{"product_id":"gamer-girls-25-women-who-built-the-video-game-industry-hardcover","title":"Gamer Girls: 25 Women Who Built the Video Game Industry - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Kenney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSalini Perera\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the women behind the video games we love\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003ethe iconic games they created, the genres they invented, the studios and companies they built\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eand how they changed the industry forever. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWomen have always made video games, from the 1960s and the first-of-its-kind, projector-based \u003ci\u003eSumerian Game \u003c\/i\u003eto the blockbuster \u003ci\u003eUncharted \u003c\/i\u003egames that defined the early 2000s. Women have been behind the writing, design, scores, and engines that power one of the most influential industries out there. In \u003ci\u003eGamer Girls, \u003c\/i\u003enow you can explore the stories of 25 of those women. Bursting with bold artwork, easy-to-read profiles, and real-life stories of the women working on games like \u003ci\u003eCentipede, Final Fantasy, Halo, \u003c\/i\u003eand more, this dynamic illustrated book shows what a huge role women have played--and will continue to play--in the creation of video games. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith additional sidebars about other influential women in the industry, as well as a glossary and additional resources page, \u003ci\u003eGamer Girls\u003c\/i\u003e offers a look into the work and lives of influential pixel queens such as: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRoberta Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (one of the creators of the adventure genre)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMabel Addis Mergardt \u003c\/b\u003e(the first person to write a video game)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMuriel Tramis \u003c\/b\u003e(the French \"knight\" of video games)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKeiko Erikawa\u003c\/b\u003e (creator of the otome genre)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eYoko Shimomura\u003c\/b\u003e (composer for \u003ci\u003eStreet Fighter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinal Fantasy, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKingdom Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRebecca Heineman\u003c\/b\u003e (first national video game tournament champion)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDanielle Bunten Berry\u003c\/b\u003e (creator of M.U.L.E. and early advocate for multiplayer games)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eand more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWhether you're a gamer girl who plays video games, a gamer girl who makes video games, or a parent raising a gamer girl, this entertaining, inspiring book will have you itching to pick up a controller or create your own video games!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Kenney\u003c\/b\u003e writes critically acclaimed video games, long-form non-fiction, essays, and short stories. She works at Insomniac Games, where she was on the writing team for \u003ci\u003eMarvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRatchet \u0026amp; Clank: Rift Apart\u003c\/i\u003e, and was a lead writer on Telltale's \u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead \u003c\/i\u003eseries. Before making games, she studied in the game design master's program at New York University, and she teaches narrative design at Indiana University. She was an award-winning journalist with bylines in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Salon, and Kotaku. When not writing or gaming, she can be found buried in a book, running a tabletop RPG, or trying to keep her forest of indoor plants alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.4 x 7.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766916317472,"sku":"9780762474561","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/696ab342b574cbc6e0d404b78748ce08.webp?v=1780300911","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/gamer-girls-25-women-who-built-the-video-game-industry-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}