Author : Craig Kubey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Video games
ISBN : 0446373575
The Winners' Book of Video Games
Craig Kubey
The Winners Book Of Video Games
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The Winners' Book of Video Games
Craig Kubey
Author : Craig Kubey
Publisher : Warner Books (NY)
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0446371157
The Winners' Book of Video Games by Craig Kubey Pdf
The Comic Book Story of Video Games
Jonathan Hennessey
Author : Jonathan Hennessey
Publisher : Ten Speed Graphic
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9780399578915
The Comic Book Story of Video Games by Jonathan Hennessey Pdf
A complete, illustrated history of video games--highlighting the machines, games, and people who have made gaming a worldwide, billion-dollar industry/artform--told in a graphic novel format. Author Jonathan Hennessey and illustrator Jack McGowan present the first full-color, chronological origin story for this hugely successful, omnipresent artform and business. Hennessey provides readers with everything they need to know about video games--from their early beginnings during World War II to the emergence of arcade games in the 1970s to the rise of Nintendo to today's app-based games like Angry Birds and Pokemon Go. Hennessey and McGowan also analyze the evolution of gaming as an artform and its impact on society. Each chapter features spotlights on major players in the development of games and gaming that contains everything that gamers and non-gamers alike need to understand and appreciate this incredible phenomenon.
The Art of Video Games
Chris Melissinos,Patrick O'Rourke
Author : Chris Melissinos,Patrick O'Rourke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781599621104
The Art of Video Games by Chris Melissinos,Patrick O'Rourke Pdf
"Published in cooperation with the Smithsonian American Art Museum."
The Video Games Textbook
Brian J. Wardyga
Author : Brian J. Wardyga
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 751 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-13
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781000868227
The Video Games Textbook by Brian J. Wardyga Pdf
The Video Games Textbook takes the history of video games to the next level. Coverage includes every major video game console, handheld system, and game-changing personal computer, as well as a look at the business, technology, and people behind the games. Chapters feature objectives and key terms, illustrative timelines, color images, and graphs in addition to the technical specifications and key titles for each platform. Every chapter is a journey into a different segment of gaming, where readers emerge with a clear picture of how video games evolved, why the platforms succeeded or failed, and the impact they had on the industry and culture. Written to capture the attention and interest of students from around the world, this newly revised Second Edition also serves as a go-to handbook for any video game enthusiast. This edition features new content in every chapter, including color timelines, sections on color theory and lighting, the NEC PC-98 series, MSX series, Amstrad CPC, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Milton Bradley Microvision, Nintendo Game & Watch, gender issues, PEGI and CERO rating systems, and new Pro Files and quiz questions, plus expanded coverage on PC and mobile gaming, virtual reality, Valve Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. Key Features Explores the history, business, and technology of video games, including social, political, and economic motivations Facilitates learning with clear objectives, key terms, illustrative timelines, color images, tables, and graphs Highlights the technical specifications and key titles of all major game consoles, handhelds, personal computers, and mobile platforms Reinforces material with market summaries and reviews of breakthroughs and trends, as well as end-of-chapter activities and quizzes
The History of Video Games
Charlie Fish
Author : Charlie Fish
Publisher : White Owl
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781526778987
The History of Video Games by Charlie Fish Pdf
This book is a potted history of video games, telling all the rollercoaster stories of this fascinating young industry that’s now twice as big globally than the film and music industries combined. Each chapter explores the history of video games through a different lens, giving a uniquely well-rounded overview. Packed with pictures and stats, this book is for video gamers nostalgic for the good old days of gaming, and young gamers curious about how it all began. If you’ve ever enjoyed a video game, or you just want to see what all the fuss is about, this book is for you. There are stories about the experimental games of the 1950s and 1960s; the advent of home gaming in the 1970s; the explosion – and implosion – of arcade gaming in the 1980s; the console wars of the 1990s; the growth of online and mobile games in the 2000s; and we get right up to date with the 2010s, including such cultural phenomena as twitch.tv, the Gamergate scandal, and Fortnite. But rather than telling the whole story from beginning to end, each chapter covers the history of video games from a different angle: platforms and technology, people and personalities, companies and capitalism, gender and representation, culture, community, and finally the games themselves.
