TY - BOOK AU - Kaplan,Arie TI - The crazy careers of video game designers T2 - Shockzone. Games and gamers SN - 9781467715867 U1 - 794.8 KAP PY - 2014///] CY - Minneapolis, MN PB - Lerner Publications Company KW - Video games KW - Design KW - Vocational guidance KW - Video games industry N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -