Gamer Girls
25 Women Who Built the Video Game Industry
Philadelphia : RP Teens, 2022.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xii, 148 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
Women video game designers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Video games -- Design -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Women video game designers.
Women -- Biography.
Video games -- Design -- History.
Women video game designers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Video games -- Design -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Women video game designers.
Women -- Biography.
Video games -- Design -- History.
Target Audience: Ages 12-18
ISBN:
9780762474561
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T TECH Ken | Blythewood | Teen Nonfiction | In |
T TECH Ken | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Teen Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-147).