Trigger HappyThe Edge calls Trigger Happy a "seminal piece of work." For the first time ever, an aficionado with a knowledge of art, culture, and a real love of gaming takes a critical look at the future of our videogames, and compares their aesthetic and economic impact on society to that of film. Thirty years after the invention of the simplest of games, more videogames are played by adults than children. This revolutionary book is the first-ever academically worthy and deeply engaging critique of one of today's most popular forms of play: videogames are on track to supersede movies as the most innovative form of entertainment in the new century. |
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... Game Boy, decided to soup up the SNES by adding a CD-ROM drive. CD-ROMs hold a lot more information than cartridges, so the games could be even bigger in scope. But Nintendo had no expertise in that area of hardware, so they hooked up ...
... Game Boy, decided to soup up the SNES by adding a CD-ROM drive. CD-ROMs hold a lot more information than cartridges, so the games could be even bigger in scope. But Nintendo had no expertise in that area of hardware, so they hooked up ...
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... games. Soul Blade (fighting), WipEout 2097 (racing), Tomb Raider (Lara Croft) — that would do for starters. On second thought, better add V-Rally (more racing) and Crash Bandicoot (marsupial wrangling). My research had to be dutifully ...
... games. Soul Blade (fighting), WipEout 2097 (racing), Tomb Raider (Lara Croft) — that would do for starters. On second thought, better add V-Rally (more racing) and Crash Bandicoot (marsupial wrangling). My research had to be dutifully ...
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... driving game Gran Turismo. Gremlin's Actua Ice Hockey 2 has a soundtrack entirely by cult postrockers Mogwai, whose faces have also been digitized and slapped onto the team members' heads. Trent Reznor, the man behind industrialtechno ...
... driving game Gran Turismo. Gremlin's Actua Ice Hockey 2 has a soundtrack entirely by cult postrockers Mogwai, whose faces have also been digitized and slapped onto the team members' heads. Trent Reznor, the man behind industrialtechno ...
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... games and accessed the Internet but enabled playback of digital photographs, music, and movies. Meanwhile, Microsoft's Xbox already had a hard drive and broadband connectivity built-in, as well as being a domestic DVD player. Consoles ...
... games and accessed the Internet but enabled playback of digital photographs, music, and movies. Meanwhile, Microsoft's Xbox already had a hard drive and broadband connectivity built-in, as well as being a domestic DVD player. Consoles ...
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... game's success, Bushnell founded his own company, the now-legendary Atari ... games were direct descendants of the lost oscilloscope program by Willy ... driving games, flourished over the next few years. But, as if punished by ...
... game's success, Bushnell founded his own company, the now-legendary Atari ... games were direct descendants of the lost oscilloscope program by Willy ... driving games, flourished over the next few years. But, as if punished by ...
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