PLAYBACK

Through interviews with developers, gamers, and journalists examining the phenomena ofbedroom coding, arcade gaming, and format wars , mapped onto enquiry into the seminalgenres of the time including driving, shooting, and maze chase, Playback: A Genealogy of1980s British Videogames examines how 1980s Britain has become the culture of work in the21st century and considers its meaning to contemp orary society. This crucial and timely workfills a lacuna for students and researchers of sociology, media, and games studies and wi ll beof i...[Llegir més]