Evan Amos
Evan Amos | |
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Born | 1983 (age 40–41) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Photographer |
Years active | 2010–present |
Known for | Freely licensed photos of video game items |
Evan Amos (born 1983)
Work
Being "annoyed" at the poor quality of images of video game consoles on Wikipedia, Amos decided to document these systems before they were "forgotten in time". Starting in August 28, 2010, with
After purchasing and photographing video game consoles, Amos donates them to the
In 2013, Amos raised US$17,493 on Kickstarter to expand his hardware collection and build the Vanamo Online Game Museum, for online preservation of the history of video games.[6][7] It is intended to include an extensive history of each console and its development.[8]
On November 6, 2018, Amos released a book published by No Starch Press, titled The Game Console: A Photographic History from Atari to Xbox, showcasing video game console photos, their hardware, and some history.[9][10] A second edition was published in 2021.[11]
Selected works
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Famicom and Disk System
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Sega SG-1000
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"Fat" and "slimline" PlayStation 2
Reception
Destructoid called Amos "gaming's most popular photographer".[2] Popular Science called him "gaming's most famous photographer".[12] Kotaku called The Game Console "an outstanding book for people who like looking at video game consoles".[10]
See also
References
- ^ a b "User:Evan-Amos/AboutMe – Wikimedia Commons". commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ a b North, Dale (March 11, 2013). "Evan Amos is gaming's most popular photographer". Destructoid.
- Gamasutra.
- ^ a b Larson, Eric (November 10, 2013). "Introducing the Invisible Photographer Whose Photos Are Everywhere". Mashable.
- ^ ""It's incredible that history decays almost immediately": Evan Amos and the Vanamo Online Game Museum – Wikimedia Blog". blog.wikimedia.org. August 17, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ TraceyLien (October 31, 2013). "Preserving video game history one photo at a time". Polygon.
- ^ "The Vanamo Online Game Museum Kickstarter campaign". Kickstarter.
- ^ Hockenson, Lauren (November 1, 2013). "See a Wikipedia photographer's Kickstarter campaign for an online video game museum". Gigaom. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ISBN 9781593277437.
- ^ a b Fahey, Mike. "An Outstanding Book For People Who Like Looking At Video Game Consoles". Kotaku. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ISBN 9781718500600.
- ^ Lechter, Colin (November 1, 2013). "You've Never Heard of Gaming's Most Famous Photographer". Popular Science.
Sources
- Amos, Evan (October 31, 2013). "The Power of Wikipedia: How I Became Gaming's Most Popular and Anonymous Photographer". PetaPixel.
- "A Moment With... Picture Perfect". Retro Gamer. No. 189. December 27, 2018. p. 12.
External links
- Evan Amos's Wikipedia user page
- Media related to Evan-Amos at Wikimedia Commons