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Women are not ancillary to the history of technology; they turn up at the very beginning of every important wave. But they've often been hidden in plain sight, their inventions and contributions touching our lives in ways we don't even realize. Vice reporter and YACHT lead singer Claire L. Evans finally gives these unsung female heroes their due with her insightful social history of the Broad Band, the women who made the Internet what it is today. Evans shows us how these women built and colored the technologies we can't imagine life without.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring
- De Jean en 03-29-18
De: Claire L. Evans
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Electronic Dreams
- How 1980s Britain Learned to Love the Computer
- De: Tom Lean
- Narrado por: Mark Meadows
- Duración: 10 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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In Electronic Dreams, Tom Lean tells the story of how computers invaded British homes for the first time, as people set aside their worries of electronic brains and Big Brother and embraced the wonder technology of the 1980s. This book charts the history of the rise and fall of the home computer, the family of futuristic and quirky machines that took computing from the realm of science and science fiction to being a user-friendly domestic technology.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome outline of electronic history
- De Johnny en 09-28-17
De: Tom Lean
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Seven Games
- A Human History
- De: Oliver Roeder
- Narrado por: William Sarris
- Duración: 9 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the arcana of their rules, and the ways their design makes them pleasurable.
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5 out of 5 stars
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All about computers and games
- De Mark L en 01-03-23
De: Oliver Roeder
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Smarter Than You Think
- How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better
- De: Clive Thompson
- Narrado por: Jeff Cummings
- Duración: 10 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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In Smarter Than You Think, Thompson documents how every technological innovation - from the printing press to the telegraph - has provoked the very same anxieties that plague us today. We panic that life will never be the same, that our attentions are eroding, that culture is being trivialized. But as in the past, we adapt, learning to use the new and retaining what’s good of the old.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Title should be Getting Smarter Through Technology
- De A. Yoshida en 03-10-17
De: Clive Thompson
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Of Dice and Men
- The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It
- De: David M. Ewalt
- Narrado por: David M. Ewalt, Mikael Naramore
- Duración: 8 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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In Of Dice and Men, David Ewalt recounts the development of Dungeons & Dragons from the game’s roots on the battlefields of ancient Europe, through the hysteria that linked it to satanic rituals and teen suicides, to its apotheosis as father of the modern video-game industry. As he chronicles the surprising history of the game’s origins (a history largely unknown even to hardcore players) and examines D&D’s profound impact, Ewalt weaves laser-sharp subculture analysis with his own present-day gaming experiences.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting Topic, but Terrible Execution.
- De Diebold en 02-11-14
De: David M. Ewalt
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Where Wizards Stay Up Late
- The Origins of the Internet
- De: Katie Hafner, Matthew Lyon
- Narrado por: Mark Douglas Nelson
- Duración: 10 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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Twenty-five years ago, it didn't exist. Today, 20 million people worldwide are surfing the Net. Where Wizards Stay Up Late is the exciting story of the pioneers responsible for creating the most talked about, most influential, and most far-reaching communications breakthrough since the invention of the telephone. In the 1960s, when computers where regarded as mere giant calculators, J.C.R. Licklider at MIT saw them as the ultimate communications devices.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely fascinating and we'll researched
- De Elsa Braun en 10-01-16
De: Katie Hafner, y otros
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Program or Be Programmed
- Ten Commands for a Digital Age
- De: Douglas Rushkoff
- Narrado por: Douglas Rushkoff
- Duración: 3 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 137
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 134
In 10 chapters, composed of 10 "commands", Rushkoff provides cyber enthusiasts and technophobes alike with the guidelines to navigate the digital new universe. In this spirited, accessible poetics of new media, Rushkoff picks up where Marshall McLuhan left off, helping listeners to recognize programming as the new literacy of the digital age - and as a template through which to see beyond social conventions and power structures that have vexed us for centuries.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good book, but with some crazy ranting
- De Bjarne en 02-05-15
De: Douglas Rushkoff
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Now You See It
- How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn
- De: Cathy N. Davidson
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington
- Duración: 13 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 112
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 91
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 86
When Duke University gave free iPods to the freshman class in 2003, critics said they were wasting their money. Yet when the students in practically every discipline invented academic uses for the music players, suddenly the idea could be seen in a new light - as an innovative way to turn learning on its head. Using cutting-edge research on the brain, Cathy N. Davidson show how attention blindness has produced one of our society's greatest challenges.
