Description
Featuring interviews with the creators of 31 popular video games-including Grand Theft Auto, Strider, Maximum Carnage and Pitfall-this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the origins of some of the most enjoyable and iconic adventure games of all time. Interviewees recount the endless hours of painstaking development, the challenges of working with mega-publishers, the growth of the adventure genre, and reveal the creative processes that produced some of the industry's biggest hits, cult classics and indie successes.
About the Author
Patrick Hickey, Jr., is the founder and editor-in-chief of ReviewFix.com and a lecturer of English and journalism at Kingsborough Community College, in Brooklyn, New York. Over the past decade, his video game coverage has been featured in national ad campaigns by Nintendo, Disney and EA Sports.
Reviews
Welcome to the journey. At each chapter you'll have two paths to choose from. One is to continue on to the next chapter. The other is to put the book down and play the game. Follow the first option each time. I guarantee that when you finish reading the book and play the games they'll be more fun because you'll appreciate what went into the creation of them."-Leonard Herman, author of Phoenix IV: The History of the Videogame Industry.
Book Information
ISBN 9781476679662
Author Patrick Hickey, Jr.
Format Paperback
Page Count 183
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Series Studies in Gaming
Weight(grams) 433g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 9mm
About the Author
Patrick Hickey, Jr., is the founder and editor-in-chief of ReviewFix.com and a lecturer of English and journalism at Kingsborough Community College, in Brooklyn, New York. Over the past decade, his video game coverage has been featured in national ad campaigns by Nintendo, Disney and EA Sports.
Reviews
Welcome to the journey. At each chapter you'll have two paths to choose from. One is to continue on to the next chapter. The other is to put the book down and play the game. Follow the first option each time. I guarantee that when you finish reading the book and play the games they'll be more fun because you'll appreciate what went into the creation of them."-Leonard Herman, author of Phoenix IV: The History of the Videogame Industry.
Book Information
ISBN 9781476679662
Author Patrick Hickey, Jr.
Format Paperback
Page Count 183
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Series Studies in Gaming
Weight(grams) 433g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 9mm
