Thinking about video games : interviews with the experts / David S. Heineman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heineman, David S., author.

Series:

Digital game studies.

Digital game studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video games.

Video games--Design.

Video games industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The growth in popularity and complexity of video games has spurred new interest in how games are developed and in the research and technology behind them. David Heineman brings together some of the most iconic, influential, and interesting voices from across the gaming industry and asks them to weigh in on the past, present, and future of video games. Among them are legendary game designers Nolan Bushnell (Pong) and Eugene Jarvis (Defender), who talk about their history of innovations from the earliest days of the video game industry through to the present; contemporary trailblazers Kellee San

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Participants""; ""Introduction""; ""SECTION 1. GAMES AND HISTORY""; ""1. Nolan Bushnell: Learning from the Past""; ""2. Chris Melissinos: Art and Video Games""; ""3. Eugene Jarvis: Games and Design""; ""4. Henry Lowood: Archiving and Games""; ""SECTION 2. GAMES AND ECONOMY""; ""5. Ed Fries: The Economics and Politics of a Launch""; ""6. Kellee Santiago: Independent Game Development""; ""7. Chris Grant: Games and Press""; ""8. Edward Castronova: Games, Economics, and Policies""; ""SECTION 3. GAMES AND CULTURE""

""9. Jamie Dillion: Gamers, Community, and Charity""""10. Casey Hudson: Games and Emotion""; ""11. Ian Bogost: Anxieties, Procedures, and Game Studies""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Works Cited""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-253-01718-1

OCLC:

914710889