Description: Breakout by David Sudnow, Gabe Durham An iconic work of video-game criticism exploring the classic Atari game Breakout gets a new edition. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Originally released under the title Pilgrim in the Microworld, Sudnows groundbreaking longform criticism of a single game predates the rise of serious game studies by decades. While its earliest critics often scorned the idea of a serious book about an object of play, the books modern readers remain fascinated by an obsessive, brilliant, and often hilarious quest to learn to play Breakout just as one would learn the piano. Author Biography As a professor in the University of California system, sociologist David Sudnow was the author of Passing On: The Social Organization of Dying and the piano theory book Ways of the Hand, for which he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. Until his passing in 2007, Sudnow taught piano from his own popular Sudnow Piano Method to thousands of students throughout the world. Long Description Just as the video game console market was about to crash into the New Mexico desert in 1983, musician and sociologist David Sudnow was unearthing the secrets of eye, mind, and the essence of video skill through an exploration of Ataris Breakout, one of the earliest hits of the arcade world.Originally released under the title Pilgrim in the Microworld, Sudnows groundbreaking longform criticism of a single game predates the rise of serious game studies by decades. While its earliest critics often scorned the idea of a serious book about an object of play, the books modern readers remain fascinated by an obsessive, brilliant, and often hilarious quest to learn to play Breakout just as one would learn the piano.Featuring a new critical foreword and freshly edited text, Breakout makes a perfect addition to Boss Fights lineup of critical, historical, and personal looks at single video games. Were proud to restore this classic to print and share with new audiences Sudnows wild pilgrimage into the limitless microworld of play. Description for Sales People Originally published in 1983, Sudnows video-game critique predates modern games writing by decades. Developed by Apple founders Jobs & Wozniak, Breakout stands with Pong as one of first examples of a video game. David Sudnow was made a prestigious Guggenheim fellow for his piano theory book Ways of the Hand. The iconic Pilgrim in the Microworld continues to get mentions in major news outlets to this day. Featuring a new critical foreword and freshly edited text Sudnows musings are fully restored. Details ISBN1940535239 Author Gabe Durham Pages 224 Year 2020 ISBN-10 1940535239 ISBN-13 9781940535234 Short Title Breakout Series Boss Fight Bks. Language English Format Paperback Subtitle Pilgrim in the Microworld Series Number 21 Publication Date 2020-04-30 UK Release Date 2020-04-30 Imprint Boss Fight LLC Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-04-30 NZ Release Date 2020-04-30 US Release Date 2020-04-30 Publisher Boss Fight LLC Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:138979910;
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