Dungeons & Dreamers: A Story of How Computer Games Created a Global Community

Author:   Brad King ,  John Borland
Publisher:   Etc Press
Edition:   2nd ed.
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9780991222728


Pages:   278
Publication Date:   15 March 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Dungeons & Dreamers: A Story of How Computer Games Created a Global Community


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Before the multibillion computer game industry, there was Dungeons & Dragons, a tabletop game created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson in 1974. D&D captured the attention of a small but influential group of players, many of whom also gravitated to the computer networks that were then appearing on college campuses around the globe. With the subsequent emergence of the personal computer, a generation of geeky storytellers arose that translated communal D&D playing experiences into the virtual world of computer games. The result of that 40-year journey is today's massive global community of players who, through games, have forged very real friendships and built thriving lives in virtual worlds. Dungeons & Dreamers follows the designers, developers, and players who built the virtual games and communities that define today's digital entertainment landscape and explores the nature of what it means to live and thrive in virtual communities.

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Author:   Brad King ,  John Borland
Publisher:   Etc Press
Imprint:   Etc Press
Edition:   2nd ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.376kg
ISBN:  

9780991222728


ISBN 10:   0991222725
Pages:   278
Publication Date:   15 March 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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