Título: Art of Atari
Autor: Tim Lapetino
Sinopse: ATARI is one of the most recognized names in the world. Since its formation in 1972, the company pioneered hundreds of iconic titles including Asteroids, Centipede and Missile Command. In addition to hundreds of games created for arcades, home video systems, and computers, original artwork was specially commissioned to enhance the Atari experience, further enticing children and adults to embrace and enjoy the new era of electronic entertainment. ART OF ATARI is the first official collection of such artwork. Sourced from museums and private collections worldwide, this book spans over 40 years of the company's unique illustrations used in packaging, advertisements, catalogs, and more!
ART OF ATARI includes behind-the-scenes details on how dozens of games featured within were conceived of, illustrated, approved (or rejected), and brought to life. Whether you're a fan, collector, enthusiast, or new to the world of video games, this book offers the most complete collection of ATARI artwork ever produced!
Includes a special Foreword by New York Times bestseller Ernest Cline, author of Armada and Ready Player One, soon to be a motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg:"For me, revisiting the beautiful artwork presented in this book is almost as good as taking a trip in Doc Brown's time machine back to that halcyon era at the dawn of the digital age. But be warned, viewing these images may leave you with an overwhelming desire to revisit the ancient pixelated battlefields they each depict as well." -- from the Foreword by Ernest Cline."Having worked in the entertainment field as a consultant in Pop Culture, I have seen with my own eyes the destruction of original assets in favor of digital conversions to save corporations time and money on long-term storage. Therefore, I naturally assumed the original Atari artwork fell prey to similar disposal or theft or had simply been forgotten about all together. Thanks to ART OF ATARI, not any more!" -- from the Afterword by Robert V. Conte
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Art of Atari”, de Tim Lapetino, publicado pela editora Dynamite Entertainment, em 2016 e com 352 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Dynamite Entertainment
Páginas: 352
Ano: 2016-10-25
Edição: Illustrated
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1524101036
ISBN13: 9781524101039
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Dynamite Entertainment costumam mergulhar o leitor em universos onde o fantástico e o heroico se entrelaçam com narrativas densas e cheias de ação. O catálogo apresenta histórias que transitam entre aventuras espaciais, conflitos sombrios com vigilantes e super-heróis, e tramas que exploram mitologias e lendas clássicas sob uma ótica moderna. O tom varia do suspense carregado de tensão ao humor ácido, com ritmo que alterna momentos de alta energia e pausas para desenvolvimento de personagens. As sinopses sugerem um foco em narrativas gráficas, muitas vezes em formato de quadrinhos ou graphic novels, com personagens que enfrentam dilemas morais e batalhas épicas em cenários que vão do futurista ao histórico.
