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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... first “endless” game. Previously, videogames had stopped when a certain score was reached, or restarted; Taito's classic, on the other hand, just kept getting harder and harder, the aliens ... first-person shooter,” exemplified by Doom.
... first “endless” game. Previously, videogames had stopped when a certain score was reached, or restarted; Taito's classic, on the other hand, just kept getting harder and harder, the aliens ... first-person shooter,” exemplified by Doom.
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Steven Poole. with the emergence of the “first-person shooter,” exemplified by Doom and its multifarious clones. Doom casts the player as a marine on Mars, tramping around an invaded base from the hero's point of view and, with the aid ...
Steven Poole. with the emergence of the “first-person shooter,” exemplified by Doom and its multifarious clones. Doom casts the player as a marine on Mars, tramping around an invaded base from the hero's point of view and, with the aid ...
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... first-person shooter for the Nintendo 64 console which lets you play the role of James Bond, is a much better game. One genre that certainly refutes this nostalgia-tinged argument is the racing game. In most sorts of videogame, “feel ...
... first-person shooter for the Nintendo 64 console which lets you play the role of James Bond, is a much better game. One genre that certainly refutes this nostalgia-tinged argument is the racing game. In most sorts of videogame, “feel ...
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