Hidden Levels

99% Invisible

País Estados Unidos

Géneros Artes

Idioma EN

Episodios 6

Último 24.10.2025

Hidden Levels is a six-part series from 99% Invisible and WBUR's Endless Thread that explores how video games have moved beyond arcades to influence culture, technology, and society. The podcast examines stories like how joysticks became a bridge between people and machines, a Chicago basketball game turned into a cultural phenomenon, and the Army's use of first-person shooters for recruitment. It's designed for both gamers and non-gamers, revealing the quiet impact of games on the world.

Episodios

Segagaga 24.10.2025 40m

One SEGA employee chronicles the company’s struggles the only way he knows how: by turning it into a game.
Press B to Touch Grass 21.10.2025 41m

From blocky biomes to breathtaking open worlds, video games are teaching us new ways to see, build, and even save nature.
Machinima 17.10.2025 45m

Back in the 90s, artists turned video games into movie sets, and their wildest ideas are finally hitting documentaries.
This Game Wants YOU 14.10.2025 44m

Before Fortnite and Call of Duty ruled the scene, the US Army quietly shaped the early 2000s with a wildly popular, free shooter designed to excite young people about enlisting.
Stick It to 'Em 10.10.2025 41m

From airplanes to Pac-Man to the battlefield, the joystick has quietly shaped the way humans connect with machines.
Mr. Boomshakalaka 07.10.2025 37m

Step back into the ’90s, when dunks broke backboards, catchphrases caught fire, and one arcade game turned every kid into an NBA superstar.