The awesome inner workings of video games
By: Arie Kaplan
Series: Shock zone games and gamers; Shockzone
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781467715843; 9781467712507
Subjects: Design; Video games; Juvenile literature
Description: "Ever wondered what's inside the plastic of your video game console but don't want to crack it open to find out? Crack open this book instead! You'll learn what computer code looks like, how a game console's "brain" makes decisions, and how its memory allows you to return to play each day without starting from scratch."--Provided by publisher.

This book looks at how a video game works, including what computer code looks like, how a game console's "brain" makes decisions, and how its memory allows gamers to return to play each day without starting from scratch.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 30) and index.

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Accelerated Reader MG 5.7 1 1 159771
Table of contents: title: Under the hood; title: The brains of the operation; title: A software kernel that really pops!; title: Writing in code; title: Revving up the game engine; title: Where games live; title: A great memory; title: From console to TV; title: Pushing the game's buttons; title: Tapped out!; title: A player in motion; title: Breakthroughs in game technology.