Dungeon Hacks: How NetHack, Angband, and Other Rougelikes Changed the Course of Video Games - Rilegato

Craddock, David L.

 
9781032052403: Dungeon Hacks: How NetHack, Angband, and Other Rougelikes Changed the Course of Video Games
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ISBN 10: 1032052406 ISBN 13: 9781032052403
Casa editrice: CRC Press, 2021

Sinossi

In 1980, computers were instruments of science and mathematics, military secrets and academia. Stern administrators lorded over sterile university laboratories and stressed one point to the wide-eyed students privileged enough to set foot within them: Computers were not toys.

Defying authority, hackers seized control of monolithic mainframes to create a new breed of computer game: the roguelike, cryptic and tough-as-nails adventures drawn from text-based symbols instead of state-of-the-art 3D graphics.

Despite their visual simplicity, roguelike games captivate thousands of players around the world. From the author of the bestselling Stay Awhile and Listen series, Dungeon Hacks: How NetHack, Angband, and Other Roguelikes Changed the Course of Video Games introduces you to the visionaries behind some of the most popular roguelikes of all time and shows how their creations paved the way for the blockbuster videogames of today―and beyond.

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Informazioni sull?autore

David L. Craddock writes fiction, nonfiction, and grocery lists. He is the author of over a dozen nonfiction books about videogame development and culture, including the bestselling Stay Awhile and Listen series, Arcade Perfect: How Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat, and Other Coin-Op Classics Invaded the Living Room, and fiction for young adults including The Dumpster Club and Heritage: Book One of the Gairden Chronicles. Find him online @davidlcraddock on Twitter.

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Editore
CRC Press
Data di pubblicazione
2021
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1032052406
ISBN 13 
9781032052403
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
154
Contatto del produttore
Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis
gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com

Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24
München
80331
Germania

Altre edizioni note dello stesso titolo

9780692501863: Dungeon Hacks: How NetHack, Angband, and Other Roguelikes Changed the Course of Video Games

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  069250186X ISBN 13:  9780692501863
Casa editrice: Press Start Press, 2015
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