Homebrew gaming and the beginnings of vernacular digitality / Melanie Swalwell, The MIT Press.
Homebrew gaming and the beginnings of vernacular digitality / Melanie Swalwell, The MIT Press.
Homebrew gaming and the beginnings of vernacular digitality / Melanie Swalwell, The MIT Press.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Cambridge : The MIT Press, 2021.
Call Numbers
H 2021/3267
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xv, 235 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Discourses about micro-computers -- Micro users as makers -- The games -- Hardware hacking and electronics -- The legacy of 1980s homebrew -- New directions.
Publication information
Publisher
Cambridge : The MIT Press, 2021.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2021.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Homebrew (Video games)
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"A history of "homebrew" gaming, focusing explicitly on the Australian and New Zealand contexts"--
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Full title
Homebrew gaming and the beginnings of vernacular digitality / Melanie Swalwell, The MIT Press.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Game histories
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mitchell Library copy [H 2021/3267]: Jacket filed.
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Date Copyright
© 2021.
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Call Numbers
H 2021/3267
Record Identifier
74VKaVbyoAa3
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaVbyoAa3
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ISBN
9780262044776 Hardcover
DDC
794.80994
MMS ID
991024416595502626
