ISBN: 9780262054584 - soviet blocks: the bizarre puzzle of how tetris embraced western values (game histories) (10 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A geopolitical and legal history of the bestselling videogame Tetristhe stunningly successful game that began in a Soviet research lab monitored by the KGB.Tetristhe game that would take the world by stormwas formally introduced to the West in 1987, at a time when Soviet technology exports were minimal and the Berlin Wall was still standing strong. Far from being a capitalist cultural product, the game had actually been designed in a Soviet computer lab tightly monitored by the KGB, at a time when Ronald Reagan referred to the USSR as the "evil empire." So, how did Tetris jump the wall to become such a blockbuster And why does a US company, The Tetris Company (TTC), now own the game, when it was the property of Mother Russia Why has TTC been able to monopolize both the shape of the pieces which predated Tetris and the very concept of an electronic puzzle game with falling pieces, which flies in the face of traditional copyright law Why and how have Soviet socialists morphed into hardcore capitalists In Soviet Blocks, Julien Mailland answers these questions and more, explaining the fascinating history of Tetris' commercial success as a story of two systems radically opposed in histories, cultures, economics, and politics.…

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Zustand: New. Julien Mailland is a technology industry attorney, Associate Professor of Media Law &amp Management at the Indiana University Media School, Adjunct Associate Professor of Informatics at the Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Eng.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A geopolitical and legal history of the bestselling videogame Tetristhe stunningly successful game that began in a Soviet research lab monitored by the KGB.Tetristhe game that would take the world by stormwas formally introduced to the West in 1987, at a time when Soviet technology exports were minimal and the Berlin Wall was still standing strong. Far from being a capitalist cultural product, the game had actually been designed in a Soviet computer lab tightly monitored by the KGB, at a time when Ronald Reagan referred to the USSR as the "evil empire." So, how did Tetris jump the wall to become such a blockbuster And why does a US company, The Tetris Company (TTC), now own the game, when it was the property of Mother Russia Why has TTC been able to monopolize both the shape of the pieces which predated Tetris and the very concept of an electronic puzzle game with falling pieces, which flies in the face of traditional copyright law Why and how have Soviet socialists morphed into hardcore capitalists In Soviet Blocks, Julien Mailland answers these questions and more, explaining the fascinating history of Tetris' commercial success as a story of two systems radically opposed in histories, cultures, economics, and politics.Easy Access System Europe Oü, 16879218, Mustamäe tee 50, 10621, Tallinn, Estonia, Tallinn 204 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Soviet Blocks | The Bizarre Puzzle of How Tetris Embraced Western Values | Julien Mailland | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2026 | The MIT Press | EAN 9780262054584 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A geopolitical and legal history of the bestselling videogame Tetristhe stunningly successful game that began in a Soviet research lab monitored by the KGB.Tetristhe game that would take the world by stormwas formally introduced to the West in 1987, at a time when Soviet technology exports were minimal and the Berlin Wall was still standing strong. Far from being a capitalist cultural product, the game had actually been designed in a Soviet computer lab tightly monitored by the KGB, at a time when Ronald Reagan referred to the USSR as the "evil empire." So, how did Tetris jump the wall to become such a blockbuster And why does a US company, The Tetris Company (TTC), now own the game, when it was the property of Mother Russia Why has TTC been able to monopolize both the shape of the pieces which predated Tetris and the very concept of an electronic puzzle game with falling pieces, which flies in the face of traditional copyright law Why and how have Soviet socialists morphed into hardcore capitalists In Soviet Blocks, Julien Mailland answers these questions and more, explaining the fascinating history of Tetris' commercial success as a story of two systems radically opposed in histories, cultures, economics, and politics. 204 pp. Englisch.…