The Video Games Textbook

The Video Games Textbook
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Publisher : A K PETERS
Total Pages : 392
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ISBN-10 : 0815390912
ISBN-13 : 9780815390916
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Book Synopsis The Video Games Textbook by : Brian J. Wardyga

Download or read book The Video Games Textbook written by Brian J. Wardyga and published by A K PETERS. This book was released on 2018 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Video Games Textbook takes the history of video games to another level, with visually-stimulating, comprehensive, and chronological chapters that are relevant and easy to read for a variety of students. Every chapter is a journey into a different era or area of gaming, where readers emerge with a strong sense of how video games evolved, why they succeeded or failed, and the impact they had on the industry and human culture. Written to capture the attention and interest of both domestic and international college students, each chapter contains a list of objectives and key terms, illustrative timelines, arcade summaries, images and technical specifications of all major consoles.


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