Hot tubs and Pac-Man : gender and the early video game industry in the United States (1950s-1980s) /

McDivitt, Anne Ladyem.

Hot tubs and Pac-Man : gender and the early video game industry in the United States (1950s-1980s) / Anne Ladyem McDivitt. - Berlin : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, c2020. - viii, 136 p. : ill. (some col.) - Video Games and the Humanities ; Volume 1 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- "Just Way Too Many Guys Crammed Into One Place" -- "What Can You Expect from a Guy in Charge of Joysticks?" -- "A Gentler Touch to the World of Video Games" -- Atari Generation -- "Are you Man Enough to Run with Us?" -- References -- Index.

9783110664461 (hardcover) 3110664461 (hardcover)


Video games industry --History --20th century.
Women video game designers --History --20th century.
Women video gamers --History --20th century.

HD9993.E452 / M33 2020