TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bissell,Tom
TI  - Extra lives: why video games matter 
SN  - 9780307474315 (pbk.)
AV  - GV1469.3 .B55 2010
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Vintage Books
KW  - Video games
KW  - History
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - Includes index; Fallout -- Headshots -- The unbearable lightness of games -- The grammar of fun -- Littlebigproblems -- Braided -- Mass effects -- Far cries -- Grand thefts
N2  - 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
ER  -