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 | #164875 in Books |  Tom Bissell |  2011-06-14 |  2011-06-14 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  7.99 x.72 x5.14l,.57 | File Name: 0307474313 | 256 pages

 | Extra Lives Why Video Games Matter


||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Great critical look at games, poor memoir|By A Customer|I enjoy Mr. Bissell's writing and critical thoughts on game design and story presentation. So that each chapter focuses largely on in-depth critiques of some of the most thoughtfully designed and innovative games of the last fifteen years, was absolutely this book's greatest strength.
However, each chapter also ties|From Publishers Weekly|Starred . Grand Theft Auto IV is both a waste of time and the most colossal creative achievement of the last 25 years, according to this scintillating meditation on the promise and discontents of video games. Journalist Bissell (Chasi

In Extra Lives, acclaimed writer and life-long video game enthusiast Tom Bissell takes the reader on an insightful and entertaining tour of the art and meaning of video games.
 
In just a few decades, video games have grown increasingly complex and sophisticated, and the companies that produce them are now among the most profitable in the entertainment industry. Yet few outside this world have thought deeply about how these games work, why they are ...


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