologies. I am particularly drawn toward the the history of the 1980s, when the computer became “personal” and entered the home. Personal histories, compiled through interviews, are an important way of grasping this history on the level of individual experience.

I am interested in interviewing any individuals who played Sierra games in the 1980s and 1990s, but I am especially interested in speaking with any female gamers or computer users.

If you would like to learn more about this project, please email me at projectsierrahistory@gmail.com. Feel free to distribute this call for interviews to any friends or family who may be interested in participating.

Thank you in advance for any consideration you offer. Sierra has been a fantastic experience in my life, and I want to continue exploring how it has shaped the gaming and computing landscape of the late 20th century.

-LN

[Collector]

Welcome to the SHP forums. I saw your post first on Ken's site and thought about posting to suggest that you repost on some of the other Sierra community's boards. Ken's site is no longer very active since he, himself does not post very often and Roberta has never posted there. Most of the Sierra boards have been quiet, lately. This is one of the more active boards, but that is mostly because of a handful of regulars. Several of the regulars here are women.