The Bre Pettis Collection of Computer Art
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cover (Hayden edition)preface by Bob Kahn (Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley)'Credits and Dedication' -- the contributor balloon diagramtitle spread ('High Technology Is Low Magick')Lunar Lander (p.107)
BookPhysical copy in the collection

What to Do After You Hit Return: PCC's First Book of Computer Games

Author
People's Computer Company
Year
1975
ISBN
0-8104-5188-3
Tags
computer-art · basic · games · peoples-computer-company · counterculture · generative · pioneers · physical · owned

Notes

The People's Computer Company's first book of computer games -- a cornerstone of 1970s Bay Area computer counterculture, edited collectively (Bob Albrecht, LeRoy Finkel, Marc LeBrun, David Kaufman, Mary Jo Albrecht, Howie Franklin, Joanne Verplank, Albert Bradley, Nancy Hertert) with a preface by Bob Kahn of the Lawrence Hall of Science. Type-in BASIC games (Lunar Lander, Star Trader, Hunt the Wumpus, Hexapawn, Stomp, Trap, Bagels) wrapped in exuberant hand-lettered, Art-Nouveau-inflected illustration -- an early fusion of computing and graphic art. This is the Hayden edition. Owner's physical copy.