num_pages: 273
description: Enter the quiet living rooms and cacophonous gaming environs of gaming kingpins like Richard Garriott and John Carmack, who invented games such as Quake and DOOM. Learn about gamers who make their living by winning gaming tournaments, and secrets of devoted gamers who practically live at LAN parties and gaming conventions.
language: English
title: Dungeons and Dreamers: The Rise of Computer Game Culture from Geek to Chic
titlecomplete: Dungeons and Dreamers: The Rise of Computer Game Culture from Geek to Chic
genres: Anthropology, Technology, Game Design, Games, History, Gaming, Sports, Role Playing Games, Video Games, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 387
publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media