Blake J. Harris

Blake J. Harris (born 1982) is an American author, journalist and podcaster known for his coverage of historical topics in video games and virtual reality based in New York City, NY.[1]

Career

Harris has written for outlets including The A.V. Club, ESPN, Fast Company, HuffPost, and IGN.[2][3][4][5][6] In 2015, Harris was asked to provide companion articles to Paul Scheer's How Did This Get Made? podcast.[7][8]

Harris has appeared on Fox Business, Fox News, NPR, MSNBC, and IGN.[9][10][11][12][13]

Console Wars

In 2014, Harris published Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation (HarperCollins). The book follows businessman Tom Kalinske during his tenure as CEO of video game company Sega of America, and details the history of business competition between Sega and Nintendo throughout the 1990s. Harris wrote the book in a novelistic style based on interviews with people involved in the events, using the information he gathered to create a dramatic interpretation of the events.[1]

A film adaptation of the book directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg was announced in February 2014, which has since transitioned to a limited television series with Legendary Television.[14]

The History of the Future

In 2019, Harris published his second book, The History of the Future (HarperCollins), which follows the development of Oculus, the virtual reality company founded in 2012 that was ultimately acquired by Facebook. As in Console Wars, Harris used interview material as the foundation for a dramatic interpretation of the events. The book became a USA Today bestseller.[15]

References
  1. "Blake J. Harris". HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  2. "An oral history of 'The League'". ESPN.com. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  3. The Unknown Story of Nintendo's Secret Weapon - IGN, retrieved 2019-11-27
  4. Harris, Blake J. (2015-10-12). "How The United Nations Is Using Virtual Reality To Tackle Real-World Problems". Fast Company. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  5. Harris, Blake J.; Contributorauthor; filmmaker; Enthusiast, Teddy Bear (2014-08-05). "Nintendo vs. Sega: Wartime at Comic-Con". HuffPost. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  6. "Bitch Sesh's Casey Wilson and Danielle Schneider defend The Real Housewives". TV Club. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  7. "How Did This Get Made? TOP DOG (An Oral History)". /Film. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  8. "Mackenzie Astin Talks The Garbage Pail Kids Movie". /Film. 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  9. Harris, Blake J. (2019-02-23), Tucker Carlson Tonight | Fox News (w/author Blake J. Harris), retrieved 2019-11-27
  10. "Oculus was supposed to bring virtual reality to the masses. What happened?". Marketplace. 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  11. "Facebook taking us a step forward on privacy after they took us 20 steps back: Tech analyst". Fox Business. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  12. "The battle that revolutionized video games". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  13. Game Scoop! 519: Anthem & Games-As-A-Disservice - IGN, retrieved 2019-11-27
  14. Otterson, Joe; Otterson, Joe (2018-11-28). "Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg to Produce 'Console Wars' as Limited Series". Variety. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  15. www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/History-Future-Facebook-Revolution-Virtual/dp/0062455966. Retrieved 2019-11-27. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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