{"product_id":"extra-lives-why-video-games-matter-paperback","title":"Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Bissell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eExtra Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed writer and life-long video game enthusiast Tom Bissell takes the reader on an insightful and entertaining tour of the art and meaning of video games. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn just a few decades, video games have grown increasingly complex and sophisticated, and the companies that produce them are now among the most profitable in the entertainment industry. Yet few outside this world have thought deeply about how these games work, why they are so appealing, and what they are capable of artistically. Blending memoir, criticism, and first-rate reportage, \u003ci\u003eExtra Lives \u003c\/i\u003eis a milestone work about what might be the dominant popular art form of our time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Bissell\u003c\/b\u003e (Xbox Live gamertag: T C Bissell; PlayStation Network gamertag: TCBissell) is the author of \u003ci\u003eChasing the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGod Lives in St. Petersburg\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Father of All Things\u003c\/i\u003e. A recipient of the Rome Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Bay de Noc Community College Alumnus of the Year Award, he teaches fiction writing at Portland State University and lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 7.96 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754179887392,"sku":"9780307474315","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a71116a3c2ebb3d192b05ada26936a18.webp?v=1780035153","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/extra-lives-why-video-games-matter-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}