Mazes, monsters and multicursality. Mastering Pac-Man 1980–2016

This paper explores the creation and codification of techniques for playing, beating and breaking Namco’s Pac-Man (1980). The findings are based on original archival research that draws on a range of early video game strategy publications in addition to more recent technical investigations of the ga...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: James Newman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-12-01
Series:Cogent Arts & Humanities
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2016.1190439