computer programming

Background information, interviews, and activities provide an overview of what it is like to be a computer game designer and what it takes to become successful in the industry.

Looks at the career of computer game developer, describing the work they do and the tools they use, reviewing the history of computer game design, featuring case studies of specific projects, and including sidebars, photographs, and tips on preparing to work in the field.

Presents the history of computing and computers, beginning with the abacus and continuing to the mobile devices of today.

Discusses the requirements to become a computer programer, including their education and training, as well as where they work.

A career biography of Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the two developers of the Internet search engine Google, a company whose revenue increased by more than 400,000 percent in its first five years, and includes background on the business climate in which Google was created.