TITLE

Living in sim city

AUTHOR(S)

Jukes, P.

PUB. DATE

December 1991

SOURCE

New Statesman & Society;12/20/91-12/27/91, Vol. 4 Issue 182/183, p35

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Traces the development of computer games. Early `Space Invaders' arcade machines ten years ago; Diverse personal computer (PC) games that sprang up in the 1980s; New games that are current best sellers; Potential of CDI Interactive Television which will soon be launched in Britain; Impact of computer games on the worlds of art and entertainment.

ACCESSION #

9201201819

Tags: COMPUTER games

 

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