DIGITAL DEADWOOD was conceived and designed by TDG Communications, Inc. and programmed by Orangeview Online Productions.

TDG Communications is a full-service advertising, marketing and public relations firm formed in 1994 and based in the heart of historic Deadwood, South Dakota. The agency has served the diverse needs of clients from California to New York, though much of the work it does is based in the Dakotas, Wyoming and Montana. TDG’s range of service includes web development, print application, audio-visual media, copywriting and public relations.

This site was produced with the financial assistance of the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission. The Deadwood HistoryLink information within the Digital Deadwood environment was taken from Boots on Bricks, a publication of DHPC and from the archives of the Adams Museum and House, Deadwood.

Digital Deadwood is driven by the concept of interedutainment - that anyplace in the world can be accurately recreated in an online environment where visitors can interact with each other and the history and entertainment offerings of that particular venue. Digital Deadwood is simply the flagship site for this patent-pending broader concept, which can be applied to any visitor destination on the planet. For more information, please contact us at info@digitaldeadwood.com.

Patent pending, all rights reserved. Copyright 2004 TDG Communications, Inc.

The Digital Deadwood Team

The underlying concept of Digital Deadwood, along with the art you see within the environment, owes much of its existence to Monte Amende, a veteran South Dakotan webmaster and graphic artist. He is also the proprietor of amende.us, a website that promotes South Dakotan musicians.

The entirety of the Digital Deadwood engine is the product of Christer Kaitila, the owner of Vancouver-based Orangeview Online Productions. A programmer since 1986, Christer and his decade-old Orangeview produces a variety of web-based applications for clients across the United States and Canada.

HistoryLink information is obtained with the help of the staff of the Adams Museum and House. The data is largely assembled, organized and updated by Nyla Griffith, a long-time Black Hills marketer, Deadwood resident and vice-president and partner of TDG Communications. She is also responsible for some of the environmental art.

Additional art objects are designed by Amanda Schaal, a graduate of Black Hills State University and a graphic artist at TDG Communications.

The copy on the website and dialogue in the Digital Deadwood environment is written and updated by Dustin Floyd, who also assists with user support and general marketing.

Marketing and advertising of Digital Deadwood are accomplished largely by Tom Griffith, president and partner of TDG Communications. Tom is a fourth-generation South Dakotan and a noted regional author/historian.