{"product_id":"bit-by-bit-how-video-games-transformed-our-world-hardcover","title":"Bit by Bit: How Video Games Transformed Our World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Ervin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn acclaimed critic argues that video games are the most vital art form of our time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Video games have seemingly taken over our lives. Whereas gamers once constituted a small and largely male subculture, today 67 percent of American households play video games. The average gamer is now thirty-four years old and spends eight hours each week playing -- and there is a 40 percent chance this person is a woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBit by Bit\u003c\/i\u003e, Andrew Ervin sets out to understand the explosive popularity of video games. He travels to government laboratories, junk shops, and arcades. He interviews scientists and game designers, both old and young. In charting the material and technological history of video games, from the 1950s to the present, he suggests that their appeal starts and ends with the sense of creativity they instill in gamers. As Ervin argues, games are art because they are beautiful, moving, and even political -- and because they turn players into artists themselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Ervin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eExtraordinary Renditions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBurning Down George Orwell's House\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written essays and reviews for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. He teaches part time at Temple University and lives with his wife in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45388975145062,"sku":"9780465039708","price":45.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/WVFhN0I0YnlmcnZleUtvalRQSFl1UT09.webp?v=1775052568","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/bit-by-bit-how-video-games-transformed-our-world-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}