Get in the Game!

Get in the Game!

Author: Marc Mencher

Publisher: New Riders Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780735713079

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Learn from industry insiders at Sony, Pixar, InfoGames, Electronic Arts and Midway about how they got in the game. Despite the fact that the games industry has now surpassed films in terms of size and revenues, there is a dearth of information on how to get a job in the industry.This book answers those questions.


Careers in the Computer Game Industry

Careers in the Computer Game Industry

Author: Dave Gerardi

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2005-01-15

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9781404202528

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Provides an overview of the professional opportunities in the computer game industry, discusses educational requirements, and includes information on responsibilities and employment outlook.


Hot Jobs in Video Games

Hot Jobs in Video Games

Author: Joe Funk

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0545218500

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Every gamer dreams of getting paid to play their favourite video games! But it's not just a dream. There are a ton of amazingly cool jobs in computer and video games, and gamers can learn all about those careers in this book. Packed with basic facts, education suggestions, and interviews with professional gamers, this book is perfect for video game fans everywhere!


How to Become a Video Game Artist

How to Become a Video Game Artist

Author: Sam R. Kennedy

Publisher: Watson-Guptill

Published: 2013-05-14

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 0823008096

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Become a Player in the Business of Video Game Art Every year video games generate billions of dollars and some of the most dynamic and engaging artwork today. It’s an ever-growing field that holds great professional opportunity, but you need the right skills and savvy if you want to stake your claim. In How to Become a Video Game Artist, veteran video game designer Sam R. Kennedy provides the inside track on everything you need to forge a career in the world of video game art. Starting with the basics of game creation and a look at the artistic skills necessary to get started, Kennedy spotlights specific, key roles for creators—from concept artists to character animators to marketing artists and beyond. Each chapter features screenshots from popular video games like Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon and World of Warcraft; interviews with video game art professionals who’ve worked for top gaming companies like BioWare, Blizzard, and Ubisoft; step-by-step examples of actual game art; and detailed breakdowns of the training and portfolio samples you’ll need to make these jobs your own. For anyone who wants to go from gamer to game designer, this book contains all the secrets you’ll need to rise to the top of one of the most exciting industries of our time.


Video Games

Video Games

Author: Andy Bossom

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-07-06

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1474255426

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A highly visual, example-led introduction to the video game industry, its context and practitioners. Video Games explores the industry's diversity and breadth through its online communities and changing demographics, branding and intellectual property, and handheld and mobile culture. Bossom and Dunning offer insights into the creative processes involved in making games, the global business behind the big budget productions, console and online markets, as well as web and app gaming. With 19 interviews exploring the diversity of roles and different perspectives on the game industry you'll enjoy learning from a range of international practitioners.


Paid to Play

Paid to Play

Author: David S. J. Hodgson

Publisher: Prima Games

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780761552840

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Offers a review of employment opportunities in the computer games industry, describing the different types of jobs that are available, the qualifications that are needed, responsibilities, and salary potential.


Break Into The Game Industry: How to Get A Job Making Video Games

Break Into The Game Industry: How to Get A Job Making Video Games

Author: Ernest Adams

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2003-06-09

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 0072252669

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Find out from an industry veteran exactly what you need to do to become a game designer, tester, artist, producer, programmer, writer, soundtrack composer, videographer, or sales/marketing professional. You’ll get full-spectrum coverage of positions available within the game industry as well as details on how a game is created--from start to finish--and much more.


Characteristics of Games

Characteristics of Games

Author: George Skaff Elias

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2020-12-08

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 0262542692

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Understanding games--whether computer games, card games, board games, or sports--by analyzing certain common traits. Characteristics of Games offers a new way to understand games: by focusing on certain traits--including number of players, rules, degrees of luck and skill needed, and reward/effort ratio--and using these characteristics as basic points of comparison and analysis. These issues are often discussed by game players and designers but seldom written about in any formal way. This book fills that gap. By emphasizing these player-centric basic concepts, the book provides a framework for game analysis from the viewpoint of a game designer. The book shows what all genres of games--board games, card games, computer games, and sports--have to teach each other. Today's game designers may find solutions to design problems when they look at classic games that have evolved over years of playing.


Significant Zero

Significant Zero

Author: Walt Williams

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-09-19

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1501129953

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"An award-winning videogame writer offers a rare behind-the-scenes look inside the gaming industry, and expands on how games are transformed from mere toys into meaningful, artistic experiences"--


Gender Divide and the Computer Game Industry

Gender Divide and the Computer Game Industry

Author: Julie Prescott

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781466645349

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While women maintain an increased visibility in the games culture, the issues involving gender in computing gaming is still relevant; and it is evident that the industry could benefit from the involvement of women in all aspects from consumer to developer. Gender Divide and the Computer Game Industry takes a look at the games industry from a gendered perspective and highlights the variety of ways in which women remain underrepresented in this industry. This reference source provides a comprehensive overview on the issue of gender, computer games, and the ICT sector. It supplies students and academics in numerous disciplines with the concerns of the computer games industry, male dominated occupations, and the complexity of gender in the workforce.