Video Games: The Defining Medium of the 21st Century

Film became the literature of the 20th century. Likewise, video games will take over in this coming century, especially once they learn to listen to us.

March 30, 2011

Film became the literature of the 20th century. Likewise, video games will take over in this coming century, especially once they learn to listen to us.

Jesse Schell

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