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5 out of 5 stars
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3 Reasons to Read
- De Joshua Kim en 05-06-12
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Thinking Machines
- The Quest for Artificial Intelligence - and Where It's Taking Us Next
- De: Luke Dormehl
- Narrado por: Gus Brown
- Duración: 8 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 60
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 51
When most of us think about artificial intelligence, our minds go straight to cyborgs, robots, and sci-fi thrillers where machines take over the world. But the truth is that artificial intelligence is already among us. It exists in our smartphones, fitness trackers, and refrigerators that tell us when the milk will expire. In some ways the future people dreamed of at the World's Fair in the 1960s is already here. We're teaching our machines how to think like humans, and they're learning at an incredible rate.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Mostly platitudes with no depth
- De Gary en 03-24-17
De: Luke Dormehl
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Dave Barry in Cyberspace
- De: Dave Barry
- Narrado por: Shadoe Stevens
- Duración: 4 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 90
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 34
When Dave Barry goes mano a mano with the Information Superhighway, it's guaranteed to be a rip-roaring adventure. This self-proclaimed computer geek and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist starts with the motto, "Never read the instructions," and slides from there into the world of hardware, software, Windows 95, and the critical issue of RAM ("the bottom line is, if you're a guy, you cannot have enough RAM").
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing and Dated
- De Alan Rither en 09-13-04
De: Dave Barry
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This Is Esports (And How to Spell It)
- An Insider’s Guide to the World of Pro Gaming
- De: Paul Chaloner
- Narrado por: Paul Chaloner, Sarah Ovens
- Duración: 9 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 20
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 17
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 17
What is competitive gaming, and where did it come from? What makes it so exciting? The bitter esports team and country rivalries, the scandals, the money, the last-minute Hail Mary plays; it’s all here, brought to you with the trademark wit - and access - of the industry’s most respected and experienced broadcaster. He’ll even tell you how to spell it. This is the world of esports according to its most famous presenter.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very interesting content with great narration
- De Tsouth2 en 06-03-20
De: Paul Chaloner
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Whiplash
- How to Survive Our Faster Future
- De: Joi Ito, Jeff Howe
- Narrado por: James Foster
- Duración: 7 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 365
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Today, not only is everything digital getting faster, cheaper, and smaller at an exponential rate, we also have the Internet. When these two revolutions - one in technology and the other in communications - joined, an explosive force was unleashed that changed the very nature of innovation. And with any change, we have seen many strategic blunders and extraordinary learning curves along the way.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Just general advice on how to survive
- De A. Yoshida en 09-01-17
De: Joi Ito, y otros
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Group Genius
- The Creative Power of Collaboration
- De: Keith Sawyer
- Narrado por: Jonathan Marosz
- Duración: 8 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 80
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 48
In this authoritative and fascinating new audiobook, Keith Sawyer, a psychologist at Washington University, tears down some of the most popular myths about creativity and erects new principles in their place. He reveals that creativity is always collaborative: even when you're alone. Sawyer's audiobook is filled with compelling stories about the inventions that changed our world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Worth reading
- De Glenn en 12-29-10
De: Keith Sawyer
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Explore/Create
- My Life in Pursuit of New Frontiers, Hidden Worlds, and the Creative Spark
- De: Richard Garriott, David Fisher
- Narrado por: Christopher Grove
- Duración: 9 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 72
An inventor, adventurer, entrepreneur, collector, and entertainer, and son of legendary scientist-astronaut Owen Garriott, Richard Garriott de Cayeux has been behind some of the most exciting undertakings of our time. A legendary pioneer of the online gaming industry - and a member of every gaming Hall of Fame - Garriott invented the multi-player online game, and coined the term "Avatar" to describe an individual's online character. In this fascinating memoir, Garriott invites listeners on the great adventure that is his life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Modern Day Explorer
- De Elijah en 04-17-17
De: Richard Garriott, y otros
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Automate This
- How Algorithms Came to Rule Our World
- De: Christopher Steiner
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 7 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,262
It used to be that to diagnose an illness, interpret legal documents, analyze foreign policy, or write a newspaper article you needed a human being with specific skills - and maybe an advanced degree or two. These days, high-level tasks are increasingly being handled by algorithms that can do precise work not only with speed but also with nuance. These "bots" started with human programming and logic, but now their reach extends beyond what their creators ever expected.
