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Homebrew gaming and the beginnings of vernacular digitality / Melanie Swalwell, The MIT Press.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Swalwell, Melanie, 1972- author.
Series:
Game histories.
Game histories
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Video games--Australia--History.
Video games.
Video games--New Zealand--History.
Video games--Design--History.
New media art.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (214 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Place of Publication:
Cambridge : The MIT Press, 2021.
Summary:
"A history of "homebrew" gaming, focusing explicitly on the Australian and New Zealand contexts"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction
Discourses about micro-computers
Micro users as makers
The games
Hardware hacking and electronics
The legacy of 1980s homebrew
New directions.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes index.
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
ISBN:
0-262-36561-8
0-262-36560-X
9780262365611
OCLC:
1256587678

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