Homebrew gaming and the beginnings of vernacular digitality
- Author/Creator:
- Swalwell, Melanie, 1972- author
- Publication/Creation:
- Cambridge : The MIT Press, 2021
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Homebrew gaming and the beginnings of vernacular digitality / Melanie Swalwell, The MIT Press
- Series Titles:
- Game histories
Game histories.
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Video games--Australia--History
Video games--New Zealand--History
Video games--Design--History
Computer games--Australia--History
Computer games--New Zealand--History
Computer games--Design--History
New media art
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- Introduction -- Discourses about micro-computers -- Micro users as makers -- The games -- Hardware hacking and electronics -- The legacy of 1980s homebrew -- New directions.
- Summary:
- "A history of "homebrew" gaming, focusing explicitly on the Australian and New Zealand contexts"--
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (214 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- General Note:
- Includes index.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937426810002486
- ISBN:
- 0-262-36561-8
0-262-36560-X
9780262365611 - OCLC Number:
- 1256587678
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