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    The Awesome Inner Workings of Video Games
    The Awesome Inner Workings of Video Games
    The Awesome Inner Workings of Video Games
    Audiobook28 minutes

    The Awesome Inner Workings of Video Games

    Written by Arie Kaplan

    Narrated by Book Buddy Digital Media

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    Gamers, beware—your video games can think for themselves! Ever wondered what's inside the plastic of your video game console but don't want to crack it open to find out? Crack open this book instead! You'll learn what computer code looks like, how a game console's "brain" makes decisions, and how its memory allows you to return to play each day without starting from scratch.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner
    Release dateJan 1, 2017
    ISBN9781512442502
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    Arie Kaplan

    Arie Kaplan has written jokes and comedy sketches for the television series TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest…. He has also written humor articles for MAD Magazine. Aside from his work as a comedy writer, Arie has written numerous nonfiction books for young readers on subjects ranging from the life of Vlad the Impaler to the history of pop music. As a comics writer, he has written comic book stories and graphic novels for DC Comics, Archie Comics, Bongo Comics, IDW Publishing, Penguin Young Readers Group, and other publishers. He is the author of the acclaimed nonfiction book From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books, which was a 2008 finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. He lives with his family in New York City. Please check out his website, www.ariekaplan.com

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