Extra Lives: Why Video Games MatterIn 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. |
Contents
FALLOUT | 3 |
HEADSHOTS | 17 |
THE GRAMMAR OF FUN | 49 |
MASS EFFECTS | 105 |
FAR CRIES | 129 |
GRAND THEFTS | 159 |
An Interview with Sir Peter Molyneux | 185 |
Appendix II | 203 |
Acknowledgments | 227 |
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