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Bit by bit : how video games transformed our world

Ervin, Andrew. (Author).

Summary: "Charting the material and technological history of video games, from the 1950s to the present"--

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  • ISBN: 9780465039708
  • ISBN: 0465039707
  • ISBN: 9780465096589
  • Physical Description: print
    regular print
    viii, 290 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Basic Books, [2017]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: 1. Epic origins -- 2. Era of innovation -- 3. Atari -- 4. Call to adventure -- 5. Arcade projects -- 6. The first auteur -- 7. The renaissance -- 8. Dialing up -- 9. An American master -- 10. World of warcraft -- 11. Trigger warnings -- 12. Exile and the kingdom -- 13. New auteurs -- 14. The art question -- 15. Restart -- Appendix: My 11 favorite games.
Subject: Video games History
Video games Technological innovations

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Bit by Bit : How Video Games Transformed Our World
Bit by Bit : How Video Games Transformed Our World
by Ervin, Andrew
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Bit by Bit : How Video Games Transformed Our World

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Introduction: The Purpose of Playingp. 1
1Epic Originsp. 13
2Era of Innovationp. 27
3Atarip. 39
4Call to Adventurep. 53
5Arcade Projectsp. 73
6The First Auteurp. 89
7The Renaissancep. 103
8Dialing Upp. 117
9An American Masterp. 129
10World of Warcraftp. 147
11Trigger Warningsp. 165
12Exile and the Kingdomp. 181
13New Auteursp. 195
14The Art Questionp. 211
15Restartp. 221
Appendix My 11 Favorite Gamesp. 235
Acknowledgementsp. 235
Notesp. 237
Indexp. 275
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