Best before: videogames, supersession and obsolescence
Despite record sales and an ever-growing global industry, the simple fact is that videogames are disappearing.Most obviously, the physical deterioration of discs, cartridges, consoles and controllers means that the data and devices will crumble to dust and eventually will be lost forever. However, there is more to the disappearance of videogames than plastic corrosion and bit rot. Best Before examines how the videogames industry's retail, publishing, technology design, advertising and marketing…
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- Full title :Best before : videogames, supersession and obsolescence / James Newman.
Summary
Despite record sales and an ever-growing global industry, the simple fact is that videogames are disappearing.Most obviously, the physical deterioration of discs, cartridges, consoles and controllers means that the data and devices will crumble to dust and eventually will be lost forever. However, there is more to the disappearance of videogames than plastic corrosion and bit rot. Best Before examines how the videogames industry's retail, publishing, technology design, advertising and marketing practices actively produce obsolescence, wearing out and retiring old game.
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- Publication Date:2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012.
Notes
Description based upon print version of record.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (193 p.)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1136502653, 9781136502651, 9786613897572, 6613897574, 0203144260, 9780203144268, 1136502661, 9781136502668
- DOI:10.4324/9780203144268
- oclc:on1290060662
- LC Classification:GV1469.3
- Dewey Decimal:794.8
Table of Contents
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 VIDEOGAMES ARE DISAPPEARING; 2 NEW GAMES; 3 OLD GAMES; 4 GAME(PLAY) PRESERVATION; REFERENCES; INDEX
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