{"product_id":"eugene-jarvis-king-of-the-arcade-9798765113547","title":"Eugene Jarvis: King of the Arcade","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book explores the influential work of Eugene Jarvis, designer of the wildly-successful arcade games \u003ci\u003eDefender, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobotron: 2084\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNARC\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmash TV\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCruis'n USA\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Embracing a variety of genres across decades, the video games of Eugene Jarvis offer a series of design lessons in how to craft coin-operated game machines that can survive and thrive even as the arcade was disappearing from the American landscape. In particular, his titles demonstrate the enduring appeal of gameplay challenges, taboo content, and possessing a larger-than-life form factor and accessible gameplay. Drawing upon multiple interviews with Jarvis and his collaborators, as well as scholarly reflections on game design, historic industry data, and archival documents, this book makes the case that Jarvis is the unparalleled \"King of the Arcade\" for his ability to craft gameplay experiences that cannot be replicated on home consoles or personal computers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Thomas Payne\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Film, Television, and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, USA. He is author of \u003ci\u003ePlaying War: Military Video Games after 9\/ 11\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), co-author of \u003ci\u003eUltima \u0026amp; Worldbuilding in the Computer Role-Playing Game\u003c\/i\u003e (2024) and is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eHow to Play Video Games \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), \u003ci\u003eFlow TV: Television in the Age of Media Convergence\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eJoystick Soldiers: The Politics of Play in Military Video Games\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51243452596498,"sku":"9798765113547","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_49ff719d-76ce-471d-8645-c2a502fbd9ad.jpg?v=1745863868","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/eugene-jarvis-king-of-the-arcade-9798765113547","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}