Seeing Red
Nintendo's Virtual Boy
- Paperback
184 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2024
Summary
With glowing red stereoscopic 3D graphics, the Virtual Boy cast a prophetic hue—shortly after its release in 1995, Nintendo’s balance sheet for the product was “in the red” as well. Of all the innovative long shots the game industry has witnessed over the years, perhaps the most infamous and least understood was the Virtual Boy. Why the Virtual Boy failed, and where it succeeded, are questions that video game experts Jose Zagal and Benj Edwards explore in Seeing Red, but even more in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262045063 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262045060 |
| Author: | Jose P. Zagal, Benj Edwards |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 184 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Platform Studies |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“In Seeing Red, Zagal and Edwards dispel many misperceptions regarding the failure attributed to Virtual Boy. What a shame, as some of the games on the console are among the most inventive released on any Nintendo platform… [Seeing Red is] required reading for those who want to understand the Virtual Boy better.”
- PopMatters
“This is a well-conceived and thoughtfully executed study that focuses attention on a product that deserves to be more than a historical footnote.”
- Choice
About The Author
Jose P. Zagal
José P. Zagal is Professor at the University of Utah’s Entertainment Arts & Engineering program. He is the author of Ludoliteracy, editor of The Videogame Ethics Reader, and Editor-in-Chief of Transactions of the Digital Games Research Association. Zagal has been honored as a DiGRA Distinguished Scholar and a Fellow of the Higher-Education Video Game Alliance for his contributions to games research.
Benj Edwards is a tech historian and journalist. He is currently the AI and Machine Learning reporter for Ars Technica and a tech journalist for publications such as The Atlantic, Wired, Macworld, PCWorld, Fast Company, and other publications. Edwards is also the Editor-in-Chief of Vintage Computing and Gaming, a contributor to the Retronauts podcast, and creator of The Culture of Tech podcast.
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