Paid to Play: An Insider's Guide to Video Game Careers

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 794.81536 EAN: 9780761552840 ISBN: 0761552847 Label: Prima Games Manufacturer: Prima Games Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: 2006-10-10 Publisher: Prima Games Release Date: 2006-10-10 Studio: Prima Games
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Editorial Reviews: *Unique - Currently there are NO OTHER video game career guides with over 100 interviews from current, working game professionals. They are fully candid and give readers an unvarnished look inside the industry. The biggest secret? It's actually work. *Written by Insiders - The authors are a professional, registered Career Counselor and two game writers who have worked on over 1000 game reviews, 70 strategy guides, and scripted storylines for over five different video games. *Total Coverage - The authors will be interviewing over 100 professionals, all of them in different jobs within the video game industry. This will give readers a complete overview of what jobs there are in the industry and which ones may be suited to their talents. Rather than a vague list or a focus on programming and development, Paid to Play will blanket the various fields that are utilized in the world of video games.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Solid and Real Comment: I recommend this book because it is a solid and real guide to video games. It gives you real-life advice, not hype on the various gaming careers and head's up for anyone that thinks it's all "fun and games". Do you love your family and your free time? Think on that before you become a designer.... Customer Rating: Summary: Paid to Play Comment: This book was extremely informative and answers most of the questions you would have about the gaming industry. I'm hoping for a second edition! Definitely purchase this book if you are considering a career in this field. Customer Rating: Summary: Good Book... Comment: I bought this for my bf because he was thinking of a video game career, he hasn't done anything with this field yet, but he said the book was good Customer Rating: Summary: An honest and entertaining read! Comment: Are you considering going into the video games industry, but you want to find out more about it before making the decision to make the jump? This book will give you an honest and insightful look at just about every facet of this competitive industry. Whether your serious or curious about the games industry, you'll enjoy this entertaining read. I wholeheartedly recommend it! Customer Rating: Summary: How to get a real Gamer's job! Comment: This book gave me more insight about what the Gaming work world is like than all the other research I did my whole life. This is an essential read for anyone who wants to design electronic games! More Reviews