Arcade Britannia : a social history of the British amusement arcade

Arcade Britannia a social history of the British amusement arcade

"A history of the arcade in British culture"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Meades, Alan F., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press [2022]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Game Histories
Materias:
Recreation centers > Great Britain > History.
Video arcades > Great Britain > History.
GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Video & Mobile
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009701152806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Series Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The British Arcade Versus the Mythic Arcade
  • 2. From Showfolk and Sanddancers to the 1960 Gaming Act
  • 3. Coin-Op Entrepreneurialism
  • 4. "Get This Lousy Piece of Legislation Put Right"
  • 5. Pings, Pongs, and Pioneers
  • 6. Copyright Defenders and the British Videogame Crash
  • 7. The Invader's Revenge
  • 8. Anti-Groups, Addiction, and the Arcade as Cinema
  • 9. SegaWorld, Street Fighter II, and Exporting Games to Japan
  • 10. Gold Dust, 20p Fruit Machines, and Redemption
  • 11. A Historic Accident
  • References
  • Index.

Ejemplares similares