Gamer Nation: The Rise of Modern Gaming and the Compulsion to Play Again - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781633883796ISBN-10:1633883795UPC:9781633883796Book Category:Games & Activities, Business & Economics, PsychologyBook Subcategory:Video & Mobile, Industries, PsychopathologyBook Topic:Entertainment, Compulsive BehaviorSize:9.20 x 6.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCHX1CZCEJ
Gamer Nation: The Rise of Modern Gaming and the Compulsion to Play Again
A tech-industry insider takes a critical look at the effect games are having on our short- and long-term happiness and assesses the cultural prospects of a society increasingly obsessed with gaming.The American "game economy" has become an enormous enterprise, devouring roughly one-ninth of America's entire economic output. This overview of arguably the most influential segment of the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781633883796ISBN-10:1633883795UPC:9781633883796Book Category:Games & Activities, Business & Economics, PsychologyBook Subcategory:Video & Mobile, Industries, PsychopathologyBook Topic:Entertainment, Compulsive BehaviorSize:9.20 x 6.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCHX1CZCEJ
Eric Geissinger is the author of Virtual Billions: The Genius, the Drug Lord, and the Ivy League Twins behind the Rise of Bitcoin. He has worked as a technical writer for Silicon Valley software companies for seventeen years. His short fiction and poetry have appeared in several literary journals. He lives in the Finger Lakes region of New York with his wife and two daughters.
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