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Trigger Happy (book) available for free

SoFar
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Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 - 10:10am

http://stevenpoole.net/blog/trigger-happier/
Trigger Happy is a book about the aesthetics of videogames "” what they share with cinema, the history of painting, or literature; and what makes them different, in terms of form, psychology and semiotics.

lethial
The Machine
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Location: NY
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 - 12:35pm

Oh interesting book, thanks for sharing!

Decisions are just decisions, there are neither "good" or "bad"
LobsterMobster wrote:

*In response to being rewarded with a in-game shack for NOT nuking FO3 city Megaton*
Yeah, but if you set off the bomb in Megaton you are rewarded with a parking lot!

wordsmythe
Spondee Camper
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Location: I've come to love this American giant, viewing it as the most misunderstood, most underrated city in the world.
Thursday, January 17th, 2008 - 12:50pm

SoFar wrote:
what they share with cinema, the history of painting, or literature; and what makes them different, in terms of form, psychology and semiotics.

And it's free you say? Sold!

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BadgerSundae
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Location: Seattle, WA
Thursday, January 17th, 2008 - 3:40pm

Sweet deal! Thanks for the tip.

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