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By Bob Bates
ISBN: 1-59200-104-1
736 pages |
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Description
Welcome to the first comprehensive guide for everyone in
the game development industry— from artists, writers, and designers to
programmers, producers, and executives. This one-stop guide covers all
aspects of the game development industry. If you’re looking for schools
with a game development curriculum, they’re in here. If you’re already
working in the industry and want to make a career move, check out the
listing of game development companies and what they look for in
employees. If you’re interested in freelancing, that’s covered too.
Build your personal resources using the listing of recommended books,
publications, and Web sites that all developers should know about. Get
tips that will help you decide whether to use an agent or recruiter, and
learn how to cover yourself and your game through contract negotiations
and intellectual property laws. If you’re serious about a future in game
development, you can’t afford to be without this ebook!
Features
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Provides complete,
up-to-date market profiles of hundreds of large and small
publishers, distributors, game recruiters, schools, and conferences. |
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Each market listing
includes the company's submission guidelines, contact information,
content needs, pay rates, recent titles worked on, receptiveness to
beginning, intermediate or established developers, and more. |
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Articles about the
industry cover a range of subjects from legal and licensing matters
to tips for breaking into the business, from landing your first sale
to determining your own career path within the industry.
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Interviews with industry
insiders, such as freelance developers and company executives, who
tell gamers how to break into markets, land deals, and more.
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Table of Contents
Part 1:
Articles About the Industry
1. The Business Side, by Bob Bates
2. Breaking In, by Marc Mencher and Olivia Crosby
3. Getting a Job in the Game Industry, by Kenn Hoekstra
4. That First Assignment: How We Did It, by Jason Schreiber
5. Before You Go Freelance, by Noah Falstein
6. The Freelancing Life, by François Dominic Laramée
7. The Pros and Cons of Using an Agent, by Steve Meretzky
8. Working with a Recruiter, by Marc Mencher
9. The Game Developer’s Bookshelf, by Dave Astle
10. The International Game Developers Association, by Jason Della Rocca
11. IGDA Curriculum Framework: The Study of Games and Game Development,
by Jason Della Rocca
12. Your Design in Computer Game History, by Johnny Lee Wilson
13. Understanding and Negotiating Contracts, by Ashley Salisbury
14. Intellectual Property Law, by Ashley Salisbury
Part 2: The Companies
15. Publishers
16. Developers
17. Contractors
18. Distributors
19. Game Recruiters and Agents
20. Schools
21. Industry Events
Part 3: Resources
22. Organizations of Interest
23. Web Sites and Magazines of Interest
Author Bio
Bob Bates
Bob Bates began his game writing career at Infocom in 1985. Since then
he has writeen, co-designed, or production over 25 games that have
garnered more than 30 industry awards. The most notable of those awards
is the CGW 1993 Adventure Game of the Year Award for Eric the Unready. A
co-founder of Legend Entertainment in 1989, he now serves as joint
Studio Head at Legend, a division of Infogrames, Inc
 
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