Halo Effect A Look At the Popular Video Game Trade Book, Benbella NEW UNREAD

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Published by Benbella Books, this is a 198 page trade paperback based on Halo, the most successful video game of all time. You are the lone survivor of a genetically engineered race of super-soldiers, trying to save humanity before it is destroyed by the alien Covenant. You have got a voice in your helmet, a potentially genocidal robot on your ship, and enemies on your tail.

But then you put down the controller. You have not been at war, you have simply been consumed by Halo, the first-person shooter that transformed the landscape of gaming when Microsoft released it in 2001. Halo: Combat Evolved, along with its sequel, shattered sales records and swept gamers deep into a fictional galaxy full of danger and deceit. Millions of players stepped up to the controls of the Pillar of Autumn with the Master Chief, captivated by the graphics, storyline, and innovative gameplay. Now, in The Halo Effect, science fiction authors, scientists, critics, and even fellow gamers explore Halo’s hold on players and its influence on the world of gaming. What is behind the helmet of the superhuman Master Chief is a mystery. What is behind Halo is the story of the most popular video game of all time. Even the U.S. military makes time for Halo; Peter A. Smith and Alicia Sanchez reveal how the armed forces use video games to train our troops. David Thomas defends the popularity of Halo against high-brow critics. How would Halos actually exist in space? Kevin R. Grazier, Ph.D., explains the science behind the science fiction. Do you ever really have to grow up and set gaming aside? Paul Kix tells of one gamer who makes his living from playing Halo. Science is more closely tied to religion than we thought and Charlie W. Starr tells us how Halo is a prime example. Forgotten something about 343 Guilty Spark? Wondering what forms the Flood takes? Daniel Barbour has the answers for casual to hardcore gamers in his comprehensive appendix. This is a new, unread, copy from our files and it has been stored in a smoke an pet free environment since purchased new by us direct from the publisher.

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Published by Benbella Books, this is a 198 page trade paperback based on Halo, the most successful video game of all time. You are the lone survivor of a genetically engineered race of super-soldiers, trying to save humanity before it is destroyed by the alien Covenant. You have got a voice in your helmet, a potentially genocidal robot on your ship, and enemies on your tail.

But then you put down the controller. You have not been at war, you have simply been consumed by Halo, the first-person shooter that transformed the landscape of gaming when Microsoft released it in 2001. Halo: Combat Evolved, along with its sequel, shattered sales records and swept gamers deep into a fictional galaxy full of danger and deceit. Millions of players stepped up to the controls of the Pillar of Autumn with the Master Chief, captivated by the graphics, storyline, and innovative gameplay. Now, in The Halo Effect, science fiction authors, scientists, critics, and even fellow gamers explore Halo’s hold on players and its influence on the world of gaming. What is behind the helmet of the superhuman Master Chief is a mystery. What is behind Halo is the story of the most popular video game of all time. Even the U.S. military makes time for Halo; Peter A. Smith and Alicia Sanchez reveal how the armed forces use video games to train our troops. David Thomas defends the popularity of Halo against high-brow critics. How would Halos actually exist in space? Kevin R. Grazier, Ph.D., explains the science behind the science fiction. Do you ever really have to grow up and set gaming aside? Paul Kix tells of one gamer who makes his living from playing Halo. Science is more closely tied to religion than we thought and Charlie W. Starr tells us how Halo is a prime example. Forgotten something about 343 Guilty Spark? Wondering what forms the Flood takes? Daniel Barbour has the answers for casual to hardcore gamers in his comprehensive appendix. This is a new, unread, copy from our files and it has been stored in a smoke an pet free environment since purchased new by us direct from the publisher.

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Weight 18 oz

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