Series III: Game design information, 1982-1997
Collection Scope and Content Note
The Dan Bunten (Dani Bunten Berry) papers contain materials from 1949 through 2012, with the bulk of the documents from 1983 to 1995. This collection comprises personal and business correspondence, game design concepts, corporate agreements, notes, sketches, publicity, photographs, computer code, and other materials created by or pertaining to Dan Bunten (later known as Dani Bunten Berry or Danielle Paula Berry). The papers document both Bunten’s personal and professional life, along with the history of Ozark Softscape, Inc., and several of Bunten’s well-known computer games. Additional scope and content information is listed under the “Contents List” section of this finding aid.
The Dan Bunten (Dani Bunten Berry) papers are arranged into four series, two of which are further divided into subseries. The physical materials are housed in four archival document boxes, and the digital materials are stored on the internal network of The Strong.
Dates
- Creation: 1982-1997
Creator
- From the Collection: Bunten, Dan (Designer, Person)
- From the Collection: Bunten Berry, Dani (Designer, Person)
- From the Collection: Berry, Danielle Paula (Designer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
All materials relating to game sequel concept ideas for M.U.L.E. and Seven Cities of Gold have been restricted by the donor. These documents will not be open for research use until the year 2060. They are denoted as such in this finding aid and are separated from unrestricted files.
At this time, digital files in this collection are limited to on-site researchers only.
Please see The Strong's Digital Games Files Access Policy
Partial Extent
From the Collection: 1.75 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Partial Extent
From the Collection: 1.82 Gigabytes (Digital files) : Accessible on-site at The Strong.
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong Repository
The Strong
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Rochester NY 14607 USA
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