Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter

by Tom Bissell

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307474313
• ISBN13: 9780307474315
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent, informative, highly entertaining

I wasn't sure about this book at first, not knowing anything about the author, thinking he would just be rambling on about video games, but, being a game fanatic since 1982, he is spot on, made me realize a few things and I learned a few things along the way. I love his use of not-commonly used "big words" and there are a few places that actually made me laugh out loud.