A history of video games in 64 objects
(Book)

Includes bibliographical resources (pages 317-332) and index.

"Drawing on the World Video Game Hall of Fame's unmatched collection of video game artifacts, this fascinating history offers an expansive look at the development of one of the most popular and influential activities of the modern world: video gaming."--Amazon.

This history of video games takes readers from 1947's "Humpty Dumpty" which revolutionized pinball, to 2016's indie game That dragon, Cancer which took players into a hospital room, attempting to help the developer calm his son's suffering from the effects of terminal cancer. Along the way readers will discover a new perspective on the games that shaped the field's development and ultimated changed how we play.