Trigger happy
Subtitle: videogames and the entertainment revolution
By: Steven Poole
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Arcade Pub.
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9781559705394
Subjects: Video games; Social aspects; Computerspelen; Histoire; Aspect social; Sociale aspecten; Jeux vidéo; History
Other titles: Videogames and the entertainment revolution
Description: "For many, videogames are still viewed as a minor form of entertainment, shallow at best, harmful at worst. In this book, Steven Poole draws on movies, painting, history, and literature to analyze what he calls the "inner life" of videogames. Traveling to Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Cannes, he interviews leading figures in the industry, including Jeremy Smith, head of Core Design (home of Lara Croft), and Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari. Tracing their history in order to predict where they are headed, he argues that videogames are a revolutionary force in popular culture. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, videogames are where movies were at the dawn of the twentieth. With increasing investments of talent, capital, and technological creativity, they will become an art form in their own right."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-235).