Michael Kane

Game Boys

Triumph, Heartbreak, and the Quest for Cash in the Battleground of Competitive V ideogaming

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A year inside the fierce rivalries and big business of competitive videogaming A technology-fueled spin on a classic sports tale, Game Boys profiles "cyber-athletes" who compete for dominance in the professional gaming circuit, a world populated with rivalries, big egos, corporate sponsorships, and large cash prizes. Michael Kane's pioneering account of the lifestyle and business of gaming takes readers to the heart of "e-sports," what many consider the successor in sports entertainment to the X-games and competitive poker. Following the top teams-3D and CompLexity, a rivalry as bitter as the Yankees versus the Red Sox-Kane profiles the star players as they cheat, strategize, sign with rival teams, and get berated by sideline-pacing coaches. Are gamers really the athletes of tomorrow? They act like they are. A lively tour of the quirks and dramas of a subculture on the cusp of big things, Game Boys is a tale of sports glory and a glimpse into the lucrative business of gaming.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 140mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 393g
• ISBN-13: 9780452295445
• ISBN-10: 0452295440
• Artikelnr.: 26008944

Autorenporträt

Dr. Michael Kane is a tenured professor of criminal justice at West Virginia State University and lead faculty for the Songer Institute of Forensics and Criminal Justice Sciences. He also serves as a municipal court judge in Gilbert, West Virginia. He holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the Union Institute and University in Ohio, a M.S. degree in Forensic Science from National University in California, and a B.A. degree in Law Enforcement from Pfeiffer University in North Carolina. Dr Kane is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. In addition, he has served in various criminal justice agencies throughout the United States as a police and corrections officer, correctional counselor, and served as the chief investigator for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in West Virginia. He currently resides in Charleston, West Virginia indulging in private studies of ancient Asian warfare and philosophy, pursuing the hero motif of the warrior-scholar.