A BRIEF HISTORY OF VIDEO GAMES

Above all, this is a book about the games - how the experience of playing has developed from simple, repetitive beginnings into a co rnucopia of genres and styles, at once utterly immersive and socially engaging. With full-colour illustrations throughout, it shows how technological advances have transformed the first dots and dashes of bored engineers into sophisticated, responsive worlds that are endlessly captivating. From the first wood-panelled Pong machines in California to the masterpieces of engineering that now sit in countles...[Llegir més]