This engaging chronicle of the golden age of video games examines the history of stand-alone games, home consoles and early personal computer games up until the mid 1990s. The work presents discussion of industry trends, technical advances, and game dynamics and showcase the development of this culturally important, multi-billion dollar industry. An eight-page section of color plates is included and numerous photographs appear throughout. Dillon is a video game expert and professor of computer engineering. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)