Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1781254214
ISBN-13
9781781254219
Edition
Main
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Imprint
Serpent's Tail
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 13th, 2015
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
356 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 13.70 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
Popular cultureComputer games / online games: strategy guides
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What makes video games so compelling, comforting and irresistible to the human mind?
Whether it''s Space Invaders, Candy Crush Saga or Grand Theft Auto, video games draw us in and don''t let go. In Taiwan, a spate of deaths at gaming cafés is raising a question: why is it that some of us are playing games beyond the limits of our physical wellbeing?Death by Video Game uncovers the real stories behind our video game obsession. Along the way, award-winning journalist Simon Parkin meets the players and game developers at the frontline of virtual extremism, including the New York surgeon attempting to break the Donkey Kong world record; the Minecraft player three years into an epic journey towards the edge of the game''s vast virtual world and the German hacker who risked prison to discover the secrets behind Half-Life 2.Investigating the impact of video games on our lives, Death by Video Game will change the way we think about our virtual playgrounds.
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