Extra lives : why video games matter / Tom Bissell.

By:

Bissell, Tom, 1974-

Publication details: New York : Vintage Books, c2011.Edition: 1st Vintage Books edDescription: xiv, 242 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780307474315 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

GV1469.3 .B55 2010

Contents:

Fallout -- Headshots -- The unbearable lightness of games -- The grammar of fun -- Littlebigproblems -- Braided -- Mass effects -- Far cries -- Grand thefts.

Summary: A personal assessment of the author's addiction to video games explores his favorites, their roles as modern forms of popular art, and their habit-forming appeal while considering how he has neglected his professional and social responsibilities in favor of gaming activities.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	NMC Library	Stacks	GV1469.3 .B55 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001166759

Includes index.

Fallout -- Headshots -- The unbearable lightness of games -- The grammar of fun -- Littlebigproblems -- Braided -- Mass effects -- Far cries -- Grand thefts.

A personal assessment of the author's addiction to video games explores his favorites, their roles as modern forms of popular art, and their habit-forming appeal while considering how he has neglected his professional and social responsibilities in favor of gaming activities.

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