The history of video games
By: Lydia Bjornlund
Series: Video games and society; Video games and society
Publisher: Referencepoint Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9781601527462
Subjects: Video games; Juvenile literature; History
Description: Video games, introduced not all that long ago, are now a worldwide phenomenon. Games and gaming technology have made huge advances from the simple computer games of the 1960s to the sophisticated graphics and gaming devices now available to gaming enthusiasts around the globe. The History of Video Games traces the evolution of this technology and examines its place in modern society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The rise of video games; title: From the laboratory to main street; title: Video gaming comes home; title: In the palm of your hand; title: Video games break out of the box.