Video and Computer Game History

Explore the fascinating history of video and computer games with our curated list of must-read books. Discover the evolution, milestones, and cultural impact of gaming through expert-authored titles.

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The Ultimate History of Video Games Cover
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The Ultimate History of Video Games

by Steve L. Kent

Traces the history and development of video games, providing information on the first games, influential developers, how the games have changed over the years, and …
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Masters of Doom

by David Kushner

"To my taste, the greatest American myth of cosmogenesis features the maladjusted, antisocial, genius teenage boy who, in the insular laboratory of his own bedroom, …
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The Medium of the Video Game

by Mark J. P. Wolf

In this book, Mark J.P. Wolf and four other scholars conduct the first thorough investigation of the video game as an artistic medium.
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Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984

by Brett Weiss

This reference highlights popular video games of the 1970s and early 1980s, covering virtually every official U.S. release for programmable home game consoles of the …
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The Video Game Explosion

by Mark J. P. Wolf

This title traces the growth of video games, showing how they have become an integral part of popular culture today.
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How we became posthuman

by N. Katherine Hayles

In this age of DNA computers and artificial intelligence, information is becoming disembodied even as the "bodies" that once carried it vanish into virtuality. While …
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