“Pornography is the secret engine that drives the adoption of most modern technology, videogames included. By connecting the dots (or rather, pixels) between interactive media and that most interactive of human experiences, Brown shows the pivotal role erotic content has played in the evolution of this new medium, as well as the furor and controversy it inevitably stirs up.”
SCOTT ALEXANDER,
Senior Editor, Playboy

“A stimulating look at two of today’s most controversial subjects… Sure to amaze and titillate anyone who’s ever hoisted a videogame controller.”
SCOTT STEINBERG,
CNN Tech Correspondent and Author of “Videogame Marketing and PR”

“Damon Brown tells the tale of the marriage of pop culture, video games, and porn with a geek’s glee and a historian’s attention to detail.”
AUDACIA RAY,
Author of “Naked on the Internet: Hookups, Downloads and Cashing In on Internet Sexploration”

“I have no idea why Damon Brown included Leisure Suit Larry in this book about all those dirty games, but I must agree with the U.S. Supreme Court: I can’t define a good game, but I know one when I see one!”
AL LOWE,
Creator of Leisure Suit Larry, www.allowe.com

“A thorough, meticulously researched history of video games and other adult entertainment, providing much food for thought about a generation that grew up taking all of it for granted. Just how many of today’s best games do we owe to sex, anyway?”
REGINA LYNN,
Wired.com Sex Drive columnist and author of “The Sexual Revolution 2.0″

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Author Damon Brown covers sex, music and technology, but he is first and foremost a pop culturist. A Northwestern grad, he regularly contributes to Playboy, SPIN, the New York Post, Inc., AARP The Magazine and Family Circle. Damon also writes the Inspector Gadget column for PlanetOut, the largest gay and lesbian website.

An in-demand tech commentator, Damon has been interviewed on CNN, NPR, G4 and BBC World, and has spoken at several conferences including the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association and Chicago Magazine Writers One-on-One. In 2006 he helped moderate the first annual sex in video games conference in San Francisco.

His most recent book is “The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to the iPhone,” the first guide available on Apple’s popular device. It’s available on Amazon or wherever books are sold.

His fourth book, “Porn and Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Our Culture,” will be released by critically-acclaimed indie publisher Feral House in October 2008.

Read his work at Damonbrown.net.