Description

A funny and foreboding play about what happens when gaming and military technology collide.

Seventeen-year-old student Adrian has a serious habit - playing military shooters on his computer games console. Single mum Maggie wants him to study Classics at uni and stop locking himself in his room pwning* n00bs**.

With the help of computer geek Tom, Maggie deciphers gaming lingo in an attempt to reconnect with Adrian. But when a revolutionary new technology Tom has invented gets picked up by the Ministry of Defence, their lives are
rocketed from the virtual to the actual battlefield.

Paul Jenkins' play First Person Shooter was first staged at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 2010.

*Pwn – (verb) to kill, to annihilate, or to totally dominate your opponent

**n00b – (noun) a novice or somebody unskilled at a particular game

First Person Shooter

Product form

£8.99

Includes FREE delivery
Usually despatched within 4 days
Paperback / softback by Paul Jenkins

1 in stock

Short Description:

A funny and foreboding play about what happens when gaming and military technology collide. Seventeen-year-old student Adrian has a serious... Read more

    Publisher: Nick Hern Books
    Publication Date: 30/09/2010
    ISBN13: 9781848421417, 978-1848421417
    ISBN10: 1848421419

    Number of Pages: 96

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

    Description

    A funny and foreboding play about what happens when gaming and military technology collide.

    Seventeen-year-old student Adrian has a serious habit - playing military shooters on his computer games console. Single mum Maggie wants him to study Classics at uni and stop locking himself in his room pwning* n00bs**.

    With the help of computer geek Tom, Maggie deciphers gaming lingo in an attempt to reconnect with Adrian. But when a revolutionary new technology Tom has invented gets picked up by the Ministry of Defence, their lives are
    rocketed from the virtual to the actual battlefield.

    Paul Jenkins' play First Person Shooter was first staged at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 2010.

    *Pwn – (verb) to kill, to annihilate, or to totally dominate your opponent

    **n00b – (noun) a novice or somebody unskilled at a particular game

    Customer Reviews

    Be the first to write a review
    0%
    (0)
    0%
    (0)
    0%
    (0)
    0%
    (0)
    0%
    (0)

    Recently viewed products

    © 2024 Book Curl,

      • American Express
      • Apple Pay
      • Diners Club
      • Discover
      • Google Pay
      • Maestro
      • Mastercard
      • PayPal
      • Shop Pay
      • Union Pay
      • Visa

      Login

      Forgot your password?

      Don't have an account yet?
      Create account