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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... move for which there is no animation , but motion - capture techniques mean that once an animation has started , it must finish before the next one can start . You can't change tactics mid - move . That rules out true feints , which are ...
... move for which there is no animation , but motion - capture techniques mean that once an animation has started , it must finish before the next one can start . You can't change tactics mid - move . That rules out true feints , which are ...
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... move left , move right and move forward , the gameplay would be extremely limited . But the fact that what you're actually doing is thrusting , which is accelerating you , and you can rotate to any angle , and thrust at any angle ...
... move left , move right and move forward , the gameplay would be extremely limited . But the fact that what you're actually doing is thrusting , which is accelerating you , and you can rotate to any angle , and thrust at any angle ...
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... move from one level to the next level and you're very excited because you've achieved the next level . In fact , the next level was exactly the same as the last one but a little bit harder , but you're still very pleased : your score's ...
... move from one level to the next level and you're very excited because you've achieved the next level . In fact , the next level was exactly the same as the last one but a little bit harder , but you're still very pleased : your score's ...
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