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Extra lives by Tom Bissell · Booklabria

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First published: 2010

Synopsis

A personal assessment of the author's addiction to video games explores his favorites, their roles as modern forms of popular art, and their habit-forming appeal while considering how he has neglected his professional and social responsibilities in favorof gaming activities.

Subjects: History
Social aspects
Video games
Computerspiel
Datorspel
Videospiel

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Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 2010
Edition: 1st ed.
Pages: 218
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0307378705

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