Break Into The Game Industry

How to Get A Job Making Video Games
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-07-222660-7
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 203 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 760 g

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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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adams, Ernest

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Berufs- und Studienberatung, Karriereplanung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie Spitzentechnologiesektor
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Digital Lifestyle Computerspiele, Internetspiele

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: A Brief History of Interactive Entertainment 2: A World of Games 3: How the Game Industry Functions 4: Inside the Fun Factory 5: Preparing to Be a Game Developer 6: Skills and Careers in the Game Industry 7: How to Get a Job 8: Legal Issues for Creative People 9: The Future of Game Development A: Educational Institutions B: IGDA Curriculum Framework C: Jobhunting Resources and Development Tools

Über Autor(innen)

Adams, Ernest
Ernest Adams’ experience includes over 12 years in the game industry as a lead designer, producer, and software engineer. More than 8 of those years were spent working on the very successful Electronic Arts (EA) Madden franchise. In addition to being a founder of the International Game Developer’s Association, a former Director of the Game Developer’s Conference, Adams writes a well-respected game design column for the popular game industry portal, gamasutra.com. As a high-profile member of the game industry, Adams speaks regularly at the Game Developer’s Conference and has been profiled in many publications including The New York Times.