The biggest names of video games

Title
The biggest names of video games

Personal Author EPSB
Arie. Kaplan

Summary
Who paved the way for today's gamers and game culture? Who owns the biggest records in gaming? Who has built the best of the best in video games? Find out through these profiles of pioneers, designers, and players in this action-packed book about the top stars of video games.

Year Published
2014

Series
ShockZone

Physical Description
32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents
The names behind the games -- The earliest pioneers -- Ralph Baer: bringing games home -- Shigeru Miyamoto: Super Mario's father -- Yuji Naka: a need for speed -- Warren Spector: imagination at work -- Satoshi Tajiri: Dr. Bug -- Will Wright: city builder -- Roberta Williams: telling stories with graphics -- Todd Howard: living in another world -- Ken Levine: irrational (but in a good way) -- Game creators and their inspirations.

Subject
Video games.
 
Video gamers.
 
Video games industry.

Summary
Who paved the way for today's gamers and game culture? Who owns the biggest records in gaming? Who has built the best of the best in video games? Find out through these profiles of pioneers, designers, and players in this action-packed book about the top stars of video games.

ISBN
9781467712538

Publisher
Minneapolis, Minn. : Lerner, 2014.


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Institutional Services Schools794.8 KAPBook30706000304663Aspen Program Non-Fiction