Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-333) and index.
Contents
The dyslexic storyteller -- Fear of fiction -- Deeper -- Control -- Forking paths -- Open worlds -- The hive mind and the mystery box -- Television: the game -- Twitter and nothingness -- This is your brand on YouTube -- The one-armed bandit -- The emotion engine -- How to build a universe that doesn't fall apart.
Summary
Wired contributing editor Frank Rose introduces readers to the people who are reshaping media for a two-way world--people like Will Wright (The Sims), James Cameron (Avatar), Damon Lindelof (Lost), and dozens of others whose ideas are changing how we play, how we chill, and even how we think.