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PublisherMIT Press

ISBN-100262524201

ISBN-139780262524209

eBay Product ID (ePID)5906974

Product Key Features

Book TitleSupercade : a Visual History of the Videogame Age 1971-1984

Number of Pages448 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicVideo & Electronic

Publication Year2003

IllustratorYes

GenreGames & Activities

AuthorVan Burnham

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight69.9 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width10 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsWho can resist a book that opens by tying invention of the video game to development of the atom bomb?, "... [A] satisfying, illuminating read. Recommended for hardcore gamers (andex-gamers) of all ages." Dominic Al-Badri Kansai Time Out,Japan, "... Big, glossy, comprehensive... a blitz of zippy words and zappy graphics." Iain Finlayson The Times Weekend Review, "... [M]akes a crucial point... the 'golden age' of video games kick-started an entertainment industry that now rivals Hollywood." Erik Davis Bookforum, "... this book celebrates... software, programmers, and machines that arose from nothing more than the desire to create the perfect game." Fin Fahey New Scientist, ...[M]akes a crucial point...the 'golden age' of video games kick-started an entertainment industry that now rivals Hollywood., "Who can resist a book that opens by tying invention of the video game to developmentof the atom bomb?" Computer Gaming World, "Burnham's done a splendid job of recreating the cathode-lit dens and arcades of ouryouth...." Bill Smith LA Weekly, "... big, glossy, comprehensive ... a blitz of zippy words and zappy graphics." - Iain Finlayson, The Times Weekend Review, "Burnham's done a splendid job of recreating the cathode-lit dens and arcades of our youth...." Bill Smith LA Weekly, "... [A] satisfying, illuminating read. Recommended for hardcore gamers (and ex-gamers) of all ages." Dominic Al-Badri Kansai Time Out, Japan, ...this book celebrates...software, programmers, and machines that arose from nothing more than the desire to create the perfect game., "... [M]akes a crucial point... the 'golden age' of video games kick-started anentertainment industry that now rivals Hollywood." Erik Davis Bookforum, "... this book celebrates... software, programmers, and machines that arose fromnothing more than the desire to create the perfect game." Fin Fahey NewScientist, "Who can resist a book that opens by tying invention of the video game to development of the atom bomb?" Computer Gaming World

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal794.8/09

SynopsisA gloriously illustrated history of the videogame and its legacy for both our mindscapes and video technology. It was a time when technology was king, status was determined by your high score, and videogames were blitzing the world... From Pong to Pac-Man, Asteroids to Zaxxon--more than fifty million people around the world have come of age within the electronic flux of videogames, their subconscious forever etched with images projected from arcade and home videogame systems. From the first interactive blips of electronic light at Brookhaven National Labs and the creation of Spacewar! at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; to the invention of the TV Game Project and the myriad systems of Magnavox, Atari, Coleco, and Mattel that followed; through the rise of the Golden Age of videogames and forward into the imagination of millions, Supercade is the first book to illustrate and document the history, legacy, and visual language of the videogame phenomenon. Exuberantly written and illustrated in full color, Supercade pays tribute to the technology, games, and visionaries of one of the most influential periods in the history of computer science--one that profoundly shaped the modern technological landscape and helped change the way people view entertainment. Supercade includes contributions from such commentators and particpants as Ralph Baer, Julian Dibbell, Keith Feinstein, Joe Fielder, Lauren Fielder, Justin Hall, Leonard Herman, Steven Johnson, Steven Kent, Nick Montfort, Bob Parks, Carl Steadman, and Tom Vanderbilt., A gloriously illustrated history of the videogame and its legacy for both our mindscapes and video technology. It was a time when technology was king, status was determined by your high score, and videogames were blitzing the world... From Pong to Pac-Man, Asteroids to Zaxxon--more than fifty million people around the world have come of age within the electronic flux of videogames, their subconscious forever etched with images projected from arcade and home videogame systems. From the first interactive blips of electronic light at Brookhaven National Labs and the creation of Spacewar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; to the invention of the TV Game Project and the myriad systems of Magnavox, Atari, Coleco, and Mattel that followed; through the rise of the Golden Age of videogames and forward into the imagination of millions, Supercade is the first book to illustrate and document the history, legacy, and visual language of the videogame phenomenon. Exuberantly written and illustrated in full color, Supercade pays tribute to the technology, games, and visionaries of one of the most influential periods in the history of computer science--one that profoundly shaped the modern technological landscape and helped change the way people view entertainment. Supercade includes contributions from such commentators and particpants as Ralph Baer, Julian Dibbell, Keith Feinstein, Joe Fielder, Lauren Fielder, Justin Hall, Leonard Herman, Steven Johnson, Steven Kent, Nick Montfort, Bob Parks, Carl Steadman, and Tom Vanderbilt., A gloriously illustrated history of the videogame and its legacy for both our mindscapes and video technology.

LC Classification NumberGV1469.3