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Extra Lives

Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter is a 2010 non-fiction book by journalist and critic Tom Bissell discussing the social relevance and importance of video games as well as defending the medium against detractors. Bissell takes a slightly ambivalent stance towards the cultural relevance of the medium, describing the conflict between gameplay and…

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Author
Tom Bissell
Genre
Memoir, Commentary
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Language
English
Media type
Book

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Extra Lives

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Avg. degree1.8
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Author · 1
Extra Lives → Tom Bissell
Genre · 1
Extra Lives → Memoir, Commentary
ISBN · 1
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Extra Lives → English
Media type · 1
Extra Lives → Book
Publication date · 1
Extra Lives → 2010
Publisher · 1
Extra Lives → Pantheon Books
Subject · 1
Extra Lives → Video Games, Culture

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