Game of X v.2 (eBook)

The Long Road to Xbox

Rusel DeMaria (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2018
358 Seiten
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-0-429-78978-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Game of X v.2 is the story that leads up to Xbox. It is a story of DOS games, Microsoft culture, the crazy stories around the development and promotion of DirectX and the graphics standards that were required for Xbox to happen. Stories based on dozens of interviews include a colorful cast of characters and some solid technical background. The history of games for DOS and the initial challenges of Windows, the surprising source of the earliest Windows games, and much, much more. This is the fascinating prequel to Game of X v.1: Xbox.Key FeaturesGame of X v.2 is the story that leads up to Xbox. It is a story of DOS games, Microsoft culture, the crazy stories around the development and promotion of DirectX and the graphics standards that were required for Xbox to The history of games for DOS and the initial challenges of Windows, the surprising source of the earliest Windows games, and much, much more. This is the fascinating follow-up to Game of X v.1: XboxStories based on dozens of interviews include a colorful cast of characters and some solid technical background.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.9.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Grafik / Design
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Computerspiele
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• ISBN-10: 0-429-78978-5 / 0429789785
• ISBN-13: 978-0-429-78978-6 / 9780429789786