Gamers at work: stories behind the games people play

✍ Scribed by Ramsay, Morgan

• Publisher: Apress
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 345
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Gamers at Work is a critical resource for new and experienced business leaders-for anyone who feels unprepared for the demanding and seemingly insurmountable trials ahead of them.' -Peter Molyneux OBE, founder, Lionhead Studios 'Gamers at Work explores every imaginable subtlety of the video-game industry through the fascinating stories of those who took the risks and reaped the rewards.' -Hal Halpin, president, Entertainment Consumers Association 'This is the sort of book that can tear the most hardcore gamers away from their PCs, Macs, or consoles for a few hours of rewarding reading.' -North.

✦ Table of Contents

1. Trip Hawkins - Electronic Arts, 3DO, Digital Chocolate 2. Nolan Bushnell - Atari 3. Wild Bill Stealey - MicroProse Software 4. Tony Goodman - Ensemble Studios 5. Feargus Urquhart - Obsidian Entertainment 6. Tim Cain - Troika Games 7. Warren Spector - Junction Point Studios 8. Doug & Gary Carlston - Broderbund Software 9. Don Daglow - Stormfront Studios 10. John Smedley - Verant Interactive 11. Ken Williams - Sierra On-Line 12. Lorne Lanning - Oddworld Inhabitants 13. Chris Ulm - Malibu Comics, High Moon Studios, Appy Entertainment 14. Tobi Saulnier - 1st Playable Productions 15. Christopher Weaver - Bethesda Softworks 16. Jason Rubin - Naughty Dog 17. Ted Price - Insomniac Games

✦ Subjects

Businesspeople--Interviews;Computer Science;Computer science;Computerspiel;Video games industry;Businesspeople -- Interviews