Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter by Tom BissellMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Tom Bissell is an excellent writer, and I found myself riveted by all but the 5th chapter and the appendix, despite never having played the games he is discussing. Sadly he fails to draw any deep philosophical conclusions about the act of playing video games. He was very close to doing so but failed to give us an important conclusion or conclusions to wrap our mind around. Maybe he feels that's as unnecessary as justifying making or consuming art of any kind, but it seems like a cop-out.
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