David M. Ewalt is an award-winning journalist and author recognized as an authority on the intersection of games and technology. His work delves into the history, development, and future of emerging technologies, offering insights into their societal impact. Ewalt explores how these technologies shape our reality and their potential for the future. His approach is analytical yet engaging, allowing readers to grasp complex subjects.
A fascinating exploration of the history, development, and future of virtual reality, a technology with the potential to impact every aspect of our social and indepedent lives, from gaming and entertainment to commerce to medicine to warfare, and much more.
"Released in 1974--decades before the Internet and social media--Dungeons & Dragons inspired one of the original nerd subcultures... David Ewalt recounts the development of Dungeons & Dragons from the game's roots on the battlefields of ancient Europe, through the hysteria that linked it to satanic rituals and teen suicides, to its apotheosis as father of the modern video-game industry. As he chronicles the game's surprising origins (a history largely unknown even to hardcore players) and examines D & D's impact, Ewalt interweaves subculture analysis with his own gaming experiences to shed light on America's most popular (and widely misunderstood) form of collaborative entertainment."--Publisher