Smartbomb

The Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Business & Finance, Career Planning & Job Hunting, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship & Small Business
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Author: Heather Chaplin, Aaron Ruby ISBN: 9781565128354
Publisher: Algonquin Books Publication: November 10, 2006
Imprint: Algonquin Books Language: English
Author: Heather Chaplin, Aaron Ruby
ISBN: 9781565128354
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Publication: November 10, 2006
Imprint: Algonquin Books
Language: English

What started as a game of Pong, with little blips dancing across a computer screen, has evolved into a multi-billion-dollar industry that is changing the future, making inroads into virtually all aspects of our culture.Who are the minds behind this revolution? How did it happen? Where is it headed?

In Smartbomb, journalists Heather Chaplin and Aaron Ruby take the reader behind the scenes at gaming conventions, into powerhouse think tanks where new games are created, into the thick of the competition at cyberathlete tournaments, and into the homes of gamers for whom playing a role in a virtual world has assumed more relevance and reality than life in the real world.

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What started as a game of Pong, with little blips dancing across a computer screen, has evolved into a multi-billion-dollar industry that is changing the future, making inroads into virtually all aspects of our culture.Who are the minds behind this revolution? How did it happen? Where is it headed?

In Smartbomb, journalists Heather Chaplin and Aaron Ruby take the reader behind the scenes at gaming conventions, into powerhouse think tanks where new games are created, into the thick of the competition at cyberathlete tournaments, and into the homes of gamers for whom playing a role in a virtual world has assumed more relevance and reality than life in the real world.

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