Gamer girls - Kirjakasa

No cover — Mary Kenney: Gamer girls (Hardcover, 2022, Running Press Teens)

148 sivua : kuvitettu ; 24 cm, 148 pages

English language

Published 2022 by Running Press Teens.

(1 review)

Discover the women behind the video games we love, from the iconic games they created, the genres they invented, the studios and companies they built and how they changed the industry forever. From classic games like Centipede and Solitaire to popular modern games like Final Fantasy, Uncharted, and Halo, this book explores the work and history of 25 influential women in the video game industry and how their contributions ultimately built and transformed the medium that we know today. Gamer Girls explores each woman's contributions to the industry, but also their inspirations and hardships as they worked to create the games that they wanted to play. Including smaller sidebars about other influential women, a glossary, additional resources page, and stunning profile and spot illustrations of influential pixel queens such as: Roberta Williams (creator of the adventure genre), Mabel Addis Mergardt (the first person to write a video game), Muriel Tramis …

Discover the women behind the video games we love, from the iconic games they created, the genres they invented, the studios and companies they built and how they changed the industry forever. From classic games like Centipede and Solitaire to popular modern games like Final Fantasy, Uncharted, and Halo, this book explores the work and history of 25 influential women in the video game industry and how their contributions ultimately built and transformed the medium that we know today. Gamer Girls explores each woman's contributions to the industry, but also their inspirations and hardships as they worked to create the games that they wanted to play. Including smaller sidebars about other influential women, a glossary, additional resources page, and stunning profile and spot illustrations of influential pixel queens such as: Roberta Williams (creator of the adventure genre), Mabel Addis Mergardt (the first person to write a video game), Muriel Tramis (the French "knight" of video games), Keiko Erikawa (the creator of the otome genre), Yoko Shimomura (the composer for Street Fighter, Final Fantasy, and Kingdom Hearts), Rebecca Heineman (first national video game tournament champion), Jade Raymond (builder of the modern game engine) and many more.

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jokususa reviewed Gamer girls by Mary Kenney

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3 stars

Some of them peaked my interest, but most of them I had no personal relation to. The book was cute and for a more overall gamer this is worth the buy. (Some of the orange text was harder to read, though.)Some of them peaked my interest, but most of them I had no personal relation to. The book was cute and for a more overall gamer this is worth the buy. (Some of the orange text was harder to read, though.)

Subjects

videopelit
tietokonepelit
suunnittelijat
naiset
henkilöhistoria
pelisuunnittelu
historia