DocumentCode
1254861
Title
It has bugs, but the games are out of this world [DP industry]
Author
Greenstein, Shane
Author_Institution
Illinois Univ., Champaign, IL, USA
Volume
17
Issue
2
fYear
1997
Firstpage
5
Lastpage
6
Abstract
Today´s computer industry, particularly the PC industry, is in love with the culture of irreverence and adolescent behaviors. To get the point, just imagine how much more fun HAL would be if a consortium of Valley software developers were to design him today in a nine-month product cycle. HAL would still have bugs of course, but the video games would be out of this world. Why is fun so often associated with computing technology? The author looks at the market forces and design motives behind today´s technology
Keywords
DP industry; economics; marketing; PC industry; computer industry; computing technology; video games; Cities and towns; Clocks; Computer bugs; Computer industry; Consumer electronics; Fuel economy; Gears; Product design; Technological innovation; Watches;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Micro, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0272-1732
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/40.592323
Filename
592323
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