Hack Video Games

Trapped in an RPG...or a Virtual Prison? When Eric and friends secretly log onto the new Tower of Gates fully immersive virtual reality MMORPG against his father's wishes, they spawn separately throughout the game. Eric finds Sarah easily enough, but they can't find Josh, their remaining party member. Unable to escape or even pause the game, Eric and Sarah work together to find Josh. They meet a colorful cast of characters along the way, including a priest named Benji. Unsure what happens when you die, they vow to be careful with who they trust. While Benji and others they meet seem ...

In 1980, computers were instruments of science and mathematics, military secrets and academia. Stern administrators lorded over sterile university laboratories and stressed one point to the wide-eyed students privileged enough to set foot within them: Computers were not toys. Defying authority, hackers seized control of monolithic mainframes to create a new breed of computer game: the roguelike, cryptic, and tough-as-nails adventures drawn from text-based symbols instead of state-of-the-art 3-D graphics.

Are you the king or queen of the console? Do you want to be the boss some day? These tips and tricks will keep you grinding on your quest for domination in the digital world.

Henriette und Onkel Titus sind ein tolles Team; sie hat mehr Phantasie, er mehr Verstand, "aber jeder hat genug von beidem". Gemeinsam erleben sie die abenteuerlichsten Dinge. So befreien sie einen weinenden Stein von seinem Liebeskummer, erfinden eine Denkmaschine und fangen im Stadtpark einen Affen, der natürlich sprechen kann. Denn, wie Onkel Titus weiß: "Nichts ist verwirrender als das normale, alltägliche Leben."