Marc started reading The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman

The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner …
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Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner …

Bei seiner Einreise in die Schweiz wird Mister White festgenommen, weil er für die Polizei mit dem verschwundenen Bildhauer Anatol …

Bei seiner Einreise in die Schweiz wird Mister White festgenommen, weil er für die Polizei mit dem verschwundenen Bildhauer Anatol …

Vierundzwanzig Stunden aus dem Leben einer Frau, die nach einem längeren Klinikaufenthalt in dem Versuch einer Neuorientierung noch einmal entscheidende …

Imagine living during the Renaissance and being able to interview that era's greatest scientists about their inspirations, discoveries, and personal …

Imagine living during the Renaissance and being able to interview that era's greatest scientists about their inspirations, discoveries, and personal …

Vierundzwanzig Stunden aus dem Leben einer Frau, die nach einem längeren Klinikaufenthalt in dem Versuch einer Neuorientierung noch einmal entscheidende …

Jean Ray brilliantly upends the haunted-house tradition in this widely acclaimed puzzlebox of a novel
A reinvention of the …
The book is huge and black and has an image of the Sega Mega Drive embossed on the cover. It looks great in the bookshelf or on the coffee table. But there is more.
The first part of the book tells the story of the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis mainly from an American perspective. This may sound off-putting to some, but it is quite exciting how Sega of America managed to increase the market share of Sega from 5% to over 50%.
The next part features blueprints and photos of the different versions of the console as well as accessory and game art. The selection of games may seem quite limited at first, but it does a perfect job of illustrating the third part of the book.
The third part features interviews of designers and programmers of many iconic games with references to the previously mentioned …
The book is huge and black and has an image of the Sega Mega Drive embossed on the cover. It looks great in the bookshelf or on the coffee table. But there is more.
The first part of the book tells the story of the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis mainly from an American perspective. This may sound off-putting to some, but it is quite exciting how Sega of America managed to increase the market share of Sega from 5% to over 50%.
The next part features blueprints and photos of the different versions of the console as well as accessory and game art. The selection of games may seem quite limited at first, but it does a perfect job of illustrating the third part of the book.
The third part features interviews of designers and programmers of many iconic games with references to the previously mentioned images underlining the points made in the interviews.
The book may not work perfectly as a coffee table book due to the limited selection of game art, but in my opinion it offers something even better: A great set of texts which explain why the Sega Mega Drive is a great game console with fantastic games that appealed to people who outgrew the kiddy image of earlier consoles.

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works is the ultimate retrospective of the console, featuring development and concept illustrations for Sega’s best-loved …

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works is the ultimate retrospective of the console, featuring development and concept illustrations for Sega’s best-loved …

Imagine living during the Renaissance and being able to interview that era's greatest scientists about their inspirations, discoveries, and personal …

Mathematics shapes almost everything we do. But despite its reputation as the study of fundamental truths, the stories we have …