Trigger Happy
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Eat pixels, sucker: this book grew out of an orphaned article to which Stuart Jeffries kindly gave a home. I am grateful to everyone who agreed to be interviewed: Paul Topping, Richard Darling, Jeremy Smith, Olivier Masclef, Nolan Bushnell, Terry Pratchett and Sam Houser.
David Palfrey saved crucial passages of the manuscript from themselves. Jason Thompson phlegmatically suffered innumerable defeats at Tekken 3 and Gran Turismo, but turned the tables in Bushido Blade. He and Kate Barker also made constructive comments on the text.
Dr. Mark Griffiths and Maugan Lloyd generously provided psychology material, Gavin Rees was a most hospitable guide to Tokyo, and I enjoyed useful conversations with Caspar Field, Mike Goldsmith, AndrÉ Tabrizifar and Teresa Grant. My agent, Zoe Waldie, has been an oasis of profound calm and encouragement. Thanks also to Rev. Stuart Campbell and Chris Arrowsmith for expertly homing in on
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