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The Art of Superbrothers

DIY Video Games and the Future of Storytelling

by (author) Adam Hammond

Publisher
Coach House Books
Initial publish date
Sep 2016
Category
Video & Electronic
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781552453186
    Publish Date
    Sep 2016
    List Price
    $14.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770564305
    Publish Date
    Feb 2016
    List Price
    $7.99

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Description

Video games, once dismissed as idle entertainment, are experiencing a cultural renaissance. Galvanized by easier manufacturing methods and better distribution channels, a new generation of independent designers and developers have created games that are startlingly original, accessible and artistic. In 2011, one of the most
visionary of those indie developers, Superbrothers, released Sword and Sworcery EP. An immersive, paradigm-shifting adventure game -- Wired magazine said it had 'the best creative direction of any mobile role-playing-
game we've seen' -- it became a global phenomenon.

Now, writer Adam Hammond journeys to Superbrothers' secret headquarters in rural Quebec to chronicle the creation of their eagerly anticipated follow-up title. As one of the first players of the new game, Hammond provides a unique, ringside account of the gaming world. Along the way, he shows how indie video
games have evolved into a socially progressive art form, tracing their creative DNA in everything from modernist fiction to punk rock.

About the author

Adam Hammond is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Literature in the Digital Age: A Critical Introduction (Cambridge University Press, 2016) and co-author of Modernism: Keywords (2014). His writing has appeared in The Walrus, The Literary Review of Canada, and The Globe and Mail, and his work has been profiled in Wired and on BBC and CBC radio.

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