Once you've checked free resources like Google and Wikipedia, try out these reference databases to continue enriching your background knowledge.
Please feel free to get in touch with a librarian at any stage of your research process. Stop by the library (located on the third floor of the B side of the Fenway building), or get in touch directly with:
Ashley Peterson
Darin Murphy
Circulation Desk (evening and weekend contact)
Cory Archangel, Various Self Playing Bowling Games (aka Beat the Champ), hacked video game controllers, game consoles, cartridges, disks, and video, 2011