Examines the career of video game developer, discussing the skills and requirements needed to do the job, featuring facts about job outlook, education, training, and salaries, and including on-the-job profiles, sidebars, and photographs.
An exploration of digital games that discusses their history, single and multiplayer games, gaming computers, how they are marketed, and their influence on society.
how two guys created an empire and transformed pop culture
Kushner, David
2003
Tells the rags to riches story of John Carmack and John Romero, creators of the Doom and Quake video games, describing the development of the game programs, and discussing the controversy that arose over the popularity of the violent game action.
Jess and her friend Matthew find themselves drawn into a computer game in which they must defeat an evil wizard in order to save a friendly centaur, an elf, as well as King Arthur and some of his companions.
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.
Samir, a Palestinian boy, is sent for surgery to an Israeli hospital where he has two otherworldly experiences, making friends with an Israeli boy, Yonatan, and traveling with him to Mars where Samir finds peace over his younger brother's death in the war.
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.
