Software:A Force More Powerful

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Short description: 1999 film by Steve York

A Force More Powerful
Directed bySteve York[1]
Produced bySteve York
Dalton Delan, Jack DuVall[1]
Written bySteve York[1]
Music byJohn Keltonic[1]
CinematographyPeter Pearce[1]
Edited byJoseph Wiedenmayer[1]
Release date
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2000
Running time
110 minutes (1999 film) 154 minutes (2000 PBS series)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Force More Powerful is a 1999 feature-length documentary film and a 2000 PBS series written and directed by Steve York about nonviolent resistance movements around the world. Executive producers were Dalton Delan and Jack DuVall.[1][2] Peter Ackerman was the series editor and principal content advisor.

Institutional support for the film included funding from the United States Institute of Peace and the Albert Einstein Institution.[3]

The film played in festivals worldwide and was broadcast nationally on United States television network PBS in September 2000. It was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Program.[4]

The series explores six successful nonviolent movements in the 20th century, including Mohandas Gandhi's leadership of the Indian Independence movement, the Civil Rights Movement, the boycotts in the Eastern Cape Province as part of the Anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa, the Danish resistance to Nazi Occupation, the Polish Solidarity Movement, and the Chilean democracy movement to oust Augusto Pinochet.[5]

A Force More Powerful is also the name of the companion book to the PBS series, authored by DuVall and Peter Ackerman,.[2] In the Acknowledgments section of the book, the authors name Steve York as their most-cited source. The book was published with Palgrave Macmillan[6] and has been recognized as an important resource for peace education.[7]

Video game

In 2006, the team behind the film, TV series and book released a nonviolent video game developed by Breakaway Games with the same title. The serious game was designed to teach the waging of conflict using nonviolent methods. Ivan Marović, one of the leaders of the Serbian student movement called Otpor!, was one of the designers.[8] A turn-based strategy game, it consists of ten pre-built scenarios and an editing system that will allow players to create scenarios of their own.[9] The game's budget was $3 million.[10]

See also: Software:People Power: the Game of Civil Resistance

See also

  • List of American films of 1999
  • Civil rights movement in popular culture
  • Erica Chenoweth

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Koehler, Robert (1999-11-11). "A Force More Powerful (Documentary)". Reed Elsevier Inc.. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108070730/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117757523.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0. Retrieved 2010-11-03. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "International Center on Nonviolent Conflict - Who We Are". International Center on Nonviolent Conflict. 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-08-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20050806232617/http://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/whoWeAre.shtml. Retrieved 2010-10-12. 
  3. ↑ "A force more powerful - a century of nonviolent conflict". 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20101104081244/http://aforcemorepowerful.org/films/afmp/pressRelease.php. Retrieved 2010-11-03. 
  4. ↑ 2000 Emmy Award List of Nominees, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20101122211532/http://emmyonline.org/news/archive/nominations/news_22nd_nominees.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
  5. ↑ John Leonard New York magazine, Video Nonviolence, Sept 18, 2000, http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/tv/reviews/3774/
  6. ↑ Ackeman, P. and DuVall, J. (2000) A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.ISBN 978-0-312-24050-9. [1]
  7. ↑ Page, James S. (2008) Peace Education: Exploring Ethical and Philosophical Foundations. Charlotte: Information Age Publishing. pp. 84, 107. ISBN 978-1-59311-889-1. [2][3]
  8. ↑ NPR Interview,https://www.npr.org/2006/04/14/5342543/video-game-teaches-non-violent-solutions
  9. ↑ Rusel de Maria, Gamasutra, Taking A Look at A Force More Powerful, December 1, 2005, [4]
  10. ↑ Marion, Fred (September 18, 2006). "Let's get Serious". p. 8. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115660641/the-signal/. Retrieved January 3, 2023. 

Features

Edits and submissions to the site (including screenshots, box art, developer information, game summaries, and more) go through a verification process of fact-checking by volunteer "approvers".[2] This lengthy approval process after submission can range from minutes to days or months.[3] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copy-editing.[4] A ranking system allows users to earn points for contributing accurate information.[5]

Registered users can rate and review games. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists, which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own sub-forum.

History

Logo used until March 2014

MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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