Game On

The History and Culture of Videogames

Lucien King

144 pages, parution le 14/09/2005

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Résumé

The first ever computer game, Spacewar!, was developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1962. Since then videogames have become ever more sophisticated, giving rise to a billion dollar creative industry. Games are a key part of contemporary culture worldwide, familiar to millions of us -even if we never actually play them. They have influenced music, art and film, and characters from Mario to Lara Croft have become modern cultural icons.

Game On examines the world of videogames from a global perspective, exploring key themes, from the design of characters and games environments to multi-player online gaming and future technical developments. As well as writers such as J.C. Herz, Steven Poole, Henry Jenkins, Clive Thompson and Eric Zimmerman, games players of different ages offer lively accounts of their personal experiences of videogames. Highly illustrated throughout with games past and present, the book will appeal to readers of all ages and backgrounds, both games fans and those involved in the games industry.

Lucien King has wide experience of videogames. Most recently he worked for Rockstar Games, identifying and developing new talent. Before this he worked in the gaming division of German publisher Bertelsmann.

With 188 colour illustrations

Sommaire

Foreword
Introduction
Lucien King
Level One
Level Two
The Authors
Credits
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Laurence King
Auteur(s)	Lucien King
Parution	14/09/2005
Nb. de pages	144
Format	21,5 x 28
Couverture	Broché
Poids	680g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9781856693042