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A review by mike_brough
How to Talk about Videogames, Volume 47 by Ian Bogost
3.0
A diverse collection of essays, all previously published elsewhere, on videogames (duh!).
At times, rather highfalutin but there's the odd nugget to chew on after finishing the essay.
The Conclusion chapter seems to suggest that videogames will only come of age when they're not treated as something 'other' and when books about them, like this one, become pointless since games are just like toasters or books and don't stand out as a separate niche. Maybe I'm being a bit dense but aren't there also literary critical reviews and individual book reviews in all the major Sunday papers?
At times, rather highfalutin but there's the odd nugget to chew on after finishing the essay.
The Conclusion chapter seems to suggest that videogames will only come of age when they're not treated as something 'other' and when books about them, like this one, become pointless since games are just like toasters or books and don't stand out as a separate niche. Maybe I'm being a bit dense but aren't there also literary critical reviews and individual book reviews in all the major Sunday papers?