A review by lojarive
The State of Play: Creators and Critics on Video Game Culture by Katherine Cross, Cara Ellison, William Knoblauch, Linus Larsson, Ian Bogost, Zoë Quinn, Anita Sarkeesian, Ian Shanahan, Dan Golding, Evan Narcisse, Leigh Alexander, Hussein Ibrahim, Anna Anthropy, David Johnston, Merritt Kopas, Ola Wikander, Daniel Goldberg, Brendan Keogh

5.0

Great selection of essays about different aspects of video game culture. There really is so much more than pointing and shooting, rescuing the princess from the ogre, or reaching the finish line without falling off the cliff. This series of essays by video game journalists, game developers, critics, etc. is a great introduction for video game beginners or just for those of us who have become intrigued about what's beyond "just playing" and the use of video games as art or social critique. Also, there are great recommendations for different types of games.