{"product_id":"easy-to-learn-difficult-to-master-pong-atari-and-the-dawn-of-the-video-game-paperback","title":"Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master: Pong, Atari, and the Dawn of the Video Game - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Kushner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKoren Shadmi\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping origin story of Pong, Atari, and the digital icons who defined the world of video games.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA deep, nostalgic dive into the advent of gaming, \u003ci\u003eEasy to Learn, Difficult to Master\u003c\/i\u003e returns us to the emerging culture of Silicon Valley. At the center of this graphic history, dynamically drawn in colors inspired by old computer screens, is the epic feud that raged between Atari founder Nolan Bushnell and inventor Ralph Baer for the title of \"father of the video game.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Baer, a Jewish immigrant whose family fled Germany for America, developed the first TV video-game console and ping-pong game in the 1960s, Bushnell, a self-taught whiz kid from Utah, put out Atari's pioneering table-tennis arcade game, Pong, in 1972. Thus, a prolonged battle began over who truly spearheaded the multibillion-dollar gaming industry, and around it a sweeping narrative about invention, inspiration, and the seeds of digital revolution.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Kushner\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and author who has written eight books and two nonfiction graphic novels. A contributing editor for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, Kushner has written for publications including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGQ. \u003c\/i\u003eHis work is featured in several \"best of\" anthologies. Many of his articles and books are being adapted for TV and film and he has taught as a Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University, and an adjunct professor of journalism at New York University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKoren Shadmi\u003c\/b\u003e is a Brooklyn-based illustrator and cartoonist. He studied illustration in the School of Visual Arts in NYC, where he now teaches. Koren's graphic novels have been published in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Israel, Korea, and the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 9.06 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47399382679730,"sku":"9781568588766","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/22ee0aec86e7ee3123113f27d7193294.webp?v=1778070546","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/easy-to-learn-difficult-to-master-pong-atari-and-the-dawn-of-the-video-game-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}