Little Book of Video Games (Little Books) - Hardcover

O'Brien, Andrew

 
9781909217386: Little Book of Video Games (Little Books)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1909217387 ISBN 13: 9781909217386
Verlag: G2 Entertainment, 2013

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Since the first patented invention in 1947, video gaming has become a key component of modern culture and of our social, creative and technological history. Today its popularity is at an all-time high. This fascinating book takes you through the history of computer games, from the golden age of arcade games in the late 1970s and 1980s to today's revolutionary gaming without controllers.

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Andrew O'Brien was born in Liverpool, in 1976. After gaining his BA Honours degree in History in 1997, he moved to London and spent six years writing for The Daily Telegraph. His first three books, the Little Books of The Orient Express and Deadliest Catch, plus The World's Greatest Sporting Rivalries, were released in 2012. Andrew and his family live in the Nottinghamshire countryside, where he plays golf off an unmentionable handicap.

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Since the first patented invention in 1947, video gaming has become a key component of modern culture and of our social, creative and technological history – and today its popularity is at an all-time high.

This fascinating book takes you through the history of computer games, from the golden age of arcade games in the late 1970s and 1980s, and the introduction of home computers, handheld games and, of course, all the classic consoles, right through to today’s revolutionary gaming without controllers.

Plus, with sections on the greatest and most influential video games of all time, from Pong in 1972 to the blockbusters of today, as well as profiles on all of gaming history’s most important figures, The Little Book of Video Games is a must-read for all video game fans.

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Verlag
G2 Entertainment
Erscheinungsdatum
2013
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1909217387
ISBN 13 
9781909217386
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
128
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