The Video Game Explosion: A History from PONG to PlayStation and Beyond

by Mark J.P. Wolf

Book Overview

The Video Game Explosion: A History from PONG to PlayStation and Beyond traces the growth of a global phenomenon that has become an integral part of popular culture today. All aspects of video games and gaming culture are covered inside this engaging reference, including the leading video game innovators, the technological advances that made the games of the late 1970s and those of today possible, the corporations that won and lost billions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031333868X
• ISBN13: 9780313338687
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.4" x 10.2"