Clancy, Kelly
Playing with Reality: How Games Shape Our World
- ISBN 13:
- 9780241545508
- author:
- Clancy, Kelly
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Allen Lane
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions:
- 24.2 x 16.2 x 3.4 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Home & Garden, Crafts & Hobbies, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Playing With Reality explores the fascinating history of games since the Enlightenment, revealing how they have shaped our understanding of the world and ourselves.
From military theory to artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and cognitive psychology, Kelly Clancy shows how games have been intertwined with the arc of history, influencing fields as diverse as economics, politics, and technology.
This thought-provoking book makes the argument that our fascination with games holds the key to understanding human nature, and how this fascination continues to shape our world today.
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