www.nypl.org/LIVE FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2013, 7 P.M. William Gibson in 7 Words: Postwar. Cold War. Stop the War. Later. Great people in 7 Words: http://goo.gl…

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his landmark novel “Neuromancer,” CHF favorite William Gibson returns to the Festival. This autumn he’ll celebrate the publication of his latest work, “The Peripheral,” a high-tech thriller set partly in a decadent postapocalyptic future. Gibson is joined in conversation by author Carol Anshaw.

This video presentation from the 1999 Game Developers Conference explores the architecture of id Software’s latest first-person shooter, Quake 3 Arena.