From playgrounds to PlayStation : the interaction of technology and play / Carroll Pursell.
From playgrounds to PlayStation : the interaction of technology and play / Carroll Pursell.
From playgrounds to PlayStation : the interaction of technology and play / Carroll Pursell.
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Publisher
Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015.
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G 2016/1820
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Language
English
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Physical content
200 pages ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: playing with technology -- Toys for girls and boys -- The safe and rational playground -- From pleasure gardens to fun factories -- The hobbyist -- Games and sports -- Extreme and (sometimes impolite) sports -- Electronic games.
Publication information
Publisher
Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015.
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
2015.
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Summary
"In this romp through the changing landscape of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American toys, games, hobbies, and amusements, senior historian of technology Carroll Pursell poses a simple but interesting question: What can we learn by studying the relationship between technology and play? From Playgrounds to PlayStation explores how play reflect...
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From playgrounds to PlayStation : the interaction of technology and play / Carroll Pursell.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/1820
Record Identifier
74VKVpE0pmLd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVpE0pmLd
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ISBN
1421416506
9781421416502
DDC
790
MMS ID
991023986817902626
