Little Book of Video Games - Hardcover

O'Brien Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1909217387 ISBN 13: 9781909217386

Publisher: Demand Media Limited, 2013

Synopsis

More than fifty years have elapsed since the creators of Spacewar! became the first people to truly experience what a video game was. Since then, the games console is a product that has evolved over four decades into something that has won a place in millions of living rooms.

About this title

About the Author

Andrew O'Brien was born in Liverpool, in 1976. After gaining his BA Honours degree in History in 1997, he moved to London and spent six years writing for The Daily Telegraph. His first three books, the Little Books of The Orient Express and Deadliest Catch, plus The World's Greatest Sporting Rivalries, were released in 2012. Andrew and his family live in the Nottinghamshire countryside, where he plays golf off an unmentionable handicap.

From the Back Cover

Since the first patented invention in 1947, video gaming has become a key component of modern culture and of our social, creative and technological history – and today its popularity is at an all-time high.

This fascinating book takes you through the history of computer games, from the golden age of arcade games in the late 1970s and 1980s, and the introduction of home computers, handheld games and, of course, all the classic consoles, right through to today’s revolutionary gaming without controllers.

Plus, with sections on the greatest and most influential video games of all time, from Pong in 1972 to the blockbusters of today, as well as profiles on all of gaming history’s most important figures, The Little Book of Video Games is a must-read for all video game fans.

Edition details

• Publisher: Demand Media Limited
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909217387
• ISBN 13: 9781909217386
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128