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2017., Ten Speed Press Call No: 794.8 HENNESSEY Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: non-fiction graphic novel covering the history of video games. Discusses their origins and development, key figures and games in the industry, and their ubiquity today.
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2022., Bold Type Books Call No: GN KUS Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A deep, nostalgic dive into the advent of gaming [that] . . . returns us to the emerging culture of Silicon Valley. At the center of this graphic history . . . is the epic feud that raged between Atari founder Nolan Bushnell and inventor Ralph Baer for the title of 'father of the video game.' While Baer, a Jewish immigrant whose family fled Germany for America, developed the first TV video-game console and ping-pong game in the 1960s, Bushnell, a self-taught whiz kid from Utah, put out Atari's pioneering table-tennis arcade game, Pong, in 1972. Thus, a prolonged battle began over who truly spearheaded the multibillion-dollar gaming industry, and around it a sweeping narrative about invention, inspiration, and the seeds of digital revolution"--Provided by publisher.