The Video Games Textbook: History • Business • Technology

Dr Wardyga’s thorough research and comprehensive attention to detail make his work on “The Video Games Textbook” an intelligible triumph. In the introduction, he says his goal for the textbook was “to facilitate learning the history, business, and technology of video games with visually stimulating, comprehensive, and chronological chapters that are relevant and easy to understand for a variety of readers”, and without a shadow of a doubt, he has followed through. Every chapter holds a tremendous amount of information without leaving the reader feeling overwhelmed, accompanied by relevant trivia and quizzes to enhance their understanding even further.The text covers every base for anyone who holds any interest in video gaming, whether it be the technology behind video games, details on consoles, or its effect on society. And while the book’s contents have obvious educational benefits, it can be read and enjoyed by those outside an academic environment. Dr. Wardyga’s knowledge of the gaming universe is vast, and his book makes that abundantly clear. I have and will continue to recommend this book to anyone interested in the topic!

The Video Games Textbook covers everything about video games from the year a console or particular game was released, what generation it was in, the gross sales projections, and the competition & market shares of consoles (Nintendo, Miscrosoft, Sony, etc.) in specific regions like Japan, North America, Europe, etc. In addition, Dr. Wardyga also provides insight on how video games are used in certain industries like the U.S. militaries and even medical schools for various practices of medicine, including video games where you have to operate on a patient. Overall, the read was great, and if you are interested in the video game industry, I would highly recommend this textbook.

Excellent information on how and why the games and consoles were developed and evolved. Success and failures are covered and the impact to society.

An absolute collectible with fascinating details. The book gave me a combination of nostalgia and incredible insight into the societal context, methodology for the creation of, and the business related to video consoles and the games. A must-have if you're a vintage collector or an aspiring video game blogger or video game Youtuber.

The Video Games Textbook is a valuable tool for reseaching gaming from the very beginning, with historic photos, colorful charts and details from each decade. Enjoyed reading about my first console and the people that started it all! Everyone will appreciate the walk through history found in this textbook. Highly recommend The Video Games Textbook, a great book filled with knowledge and substance.

Very well written and a great read

I've read many history of video gaming books, this one was amazing. Great Layout, very informative. Can't recommend it enough.

Fabulous and beautiful book about Gaming.