Virtual ascendance : video games and the remaking of reality / Devin C. Griffiths.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griffiths, Devin C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video games.

Video games--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Video gaming is wildly popular and getting even more so as interfaces and devices improve. This popular account of the rise of gaming offers insight into its popularity and place in our culture as well as the impact it has on our daily lives - from the doctor's office to the family room sofa.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Down the Rabbit Hole; 2 From the Coin-op to the Console; 3 Let the Games Begin; 4 Alphabet Soup; 5 No Console Required; 6 Dressed for the Symphony; 7 From the Flat Screen to the Big Screen; 8 Virtual Life; 9 . . . And We Are Merely Players; 10 Games for Health; 11 War Games; 12 It's William Gibson's World, We're Just Living in It; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4422-1696-4

OCLC:

859155044