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    Acknowledgments vii 
    Introduction xi

1.  THE MICROCOSMIC ARCADE 1 
    Playing at the Cultural Vanguard

2.  GAMING'S GOLD MEDALISTS 37 
    Twin Galaxies and the Rush
    to Competitive Gaming

3.  ADAPTING VIOLENCE 67
    Death Race and the History
    of Gaming Moral Panic

4.  ANARCHY IN THE ARCADE 91 
    Regulating Coin-Op Video Games

5.  PLAY SAVES THE DAY 115 
    TRON, WarGames, and
    the Gamer as Protagonist

6.  THE ARCADE IS DEAD,
    LONG LIVE THE ARCADE 151 
    Nostalgia in an Era of 
    Ubiquitous Computing

7.  THE FUTURE IS NOW 189 
    Changes in Gaming Culture

Notes 203 
Bibliography 215
Index 233