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  Debugging game history: a critical lexicon
Lowood H., Guins R., The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2016. 464 pp.  Type: Book (978-0-262034-19-7)

Game history has not, according to the editors of this book, emerged from the era of chronicles. This is not necessarily a bad thing. The editors go on to say: “Chronicles have many good qualities. They establish essential ch...
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Oct 21 2016  
  Videogames in computer space: the complex history of Pong
Lowood H. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 31(3): 5-19, 2009.  Type: Article

In a field that is more often driven by hype than reality, it is nice to have serious historical examinations. This paper provides a sober history of the first video game, Pong. Today’s gamers often see a clear line of...
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Oct 26 2009  

   
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