Tempest : Geometries of Play /

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"Atari's 1981 arcade hit Tempest was a "tube shooter" built around glowing, vector-based geometric shapes. Among its many important contributions to both game and cultural history, Tempest was one of the first commercial titles to allow players to choose the game's initial p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruggill, Judd Ethan
Other Authors: McAllister, Ken S., 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Design
Ästhetik
Videospiel
Video games > Social aspects.
Video games > Design.
Tempest (Video game)
COMPUTERS > General.
Information technology: general issues.
Digital video: professional.
Jeux video > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Jeux video > Conception > Histoire.
Tempest (Jeu)
Video games > Social aspects > United States.
Video games > Design > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Reading Tempest
  • A genealogy of Tempest
  • Contexts
  • Life after Tempest.

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