Van Burnham Explained

Van Burnham
Birth Date:	28 June 1971
Birth Place:	Raleigh, North Carolina
Nationality:	American
Notable Works:	Supercade
Occupation:	Author & Curator
Website:	http://www.supercade.com

Van Burnham (born June 28, 1971) is an American writer, designer, producer, and curator. She is the author^[1] of Supercade: A Visual History of the Videogame Age^[2] (MIT Press) and former contributing editor of Wired.^[3] Burnham curated the games component of Beyond the Streets and wrote the essay “Graffiti x Games” for the catalog, exploring the relationship between videogames and street art.^[4] She also curated and produced the ARCADIA exhibition for Soho House, launched in West Hollywood.^[5]

Burnham resides in Los Angeles, California where she stewards the Supercade private arcade museum.^[6]

Books

• Book: Burnham . Van . Supercade: A Visual History of the Videogame Age 1971–1984 . August 2001 . MIT Press . 9780262024921 .
• Book: Burnham . Van . Supercade: A Visual History of the Videogame Age 1985–2001 . November 2021 . Supercade Press . 9781737983804.

External links

• Supercade
• Arcade Wasteland

Notes and References

1. Web site: Van Burnham . MIT Press.
2. Book: Burnham . Van . Supercade: A Visual History of the Videogame Age 1971–1984 . August 2001 . MIT Press . 9780262024921 .
3. Web site: Van Burnham WIRED. www.wired.com. 2018-09-22.
4. Book: Gastman, Roger . Roger Gastman . 2018 . Beyond The Streets . R. Rock Enterprises . 468–477 . 978-0-692-07488-6 .
5. Arcadia . House Notes . August 2018 . 34 . Soho House .
6. Web site: Baldwin . Roberto . Supercade: inside the Louvre of arcade museums . Engadget . 17 September 2018.