Bibliograph

Bit by bit, how video games transformed our world, Andrew Ervin

Type

Label

Bit by bit, how video games transformed our world, Andrew Ervin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bit by bit

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

961003982

Responsibility statement

Andrew Ervin

Sub title

how video games transformed our world

Summary

"Charting the material and technological history of video games, from the 1950s to the present"--, Provided by publisherErvin blends history, memoir and reportage to examine the explosive popularity of video games. He shows how games constitute a unique storytelling medium that offers us startling new ways to think about our lives and the world around us. And he argues that the best games, as defined by the aesthetic and even political ambitions of their creators, rise to the level of art

Table Of Contents

Introduction: The purpose of playing -- 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

Target audience

adolescent

Creator