Gamelife

Name: Gamelife
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781925240252
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A Memoir of a Childhood

By Michael Clune

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iGamelife by Michael Clune is a unique memoir that intertwines the author's childhood in the 1980s with his experiences in the early video game world. Through vividly detailed narratives, Clune explores how these games provided an escape and a lens for understanding life's complexities. The book captures the nostalgic charm of early gaming while delving into themes of imagination and identity.
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If you're intrigued by the intersection of personal history and video game culture, this memoir offers a unique glimpse into how games shaped the author’s childhood and influenced his worldview. It might satisfy those who enjoy introspective narratives about growing up and the formative impact of technology in our lives.

Gamelife

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Gamelife is part memoir of childhood, part meditation on the imaginative world of computer games—and altogether wonderful, luminous and profound. Structured in seven chapters, around seven PC games that took on an almost religious significance in the author's life, it captures the essential strangeness of childhood, when the world is still revealing itself.

It re-creates a place—1980s suburban Illinois, John Hughes movie territory—in all its quotidian glory. And it explores how the ephemeral worlds of video games gave shape to a boy's days.

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Gamelife by Michael Clune receives acclaim for its introspective and eloquent exploration of childhood and adolescence through the lens of early video games. Reviewers praise it for blending elements of nostalgia with deep intellectual reflection, making it more than just a memoir about gaming. Clune's writing is described as tender and insightful, effectively capturing the transformative impact of games on personal development and imagination.

Book Details

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ISBN: 9781925240252

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 September 2015

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Edition: UK ed.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 302g

Pages: 216

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