Trigger Happy: Videogames and the Entertainment RevolutionThe 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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... gameworld . The titular ocarina , a clay flute , has a different function according to what tune is played on it : if Link plays certain songs he has learned ( the gamer must physically play the notes using the control buttons ) , he ...
... gameworld . The titular ocarina , a clay flute , has a different function according to what tune is played on it : if Link plays certain songs he has learned ( the gamer must physically play the notes using the control buttons ) , he ...
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... gameworld that usually obey none of the gameworld's normal physical rules : power - ups . They can be items on the floor to be picked up , or amorphous blobs of energy floating in the air to be driven or flown through . Power - ups ...
... gameworld that usually obey none of the gameworld's normal physical rules : power - ups . They can be items on the floor to be picked up , or amorphous blobs of energy floating in the air to be driven or flown through . Power - ups ...
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... gameworld that functions as a power - up . Once ac- quired , it can be viewed to help you find your way to new areas ... game- world . By contrast , the dinosaur - hunting first - person shooter Turok 2 intelligently enables the ...
... gameworld that functions as a power - up . Once ac- quired , it can be viewed to help you find your way to new areas ... game- world . By contrast , the dinosaur - hunting first - person shooter Turok 2 intelligently enables the ...
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