Video Games
Series: Career Launcher
Publisher: Infobase Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9781438134819
Subjects: Sport & Recreation
Description: Video games are one of today's most popular forms of entertainment. According to the Entertainment Software Association, the U.S. computer and video game industry had software sales of 9.5 billion in 2007--an increase of more than 300 percent since 1996. Two major trends are the growth of mobile gaming and online gaming. Producing and selling successful video games is a huge collaborative effort, often requiring the skills of numerous artists, marketing specialists, musicians, producers, programmers, salespeople, and writers.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Industry History; 2: State of the Industry; 3: On the Job; 4: Tips for Success; 5: Talk Like a Pro; 6: Resources; Index.