Gamer girls : 25 women who built the video game industry / written by Mary Kenney ; illustrated by Salini Perera.

By: Kenney, MaryContributor(s): Perera, Salini [ill.]Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia : RP Teens, 2022Edition: 1st edDescription: 148 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780762474561Subject(s): Women video game designers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Video games -- Design -- History -- Juvenile literature | Women video game designers | Women -- Biography | Video game designers | Video games -- Design -- HistoryGenre/Form: Biographies.DDC classification: 794.8092/2 | B LOC classification: GV1469.3 | .K448 2022
Contents:
Roberta Williams -- Muriel Tramis -- Dona Bailey -- Kazuko Shibuya -- Robin Hunicke -- Keiko Erikawa -- Brenda Laurel -- Auriea Harvey -- Amy Henning -- Carol Shaw -- Mabel Addis Mergardt -- Danielle Bunten Berry -- Corrinne Yu -- Rebecca Heineman -- Amy Briggs -- Yoko Shimomura -- Jade Raymond -- Joyce Weisbecker -- Laura Nikolich -- Brenda Romero -- Megan Gaiser -- Jane Jensen -- Linda Currie -- Sheri Graner Ray -- Elonka Dunin.
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"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-147).

Roberta Williams -- Muriel Tramis -- Dona Bailey -- Kazuko Shibuya -- Robin Hunicke -- Keiko Erikawa -- Brenda Laurel -- Auriea Harvey -- Amy Henning -- Carol Shaw -- Mabel Addis Mergardt -- Danielle Bunten Berry -- Corrinne Yu -- Rebecca Heineman -- Amy Briggs -- Yoko Shimomura -- Jade Raymond -- Joyce Weisbecker -- Laura Nikolich -- Brenda Romero -- Megan Gaiser -- Jane Jensen -- Linda Currie -- Sheri Graner Ray -- Elonka Dunin.

"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"--Provided by publisher.

Young Adult Follett School Solutions.

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