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2 out of 5 stars
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good start, book runs out of sustenace
- De RealTruth en 02-15-13
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The Laws of Simplicity
- Design, Technology, Business, Life
- De: John Maeda
- Narrado por: Nick Podehl
- Duración: 2 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 240
Finally, we are learning that simplicity equals sanity. We’re rebelling against technology that’s too complicated, DVD players with too many menus, and software accompanied by 75-megabyte “read me” manuals. The iPod’s clean gadgetry has made simplicity hip. But sometimes we find ourselves caught up in the simplicity paradox: we want something that’s simple and easy to use, but also does all the complex things we might ever want it to do.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Get past the start and be impressed
- De Alex Z en 12-11-17
De: John Maeda
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The Filter Bubble
- What the Internet Is Hiding from You
- De: Eli Pariser
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 7 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 250
In December 2009, Google began customizing its search results for each user. Instead of giving you the most broadly popular result, Google now tries to predict what you are most likely to click on. According to MoveOn.org board president Eli Pariser, Google's change in policy is symptomatic of the most significant shift to take place on the Web in recent years: the rise of personalization.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Now in the top 3 best books I've ever read
- De Brian Esserlieu en 05-26-11
De: Eli Pariser
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Stay Awhile and Listen
- How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video-Game Empire, Book 1
- De: David L. Craddock
- Narrado por: Mike Rylander
- Duración: 8 h y 55 m
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Composed from exhaustive research and hundreds of personal interviews, the Stay Awhile and Listen series divulges the fated meeting that brought the two Blizzards together, the clashes that tore them apart, and their transformation from grassroots democracy to corporate empire. At the center of it all - Diablo, a hack-and-slash adventure through the darkest recesses of Hell that changed online gaming forever.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting look into the history of Blizzard
- De Matt C en 09-06-17
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Prepare to Meet Thy Doom
- And More True Gaming Stories
- De: David Kushner
- Narrado por: Wil Wheaton
- Duración: 5 h y 39 m
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From Masters of Doom author David Kushner comes Prepare to Meet Thy Doom, a compilation of true gaming stories covering many facets of America's biggest entertainment business: the video game industry. In addition to more than a dozen fascinating tales of game creation, play, business, and controversy, Prepare to Meet Thy Doom follows up on Kushner's previous best seller, Masters of Doom, with a long-awaited update.
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3 out of 5 stars
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An interesting and unsorted collection
- De Greg en 11-05-15
De: David Kushner
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Long Live Mortal Kombat, Round 1
- The Fatalities and Fandom of the Arcade Era
- De: David L. Craddock, John Tobias - foreword, James Rolfe - foreword
- Narrado por: Andy Ingalls
- Duración: 21 h y 32 m
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To politicians and parents, Mortal Kombat was a menace to society. To gamers, it was a way of life. From dedicated hustlers who put thousands of miles on their odometers driving coast to coast to challenge the top players in arcades, to fans who devote their free time to collecting action figures, setting world records, and plumbing the depths of its lore, the Mortal Kombat franchise has topped sales charts for thirty years, and its popularity shows no signs of waning. But before Mortal Kombat offended politicians and sold over 12 million units, executives at Midway saw it as filler.
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5 out of 5 stars
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As comprehensive as it is enthralling
- De Patrick P. en 02-25-24
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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
- 25th Anniversary Edition
- De: Steven Levy
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 20 h y 23 m
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Steven Levy's classic book traces the exploits of the computer revolution's original hackers - those brilliant and eccentric nerds from the late 1950s through the early '80s who took risks, bent the rules, and pushed the world in a radical new direction. With updated material from noteworthy hackers such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Stallman, and Steve Wozniak, Hackers is a fascinating story that begins in early computer research labs and leads to the first home computers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Remember Why You Got Into Computing
- De Dan Collins en 07-01-16
De: Steven Levy
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Doom Guy
- Life in First Person
- De: John Romero
- Narrado por: John Romero
- Duración: 17 h y 4 m
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Doom Guy: Life in First Person is the long-awaited autobiography of gaming’s original rock star and the cocreator of DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein—some of the most recognizable and important titles in video game history. Credited with the invention of the first-person shooter, a genre that continues to dominate the market today, he is gaming royalty. Told in remarkable detail, a byproduct of his hyperthymesia, Romero recounts his storied career.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Intimate stories of gaming history in First Person
- De Emyli en 07-28-23
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The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 1
- From Pong to Pokemon and Beyond . . . The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World
- De: Steven L. Kent
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 23 h y 29 m
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With all the whiz, bang, pop, and shimmer of a glowing arcade, volume 1 of The Ultimate History of Video Games reveals everything you ever wanted to know and more about the unforgettable games that changed the world, the visionaries who made them, and the fanatics who played them. Starting in arcades then moving to televisions and handheld devices, the video game invasion has entranced kids and the young at heart for nearly fifty years. And gaming historian Steven L. Kent has been there to record the craze from the very beginning.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Misleading title for an otherwise excellent book
- De CJ en 09-26-23
De: Steven L. Kent
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Stay Awhile and Listen
- How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video-Game Empire, Book 1
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Composed from exhaustive research and hundreds of personal interviews, the Stay Awhile and Listen series divulges the fated meeting that brought the two Blizzards together, the clashes that tore them apart, and their transformation from grassroots democracy to corporate empire. At the center of it all - Diablo, a hack-and-slash adventure through the darkest recesses of Hell that changed online gaming forever.
