Book description
"In this groundbreaking collection of 15 interviews, successful founders of entertainment software companies reflect on their challenges and how they survived. You will learn of the strategies, the sacrifices, the long hours, the commitment, and the dedication to quality that led to their successes but also of the toll that this incredibly competitive market has on even its most brilliant minds. For the hundreds of thousands of game developers out there, this is a must read survival guide. For those who simply enjoy games and know of some of these founders, this will be a most interesting read."
Sales of video games, hardware, and accessories reach upwards of $20 billion every year in the United States alone, and more than two-thirds of American households include video games in their daily lives. In a world that seems to be overflowing with fortune and success, the vicious truth of this booming industry is easily forgotten: failure is tradition. Video games define a cultural crossroad where business, entertainment, and technology converge, where the risks are great, cutting edge technology is vitally important and competition is intense. Here are the stories of survival from many of the industries luminaries who founded companies, created industries in their home countries, took amazing risks, innovated technologies, and invented new ways to sell. Among this outstanding group of pioneers are Richard Garriott, founder of Origin, astronaut, and the producer of the revolutionary Ultima Online, John Romero of Doom, Wolfenstein and Quake fame, and Victor Kislyi whose World of Tanks set the Guinness world record for the most people online at once with over 1.1 million people playing). You will read their stories and you will gain an understanding of how they managed in such a demanding business.
There are a few game development companies that have withstood the test of time; most startups exit as quickly as they enter the scene. Many firms are outpaced by the explosive worldwide growth and economic realities of the sector. Here are enlightening the stories of entrepreneurs who found success and many who subsequently could not repeat it. They walk you through their incredible journeys of success and failure while expressing their views on development, design, hiring, finance, business models, selling their organization, the business life cycle, their frustrations and mistakes, while showing their intensity and their passion for the business along the way.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the Author
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: David Perry
- Chapter 2: Emily Greer
- Chapter 3: Doug Whatley
- Chapter 4: Ian Bogost
- Chapter 5: Victor Kislyi
- Chapter 6: Richard Garriott
- Chapter 7: Gaute Godager
- Chapter 8: Ilkka Paananen
- Chapter 9: Jason Kapalka
- Chapter 10: John Romero
- Chapter 11: Ray Muzyka & Greg Zeschuk
- Chapter 12: Raph Koster
- Chapter 13: Reynir Harðarson
- Chapter 14: Riccardo Zacconi
- Chapter 15: Neil Young
- Index
- Other Apress Titles You Will Find Useful
Product information
- Title: Online Game Pioneers at Work
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2015
- Publisher(s): Apress
- ISBN: 9781430241867
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