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Press start to play / edited by Daniel H. Wilson, John Joseph Adams.

Contributor(s): Wilson, Daniel H. (Daniel Howard), 1978- [editor.] | Adams, John Joseph, 1976- [editor.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Vintage originalPublisher: New York : Knopf, 2015Description: 496 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781101873304 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Short stories, American | Short stories | General | Short StoriesDDC classification: 813'.01'0806
Contents:
God mode, Daniel H. Wilson; NPC, Charles Yu; Respawn, Hiroshi Sakurazaka; Desert walk, S.R. Mastrantone; Rat catcher's yellows, Charlie Jane Anders; 1UP, Holly Black; Survival horror, Seanan McGuire; Real, Django Wexler; Outliers, Nicole Feldringer; < end="" game="">, Chris Avellone; Save me plz, David Barr Kirtley; The relive box, T.C. Boyle; Roguelike, Marc Laidlaw; All of the people in your party have died, Robin Wasserman; Recoil!, Micky Neilson; Anda's game, Cory Doctorow; Coma kings, Jessica Barber; Stats, Marguerite K. Bennett; Please continue, Chris Kluwe; Creation screen, Rhianna Pratchett; The fresh prince of gamma world, Austin Grossman; Gamer's end, Yoon Ha Lee; The clockwork soldier, Ken Liu; Killswitch, Catherynne M. Valente; Twarrior, Andy Weir; Select character, Hugh Howey
Summary: In the spirit of Ernest Cline's 'Ready Player One', here are 21 works of fiction that put video games - and the people who play them - in the spotlight. Whether these authors are tackling the humble pixelated coin-op arcade games of the 70s and 80s, or the vivid, immersive form of entertainment that abounds today, you'll never look at phrases like 'save point', 'first-person shooter', or 'kill screen' again.
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God mode, Daniel H. Wilson; NPC, Charles Yu; Respawn, Hiroshi Sakurazaka; Desert walk, S.R. Mastrantone; Rat catcher's yellows, Charlie Jane Anders; 1UP, Holly Black; Survival horror, Seanan McGuire; Real, Django Wexler; Outliers, Nicole Feldringer; < end="" game="">, Chris Avellone; Save me plz, David Barr Kirtley; The relive box, T.C. Boyle; Roguelike, Marc Laidlaw; All of the people in your party have died, Robin Wasserman; Recoil!, Micky Neilson; Anda's game, Cory Doctorow; Coma kings, Jessica Barber; Stats, Marguerite K. Bennett; Please continue, Chris Kluwe; Creation screen, Rhianna Pratchett; The fresh prince of gamma world, Austin Grossman; Gamer's end, Yoon Ha Lee; The clockwork soldier, Ken Liu; Killswitch, Catherynne M. Valente; Twarrior, Andy Weir; Select character, Hugh Howey

In the spirit of Ernest Cline's 'Ready Player One', here are 21 works of fiction that put video games - and the people who play them - in the spotlight. Whether these authors are tackling the humble pixelated coin-op arcade games of the 70s and 80s, or the vivid, immersive form of entertainment that abounds today, you'll never look at phrases like 'save point', 'first-person shooter', or 'kill screen' again.

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