Chapter 1 From Moses to modems: demystifying the storytelling and taking control We are living in a world of stories.

Just as the remote control allowed a generation to deconstruct the content of television, the video game joystick demystified its technology.

Just as the remote control allowed viewers to deconstruct the content of storytelling, the joystick allowed the audience to demystify the technology through which these stories were being told.

We had deconstructed the content of media's stories, demystified its modes of transmission and learned to do it all for ourselves.

He has deconstructed the content of the game, demystified the technology of its interface and now feels ready to open the codes and turn the game into a do-it-yourself activity.