Trigger Happy: Videogames and the Entertainment Revolution

A look at video games as an art form, with discussions on how similar and different they are from other forms of art. Interesting, especially for the historical discussion of the medium, but also handicapped by age - Poole spends a lot of time talking about Tomb Raider II, for example, and I honestly can't remember the last time I played that game or any details about it. Due to the age, a lot of the discussion becomes obselete: games like Rock Band, World of Warcraft, and the modern incarnation of Grand Theft Auto make a lot of his points irrelevant, as do touch- and motion-controlled gaming systems like the DS, Wii, and Ipod. It would be interested to see a sequel to this written that takes those evolutions into account.