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  Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter (Vintage books) (Paperback) By (author) Tom Bissell

  

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  Short Description for Extra LivesIn "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 tho...
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  • Publisher: Vintage Books
  • Published: 01 June 2011
  • Format: Paperback 242 pages
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  • Categories: Popular Culture | Television Technology | Games Strategy Guides
  • ISBN 13: 9780307474315 ISBN 10: 0307474313
  • Sales rank: 38,440

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• 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 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.