Tells the stories of the amazing women and men who turned a small hobby into a multimillion-dollar industry that changed the way we play and interact, from our living rooms to the arcades, on our computers to our hand-held devices. Video games play a gigantic role in our culture and none of this would have been possible without people like Shigeru Miyamoto, the creative mastermind that turned a failed business venture into the game that eventually inspired him to build Donkey Kong and Mario Bros., or Donna Bailey, who created the arcade sensation video game Centipede. Provided by publisher.

Everything started ... as a game -- You need coins. a lot of coins -- Let's play at home -- The Super Nintendo vs. Sega genesis slugfest -- Game over for Nintendo? -- Hello Xbox -- Gaming and learning -- Let's create new worlds, on a PC -- New century, new rules -- Art and the future of video games -- If you want to be a game designer.