Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow /
by Zevin, Gabrielle.
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Chatto & Windus, 2022Description: 416 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781784744649 (hbk.) :; 1784744646 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): General | General Fiction | Massachusetts | California | Modern & contemporary fiction | Impact of science & technology on society | Digital lifestyleSummary: Two kids meet in a hospital gaming room in 1987. One is visiting her sister, the other is recovering from a car crash. The days and months are long there. Their love of video games becomes a shared world - of joy, escape and fierce competition. But all too soon that time is over, fades from view. When the pair spot each other eight years later in a crowded train station, they are catapulted back to that moment. The spark is immediate, and together they get to work on what they love - making games to delight, challenge and immerse players, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives. Their collaborations make them superstars.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book - Adult Hardback | Bootle Library | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 25/10/2024 | 003117150X | |||
Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 01/11/2024 | 003117151X | |||
Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003107574X | ||||
Book - Adult Hardback | Netherton Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003117149X | ||||
Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003107573X |
Two kids meet in a hospital gaming room in 1987. One is visiting her sister, the other is recovering from a car crash. The days and months are long there. Their love of video games becomes a shared world - of joy, escape and fierce competition. But all too soon that time is over, fades from view. When the pair spot each other eight years later in a crowded train station, they are catapulted back to that moment. The spark is immediate, and together they get to work on what they love - making games to delight, challenge and immerse players, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives. Their collaborations make them superstars.
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