Sep 20, 2020
Youth Advisory Board: Steve Cohen
This is the eighth in a series of episodes featuring the kids of
Atari's Youth Advisory Board. In 1983, Atari formed a Youth
Advisory Board, selecting teenagers from around the United States
to share their opinions about computers and video games, test
software, and promote Atari's computers at events. The group
consisted of kids aged 14 through 18, including Steve Cohen.
He attended George Washington High School in Denver Colorado, where
his teacher, Dr. Irwin Hoffman, taught. George Washington High
School received a grant from the Atari Institute for Education
Action Research, Atari's educational support arm, The Atari
Institute Newsletter (fall 1982) wrote: "High school students in a
model math and computer program will use their grant of ATARI Home
Computer systems to develop individual and group research projects
in their own fields of interest. Extensible programming languages,
such as FORTH, will be used to develop new syntax for use in other
high school subjects: electronics, music, art, history,
mathematics, and home economics. This project supports a major
'model school' known for its innovations in computer education over
the last twenty years."
This interview took place on May 21, 2020.
Enter Magazine—When These Kids Talk, Atari Listens