12/09/2022
"...WHEREAS Gerald "Jerry" Lawson, the father of modern gaming, developed the Fairchild Channel F in 1976, which allowed users to insert different cartridges that allowed people to play a variety of games in their homes on a single console. This paved the way for much more elaborate systems users know and love today..."
This is an excerpt from the Proclamation issued today by the Governor of the state of Georgia proclaiming September 12th as Videos Games Day in Georgia.
In collaboration with Connecting Communities and Families, Technorganics, Vitaligo Bond, Blue Scorpion, amd Rep. Kim Schofield, Pharaoh's Conclave is proud to receive this proclamation from the Governor along with students from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Georgia Cyber Academy, The Wilson Academy, and the DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts.
We are estatic to celebrate the contributions of pioneers like Gerald Lawson and others who were instrumental in the forming and growing of video games and the video games industry.
Check out our episode with Gerald Lawson's children who have a foundation in his name honoring his legacy at https://open.spotify.com/episode/4w1VGIbqK6mSo7NCfznF85?si=xKa7yO9sTCijoYMnzamrCw&utm_source=copy-link
Happy Video Games Day!!!
