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Racing the beam : the Atari Video computer system

Title: Racing the beam : the Atari Video computer system / Nick Montfort and Ian Bogost.
Author: Montfort, Nick.
Publication: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2009.

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Additional Authors

Bogost, Ian.

Description

xii, 180 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

This book offers a detailed and accessible study of this influential videogame console from both computational and cultural perspectives. Nick Montfort and Ian Bogost discuss the technical constraints and affordances of the system and track developments in programming, gameplay, interface, and aesthetics. --from publisher description.

Series Statement

Platform studies

Uniform Title

Platform studies.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-167) and index.

Contents

Stella -- Combat -- Adventure -- Pac-Man -- Yars' Revenge -- Pitfall! -- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back -- After the crash.

Call Number

JSE 16-390

ISBN

026201257X (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780262012577 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2008029410

OCLC

233798827

Author

Montfort, Nick.

Title

Racing the beam : the Atari Video computer system / Nick Montfort and Ian Bogost.

Imprint

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2009.

Series

Platform studies

Platform studies.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-167) and index.

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Added Author

Bogost, Ian.

Research Call Number

JSE 16-390

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