Books like Fantasy freaks and gaming geeks by Ethan Gilsdorf

Teen gamer Anda navigates friendship, ethics, and global inequality when her virtual ally turns out to be a poor Chinese gold farmer, exploring the blurred line between online play and real‑world livelihoods.

Jane McGonigal explains how computer games can be used to solve real‑world problems and improve global well‑being, drawing on her research that gamers are skillful problem solvers and collaborators.

This book is a history of the Video Game Industry, from types of electronic entertainment that were available before video games, to the improvements up until the year 2001. It begins with a look at the origins of Pinball, and other novelty games, then on to games that were played on giant computers, and then finally to the invention of the Video game, and the growth of the industry. Each section has many quotes from people involved with the creation, design, or field of video games. At the center of the book is a 18 pages of of black and white photos of the various people and events mentioned. It also details the video game influences of video games into the cultures of the world, from movies to cereal boxes and toys. This book was originally released in the year 2000 under the title "The First Quarter: A 25-Year History of Video Games," without Chapter 30, the 'Time Line', and the "Index". Two editions almost identical, except the name of the publisher are known to exist. In these the publisher, on the Title-Copyright page, the spine and reverse cover of the book, have different names while the rest of the book is identical, including the same ISBN.

Explores how the video‑gaming industry reshapes culture, economics, and social interactions, debunking myths about gender, violence, and youth, and showing its impact on governments, the military, and global modeling efforts.

Entrepreneur Andrew Keen warns of what he sees as a narcissistic and cancerous culture developing with the invent of Web 2.0, whereby professionals are put out of business and the value of the media that we consume drops immensely.