Thinking about Video Games: Interviews with the Experts

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Participants......Page 12
Introduction......Page 18
SECTION 1. GAMES AND HISTORY......Page 34
1. Nolan Bushnell: Learning from the Past......Page 44
2. Chris Melissinos: Art and Video Games......Page 53
3. Eugene Jarvis: Games and Design......Page 72
4. Henry Lowood: Archiving and Games......Page 86
SECTION 2. GAMES AND ECONOMY......Page 108
5. Ed Fries: The Economics and Politics of a Launch......Page 116
6. Kellee Santiago: Independent Game Development......Page 140
7. Chris Grant: Games and Press......Page 153
8. Edward Castronova: Games, Economics, and Policies......Page 173
SECTION 3. GAMES AND CULTURE......Page 194
9. Jamie Dillion: Gamers, Community, and Charity......Page 205
10. Casey Hudson: Games and Emotion......Page 211
11. Ian Bogost: Anxieties, Procedures, and Game Studies......Page 228
Conclusion......Page 248
Notes......Page 256
Works Cited......Page 258
F......Page 266
S......Page 267
Y......Page 268