The Art of Video Games: From Pac-Man to Mass Effect
- ISBN-10
- 159962110X
- ISBN-13
- 9781599621104
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 218
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Authors
- Patrick O'Rourke, Chris Melissinos
Description
Showcases 80 video games selected by an international poll for inclusion in a Smithsonian American Art Museum exhibition, sharing the inside stories of the games' development, interviews with key artists and designers and vivid full-color artwork from the games, in a book that features Pac-Man, Space Invaders, BioShock, Uncharted, Mass Effect and many more.
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