GAME WORLDS

FilmoGraphicGrand Theft AutoThe Life of Games After his remarkable soundtrack comic strip dedicated to cinema, Scottish author Edward Ross looks at on the history of video games. He paints an in-depth portrait of this medium through history, going back to the origins of the very first games played by men, then the appearance of the first computers, the first games arcade, from the first consoles to the most recent innovations. Edward Ross analyzes the influence of games in our society, on our behaviors and he explains why they fascinate us so much, what their driving forces are narrative, technical, scientific, and why so many players are there devote as much time. Through a multitude of references, Edward Ross shows the extraordinary variety of games, from the most rudimentary to the most sophisticated, from FPS to platform games to online games multiplayer and strategy games. Edward Ross offers a vision synthetic and abundant, completed by numerous quotes from theorists, creators and journalists specializing in the field, drawing on on examples ranging from queer indie games to illustrate his propos.is an exciting dive into a world of infinite possibilities.