The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 2
Steven L. Kent
Author : Steven L. Kent
Publisher : Crown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781984825438
The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 2 by Steven L. Kent Pdf
The definitive behind-the-scenes history of video games’ explosion into the twenty-first century and the war for industry power “A zippy read through a truly deep research job. You won’t want to put this one down.”—Eddie Adlum, publisher, RePlay Magazine As video games evolve, only the fittest companies survive. Making a blockbuster once cost millions of dollars; now it can cost hundreds of millions, but with a $160 billion market worldwide, the biggest players are willing to bet the bank. Steven L. Kent has been playing video games since Pong and writing about the industry since the Nintendo Entertainment System. In volume 1 of The Ultimate History of Video Games, he chronicled the industry’s first thirty years. In volume 2, he narrates gaming’s entrance into the twenty-first century, as Nintendo, Sega, Sony, and Microsoft battle to capture the global market. The home console boom of the ’90s turned hobby companies like Nintendo and Sega into Hollywood-studio-sized business titans. But by the end of the decade, they would face new, more powerful competitors. In boardrooms on both sides of the Pacific, engineers and executives began, with enormous budgets and total secrecy, to plan the next evolution of home consoles. The PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, and Sega Dreamcast all made radically different bets on what gamers would want. And then, to the shock of the world, Bill Gates announced the development of the one console to beat them all—even if Microsoft had to burn a few billion dollars to do it. In this book, you will learn about • the cutthroat environment at Microsoft as rival teams created console systems • the day the head of Sega of America told the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog to “f**k off” • how “lateral thinking with withered technology” put Nintendo back on top • and much more! Gripping and comprehensive, The Ultimate History of Video Games: Volume 2 explores the origins of modern consoles and of the franchises—from Grand Theft Auto and Halo to Call of Duty and Guitar Hero—that would define gaming in the new millennium.
The Video Game Explosion
Mark J. P. Wolf
Author : Mark J. P. Wolf
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313082436
The Video Game Explosion by Mark J. P. Wolf Pdf
The Video Game Explosion: A History from PONG to PlayStation and Beyond traces the growth of a global phenomenon that has become an integral part of popular culture today. All aspects of video games and gaming culture are covered inside this engaging reference, including the leading video game innovators, the technological advances that made the games of the late 1970s and those of today possible, the corporations that won and lost billions of dollars pursing this lucrative market, arcade culture, as well as the demise of free-standing video consoles and the rise of home-based and hand-held gaming devices. In the United States alone, the video game industry raked in an astonishing $12.5 billion last year, and shows no signs of slowing. Once dismissed as a fleeting fad of the young and frivolous, this booming industry has not only proven its staying power, but promises to continue driving the future of new media and emerging technologies. Today video games have become a limitless and multifaceted medium through which Fortune 50 corporations and Hollywood visionaries alike are reaching broader global audiences and influencing cultural trends at a rate unmatched by any other media.
Anyone's Game (Cross Ups, Book 2)
Sylv Chiang
Author : Sylv Chiang
Publisher : Annick Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781773210490
Anyone's Game (Cross Ups, Book 2) by Sylv Chiang Pdf
What’s up with Cali? Why does she keep changing her gamer tag? It’s summertime, and even though his good friend Cali moved to another city, Jaden can connect with her online almost every day to play their favorite game, Cross Ups. His mom has loosened her rules on how often he can play, and he has an amazing new controller that will make him even better at tournaments. But then he gets roped into a dorky summer camp with his buddy Hugh, and Cali starts acting really weird . . . So when a last-minute tournament spot opens up in Cali’s city, Jaden jumps at the chance to go. But things go badly from the start. Jaden loses his controller on the train, and his reunion with Cali is awkward. She’s unhappy, and Jaden can’t figure out why, especially when she’s getting better and better at Cross Ups—and may even win the tournament. With its sharp dialogue and relatable characters, Anyone’s Game, the second book in the Cross Ups series, chronicles the ups and downs of middle school with a relevant, contemporary twist.
Trapped in a Video Game
Dustin Brady
Author : Dustin Brady
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781449496265
Trapped in a Video Game by Dustin Brady Pdf
Jesse Rigsby hates video games—and for good reason. You see, a video game character is trying to kill him. After getting sucked in the new game Full Blast with his friend Eric, Jesse starts to see the appeal of vaporizing man-size praying mantis while cruising around by jet pack. But pretty soon, a mysterious figure begins following Eric and Jesse, and they discover they can't leave the game. If they don't figure out what's going on fast, they'll be trapped for good!
The General Mills/Parker Brothers Merger
Ellen Wojahn
Author : Ellen Wojahn
Publisher : Beard Books
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1587981823
The General Mills/Parker Brothers Merger by Ellen Wojahn Pdf
This is a reprint of a previously published book. The original title was Playing by Different Rules. It deals with the Genral Mills/ Parker Brothers Merger.
