β Scribed by Tom Bissell
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
"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 so appealing, and what they are capable of artistically. Blending memoir, criticism, and first-rate reportage, Extra Lives is a milestone work about what might be the dominant popular art form of our time"--Publisher.
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: Tom Bissell is a prizewinning writer who published three widely acclaimed books before the age of thirty-four. He is also an obsessive gamer who has spent untold hours in front of his various video game consoles, playing titles such as \*Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, BioShock, \*and
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Tom Bissell is a prizewinning writer who published three widely acclaimed books before the age of thirty-four. He is also an obsessive gamer who has spent untold hours in front of his various video game consoles, playing titles such as \*Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, BioShock, \*and
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Tom Bissell is a prizewinning writer who published three widely acclaimed books before the age of thirty-four. He is also an obsessive gamer who has spent untold hours in front of his various video game consoles, playing titles such as \*Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, BioShock, \*and
In the 2030s, the virtual reality game Thousand Tales is becoming a home for AIs and digitized human minds. The virtual worldβs people strive to build a happy new society of magic, transformation and adventure, while staying relevant to a real world that still needs them. These short stories are fi