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Author: Kenneth B. McAlpine (Senior Lecturer in the School of Arts, Media & Computer Games, Senior Lecturer in the School of Arts, Media & Computer Games, Abertay University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 17.90cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.648kg
ISBN: 9780190496104
ISBN 10: 019049610
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 November 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Through his deep understanding of the evolution and history of computer and video game consoles, Kenneth McAlpine has produced a comprehensive and technical book covering all aspects of the early development of computer and video game 8-bit audio hardware. With the help of the leading composers of the day and through hours of interviews, the book provides insight into how the limitations of the primitive hardware were maximized to their full potential. McAlpine also gives unique insight into the origin and development of the resurgence and interest in 8-bit hardware and the evolution of what is now known as chiptunes. --Rob Hubbard, composer for Kentilla, WAR and Sanxion A fascinating discovery of everything you didn't think you needed to know about chiptune lies here within. I was introduced to chiptune through the brilliant work of PixelH8 when he supported me in Brighton. I had no idea how much of a scene there was and this explains it all. --Imogen Heap
A fascinating discovery of everything you didn't think you needed to know about chiptune lies here within. I was introduced to chiptune through the brilliant work of PixelH8 when he supported me in Brighton. I had no idea how much of a scene there was and this explains it all. * Imogen Heap * Through his deep understanding of the evolution and history of computer and video game consoles, Kenneth McAlpine has produced a comprehensive and technical book covering all aspects of the early development of computer and video game 8-bit audio hardware. With the help of the leading composers of the day and through hours of interviews, the book provides insight into how the limitations of the primitive hardware were maximized to their full potential. McAlpine also gives unique insight into the origin and development of the resurgence and interest in 8-bit hardware and the evolution of what is now known as chiptunes. * Rob Hubbard, composer for Kentilla, WAR, and Sanxion *
Author Information
Kenneth B. McAlpine is an award-winning composer, musician, and technologist who has scored for theatre, film, and video games, and who has performed internationally as a harpsichordist, pianist, and jazz organist. He was one of the team who developed the world's first degree programmes in computer games technology in Dundee in the late 1990s, a role that has fuelled his passion for sharing interesting stories about music and play. He lives in Fife on the East Coast of Scotland.
