James Newman

Gebundenes Buch

Videogames

Beschreibung

This lucid and engaging introduction guides the reader through the world of videogaming, providing a history of the videogame, from its origins in the computer lab to its contemporary status as a global entertainment industry.

Autor

James Newman is Professor of Digital Media and Director of the Media Futures Research Centre at Bath Spa University. He is the author of numerous books on videogames and gaming cultures including Playing with Videogames (2008) and Best Before: Videogames, Supersession and Obsolescence (2012). James is a co-founder of the UK's National Videogame Archive which is a partnership with the National Media Museum. He sits on the board of the Computer Games special collection of the British Library's UK Web Archive and is a member of the GameCity international videogames festival team.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 2. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 461g
• ISBN-13: 9780415669153
• ISBN-10: 0415669154
• Artikelnr.: 32729457