Description
| Product ID: | 9781439873236 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Golden Age of Video Games |
| Subtitle: | The Birth of a Multibillion Dollar Industry |
| Authors: | Author: Roberto Dillon |
| Page Count: | 218 |
| Subjects: | Internet and digital media: arts and performance, Graphical & digital media applications, Digital animation, Digital animation |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book focuses on the history of video games, consoles, and home computers from the very beginning until the mid-nineties, which started a new era in digital entertainment. The text features the most innovative games and introduces the pioneers who developed them. It offers brief analyses of the most relevant games from each time period. An epilogue covers the events and systems that followed this golden age while the appendices include a history of handheld games and an overview of the retro-gaming scene. This book focuses on the history of video games, consoles, and home computers from the very beginning until the mid-nineties, which started a new era in digital entertainment. The text features the most innovative games and introduces the pioneers who developed them. It offers brief analyses of the most relevant games from each time period. An epilogue covers the events and systems that followed this golden age while the appendices include a history of handheld games and an overview of the retro-gaming scene. |
| Imprint Name: | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2011-04-12 |
