The Epic Evolution of Video Games

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Have you ever wondered what video games would be like if they never changed? The first games were little more than bouncing dots on a plain screen. Modern games include astonishing action, realistic environments, and epic story lines. Take a look at how video games have evolved over the years, and learn about the kinds of games we might be playing in the future.

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The Epic Evolution of Video Games

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Have you ever wondered what video games would be like if they never changed? The first games were little more than bouncing dots on a plain screen. Modern games include astonishing action, realistic environments, and epic story lines. Take a look at how video games have evolved over the years, and learn about the kinds of games we might be playing in the future.

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The Epic Evolution of Video Games

The Epic Evolution of Video Games

The Epic Evolution of Video Games

The Epic Evolution of Video Games

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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Have you ever wondered what video games would be like if they never changed? The first games were little more than bouncing dots on a plain screen. Modern games include astonishing action, realistic environments, and epic story lines. Take a look at how video games have evolved over the years, and learn about the kinds of games we might be playing in the future.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781512457919
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date: 01/01/2017
Series: ShockZone T - Games and Gamers
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 32
File size: 43 MB
Note: This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range: 10 - 11 Years

About the Author

Arie Kaplan has written jokes and comedy sketches for the television series TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest…. He has also written humor articles for MAD Magazine. Aside from his work as a comedy writer, Arie has written numerous nonfiction books for young readers on subjects ranging from the life of Vlad the Impaler to the history of pop music. As a comics writer, he has written comic book stories and graphic novels for DC Comics, Archie Comics, Bongo Comics, IDW Publishing, Penguin Young Readers Group, and other publishers. He is the author of the acclaimed nonfiction book From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books, which was a 2008 finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. He lives with his family in New York City. Please check out his website, www.ariekaplan.com

Table of Contents

The First Video Games 4

The Golden Age 6

The Crash 8

Video Games Strike Back 10

Games about Games 12

Games to Go 14

Bigger, Better, and Faster 16

Playing Roles 18

Games Get Real 20

Out of Control 22

Casual Takeover 24

Game Over 26

The Top-Selling Games of 2012 28

Further Information 30

Index 31

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