Porn and Pong How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Our Culture
| Author/creator | Brown, Damon Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Port Townsend : Feral House Minneapolis : Consortium Book Sales & Distribution [Distributor] |
| Description | 230 p. ill 08.500 x 05.500 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation <div><p>“A stimulating look at two of today’s most controversial subjects. . . . Sure to amaze and titillate anyone who’s ever hoisted a videogame controller.”—CNN Tech Correspondent Scott Steinberg</p><p>No book until<i>Porn & Pong</i>has explored how pornography and video games have influenced America’s sexual mores and technological compulsions on a massive scale.</p><p>The first Atari systems and their phallic joysticks began to sell by the million along with the rise of the VCR and the modern porn industry. Reality TV skyrocketed the same year as<i>The Sims</i>, and the surgically endowed Pamela Anderson was only outshined by one other woman: Lara Croft.</p><p><i>Porn & Pong</i>’s publication comes at the time of the release of several highly anticipated adult-oriented games, including a new<i>Leisure Suit Larry</i>,<i>Tomb Raider</i>, and the sequel to the most controversial video game of all time,<i>Grand Theft Auto</i>. Author Damon Brown examines how politics, hidden agendas, and financial pressure affect the controversial art forms of gaming and pornography.</p><p><b>Damon Brown</b>writes for<i>Playboy</i>,<i>Spin</i>,<i>New York Post</i>, and the Inspector Gadget column for PlanetOut, the largest gay and lesbian website.</p></div> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781932595369 |
| ISBN | 1932595368 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781932595369 |
| Stock number | 00067490 |
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