{"product_id":"doom-dan-pinchbeck-9780472051915","title":"Doom: Scarydarkfast","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn December 1993, gaming changed forever. id Software's seminal shooter \u003ci\u003eDOOM\u003c\/i\u003e was released, and it shook the foundations of the medium. Daniel Pinchbeck brings together the complete story of \u003ci\u003eDOOM\u003c\/i\u003e for the first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book takes a look at the early days of first-person gaming and the video game studio system. It discusses the prototypes and the groundbreaking technology that drove the game forward and offers a detailed analysis of gameplay and level design. Pinchbeck also examines \u003ci\u003eDOOM\u003c\/i\u003e's contributions to wider gaming culture, such as online multiplay and the modding community, and the first-person gaming genre, focusing on \u003ci\u003eDOOM\u003c\/i\u003e's status as a foundational title and the development of the genre since 1993. Pinchbeck draws extensively from primary data: from the game itself, from the massive fan culture surrounding the title, and from interviews with the developers who made it. This book is not only the definitive work on \u003ci\u003eDOOM\u003c\/i\u003e but a snapshot of a period of gaming history, a manifesto for a development ethos, and a celebration of game culture at its best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Pinchbeck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472051911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472051915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.08w x 0.46d","brand":"Dan Pinchbeck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919896477951,"sku":"9780472051915","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0b7b342a-8f75-4f1a-8187-75e73ee92dca.jpg?v=1680812507","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/doom-dan-pinchbeck-9780472051915","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}