Racing the beam : the Atari Video computer system
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Author
Montfort, Nick.
Contributors
Bogost, Ian.
Published
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2009.
Format
Book
ISBN
026201257X (hardcover : alk. paper), 9780262012577 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Lunenburg Public Library - Adult Nonfiction794.8 MONChecked out

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Published
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2009.
Physical Desc
xii, 180 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
026201257X (hardcover : alk. paper), 9780262012577 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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

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Atari 2600 (Video game console)
Video games -- Equipment and supplies.
Video games -- Programming
Video games -- United States -- History.

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