Kaplan, Arie.

The crazy careers of video game designers / Video game designers Arie Kaplan. - Minneapolis, MN : Lerner Publications Company, [2014] - 32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm. - Shockzone. Games and gamers .

Includes bibliographical references (page 30) and index.

From playing hard to working hard -- Game designer : the grand planner -- Level designer : where are we going? -- Combat designer : everyone behave! -- Game writer : tell me a story -- Sound designer : can you hear me now? -- Programmer : writing in code -- Environment artist : let\'s do a background check -- Character artist : what a character! -- Rigger : pulling the strings -- Animator : putting things in motion -- Quality assurance : testing 1,2,3 -- Quick facts about video game careers.

Outlining the cool work and smart tricks of game designers and artists, this title takes readers inside the cutting-edge careers of the people who make video games as awesome as possible.

9781467715867 1467715867

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Video games--Design--Vocational guidance.
Video games industry--Vocational guidance.

794.8 KAP