Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System
(Part of the Platform Studies Series)
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A study of the relationship between platform and creative expression in the Atari VCS. The Atari Video Computer System dominated the home video game market so completely that "Atari" became the generic term for a video game console. The Atari VCS was affordable and offered the flexibility of changeable cartridges. Nearly a thousand of these were created, the most significant of which established new techniques, mechanics, and even...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:026201257X
ISBN13:9780262012577
Release Date:January 2009
Publisher:MIT Press
Length:180 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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