Customer Reviews

Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and other Sexy Games Changed Our Culture

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

A thoughtful, in-depth look at sexuality in the gaming world. Is it so very different from Las Vegas? Advertising? The voyeurism of movies? Do these things shape us or are they a manifestation of our collective urgings? Mr. Brown has a way of holding up the mirror to our most private selves and in allowing us to provide that answer, keeps us from retreating to an earlier comfort zone. Well written, as is most any offering by this author.

Well, let me start by saying that when I first heard about this book, I was expecting to read about how bad sex in games is, or some other crap that you might hear from people like Jack Thompson. I even expected it to be pretty boring. But I decided to take a chance and get it, and let me say that I was pleasantly surprised. It is very educational and entertaining. Now while it is a good book for people to read, I would not recommend it to anyone under 18 for the plain fact that it does in fact contain some adult oriented pictures. I know my review is not very informational, but I do recommend this book. It talks about the origin of sex in video games, as well as a small history of the video game industry.