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From Masters of Doom author David Kushner comes Prepare to Meet Thy Doom, a compilation of true gaming stories covering many facets of America's biggest entertainment business: the video game industry. In addition to more than a dozen fascinating tales of game creation, play, business, and controversy, Prepare to Meet Thy Doom follows up on Kushner's previous best seller, Masters of Doom, with a long-awaited update.
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Long Live Mortal Kombat, Round 1
- The Fatalities and Fandom of the Arcade Era
- De: David L. Craddock, John Tobias - foreword, James Rolfe - foreword
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To politicians and parents, Mortal Kombat was a menace to society. To gamers, it was a way of life. From dedicated hustlers who put thousands of miles on their odometers driving coast to coast to challenge the top players in arcades, to fans who devote their free time to collecting action figures, setting world records, and plumbing the depths of its lore, the Mortal Kombat franchise has topped sales charts for thirty years, and its popularity shows no signs of waning. But before Mortal Kombat offended politicians and sold over 12 million units, executives at Midway saw it as filler.
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Doom Guy: Life in First Person is the long-awaited autobiography of gaming’s original rock star and the cocreator of DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein—some of the most recognizable and important titles in video game history. Credited with the invention of the first-person shooter, a genre that continues to dominate the market today, he is gaming royalty. Told in remarkable detail, a byproduct of his hyperthymesia, Romero recounts his storied career.
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- From Pong to Pokemon and Beyond . . . The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World
- De: Steven L. Kent
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 23 h y 29 m
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With all the whiz, bang, pop, and shimmer of a glowing arcade, volume 1 of The Ultimate History of Video Games reveals everything you ever wanted to know and more about the unforgettable games that changed the world, the visionaries who made them, and the fanatics who played them. Starting in arcades then moving to televisions and handheld devices, the video game invasion has entranced kids and the young at heart for nearly fifty years. And gaming historian Steven L. Kent has been there to record the craze from the very beginning.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Misleading title for an otherwise excellent book
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- Nickolas Landry
- 12-20-22
Interesting history of Rogue and other roguelikes
There's good research in this book, though the chapters feel inconsistent. I often felt like I was reading filler, and other areas felt underdeveloped. When Craddock got good anecdotes from his interviews with the original developers, he included them. The rest of the time, he filled the pages with descriptions of how the games played. Some of it was interesting, other parts felt unnecessary.
I would have loved to read more about what became of these developers. Where did they work after that? Did their formative years working on Rogue, Hack, NetHack, Moria, Angband, and such have much influence on their professional careers? I think the book could have explored more of the modern Roguelike games beyond ADOM, not from listing games after games, but how Rogue and its successors influenced more titles beyond just Diablo or FTL.
Overall I still enjoyed the book. It's an interesting account of a niche segment of computer and gamedev history and definitely a recommended read for anyone involved in RPG or Roguelike/lite game development.
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- David Molay
- 07-01-16
A nostalgic look at an accidental classic
Simply amazing. I've loved these games for many years, but had no idea how interesting the history of their creation would be. Any person calling themselves a gamer should listen to this book and try these games.
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- Jesse
- 02-12-16
Excellent
I enjoyed it. I'm a big NetHack, FTL, Rogue Legacy fan and if you know what those things are you'll probably enjoy it too.
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- E H
- 10-28-16
awesome!
great topic, well narrated. love Angband and this book reminded me why! definitely worth a listen.
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Michael Whitt
- 01-13-19
Awesome insight into the history of Roguelikes.
I still have a few chapters left but loving this book and the narration is very well done. Will update with full review once done.
Avid Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup, Nethack and Angband player.
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