A History of Competitive Gaming
Lu Zhouxiang
Author : Lu Zhouxiang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000588538
A History of Competitive Gaming by Lu Zhouxiang Pdf
Competitive gaming, or esports – referring to competitive tournaments of video games among both casual gamers and professional players – began in the early 1970s with small competitions like the one held at Stanford University in October 1972, where some 20 researchers and students attended. By 2022 the estimated revenue of the global esports industry is in excess of $947 million, with over 200 million viewers worldwide. Regardless of views held about competitive gaming, esports have become a modern economic and cultural phenomenon. This book studies the full history of competitive gaming from the 1970s to the 2010s against the background of the arrival of the electronic and computer age. It investigates how competitive gaming has grown into a new form of entertainment, a sport-like competition, a lucrative business and a unique cultural sensation. It also explores the role of competitive gaming in the development of the video game industry, making a distinctive contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the history of video games. A History of Competitive Gaming will appeal to all those interested in the business and culture of gaming, as well as those studying modern technological culture.
Fifty Key Video Games
Bernard Perron,Kelly Boudreau,Mark J.P. Wolf,Dominic Arsenault
Author : Bernard Perron,Kelly Boudreau,Mark J.P. Wolf,Dominic Arsenault
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-26
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781000596168
Fifty Key Video Games by Bernard Perron,Kelly Boudreau,Mark J.P. Wolf,Dominic Arsenault Pdf
This volume examines fifty of the most important video games that have contributed significantly to the history, development, or culture of the medium, providing an overview of video games from their beginning to the present day. This volume covers a variety of historical periods and platforms, genres, commercial impact, artistic choices, contexts of play, typical and atypical representations, uses of games for specific purposes, uses of materials or techniques, specific subcultures, repurposing, transgressive aesthetics, interfaces, moral or ethical impact, and more. Key video games featured include Animal Crossing, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, The Legend of Zelda, Minecraft, PONG, Super Mario Bros., Tetris, and World of Warcraft. Each game is closely analyzed in order to properly contextualize it, to emphasize its prominent features, to show how it creates a unique experience of gameplay, and to outline the ways it might speak about society and culture. The book also acts as a highly accessible showcase to a range of disciplinary perspectives that are found and practiced in the field of game studies. With each entry supplemented by references and suggestions for further reading, Fifty Key Video Games is an indispensable reference for anyone interested in video games.
The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 1
Steven L. Kent
Author : Steven L. Kent
Publisher : Crown
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307560872
The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 1 by Steven L. Kent Pdf
The definitive behind-the-scenes history of the dawn of video games and their rise into a multibillion-dollar business “For industry insiders and game players alike, this book is a must-have.”—Mark Turmell, designer for Midway Games and creator of NBA Jam, NFL Blitz, and WrestleMania With all the whiz, bang, pop, and shimmer of a glowing arcade, volume 1 of The Ultimate History of Video Games reveals everything you ever wanted to know and more about the unforgettable games that changed the world, the visionaries who made them, and the fanatics who played them. Starting in arcades then moving to televisions and handheld devices, the video game invasion has entranced kids and the young at heart for nearly fifty years. And gaming historian Steven L. Kent has been there to record the craze from the very beginning. The Ultimate History: Volume 1 tells the incredible tale of how this backroom novelty transformed into a cultural phenomenon. Through meticulous research and personal interviews with hundreds of industry luminaries, Kent chronicles firsthand accounts of how yesterday’s games like Space Invaders, Centipede, and Pac-Man helped create an arcade culture that defined a generation, and how today’s empires like Sony, Nintendo, and Electronic Arts have galvanized a multibillion-dollar industry and a new generation of games. Inside, you’ll discover • the video game that saved Nintendo from bankruptcy • the serendipitous story of Pac-Man’s design • the misstep that helped topple Atari’s $2-billion-a-year empire • the coin shortage caused by Space Invaders • the fascinating reasons behind the rise, fall, and rebirth of Sega • and much more! Entertaining, addictive, and as mesmerizing as the games it chronicles, this book is a must-have for anyone who’s ever touched a joystick.
The Infinite Game
Simon Sinek
Author : Simon Sinek
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780735213524
The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek Pdf
From the New York Times bestselling author of Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last, a bold framework for leadership in today’s ever-changing world. How do we win a game that has no end? Finite games, like football or chess, have known players, fixed rules and a clear endpoint. The winners and losers are easily identified. Infinite games, games with no finish line, like business or politics, or life itself, have players who come and go. The rules of an infinite game are changeable while infinite games have no defined endpoint. There are no winners or losers—only ahead and behind. The question is, how do we play to succeed in the game we’re in? In this revelatory new book, Simon Sinek offers a framework for leading with an infinite mindset. On one hand, none of us can resist the fleeting thrills of a promotion earned or a tournament won, yet these rewards fade quickly. In pursuit of a Just Cause, we will commit to a vision of a future world so appealing that we will build it week after week, month after month, year after year. Although we do not know the exact form this world will take, working toward it gives our work and our life meaning. Leaders who embrace an infinite mindset build stronger, more innovative, more inspiring organizations. Ultimately, they are the ones who lead us into the future.