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Summary:

"Discover the women behind the video games we love--from the iconic games they created, the genres they invented, the studios and companies they built--and how they changed the industry forever. From classic games like Centipede and Solitaire to popular modern games like Final Fantasy, Uncharted, and Halo, this book explores the work and history of 25 influential women in the video game industry and how their contributions ultimately built and transformed the medium that we know today. Gamer Girls explores each woman's contributions to the industry, but also their inspirations and hardships as they worked to create the games that they wanted to play. Including smaller sidebars about other influential women, a glossary, additional resources page, and stunning profile and spot illustrations of influential pixel queens such as: Roberta Williams (creator of the adventure genre) * Mabel Addis Mergardt (the first person to write a video game) * Muriel Tramis (the French "knight" of video games) * Keiko Erikawa (the creator of the otome genre) * Yoko Shimomura (the composer for Street Fighter, Final Fantasy, and Kingdom Hearts) * Rebecca Heineman (first national video game tournament champion) * Jade Raymond (builder of the modern game engine) * and many more"-- [Provided by publisher]

Author/Creator:

Kenney, Mary , author

Contributors:

Perera, Salini , illustrator

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Gamer girls: 25 women who built the video game industry [by Kenney, M.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Gamer girls [by Kenney, M.] (First edition; Philadelphia : Running Press Teens, 2022 — ISBN 9780762474561; LCCN 2021046544; OCLC Number 1267750917)

Subjects:

Women video game designers — Biography — Juvenile literature

Video games — Design — History — Juvenile literature

Women video game designers

Video games — Design

Video games

Genres:

Biographies

Juvenile works

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on: Print version record.

Audience:

Ages 12-18 (source: Running Press Kids)
Grades 7-9 (source: Running Press Kids)

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (colour)

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

J794.8092 K36ga eb

ISBNs:

9780762474554 (electronic bk.)
0762474556 (electronic bk.)
9780762474561 [Invalid]
0762474564 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1334422729