Philips Magnavox Videogames and the Entertainment Revolution Trigger Happy - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS............................................ 8
1 RESISTANCE IS FUTILE ......................................10
Our virtual history....................................................10
Pixel generation .......................................................13
Meme machines .......................................................18
The shock of the new ...............................................28
2 THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES ....................................35
Beginnings ...............................................................35
Art types...................................................................45
Happiness is a warm gun .........................................46
In my mind and in my car ........................................51
Might as well jump ..................................................56
Sometimes you kick .................................................61
Heaven in here .........................................................66
Two tribes ................................................................69
Running up that hill .................................................72
It’s a kind of magic ..................................................75
We can work it out ...................................................79
Family fortunes ........................................................82
3 UNREAL CITIES ....................................................85
Let’s get physical .....................................................85
Let’s stick together...................................................95
Life in plastic .........................................................101