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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Kenney, Mary, author.     Subjects     Women video game designers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Video game designers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Video games -- Design -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Kenney, Mary, author.       by title:      Gamer girls : 25 wom...         MARC Display

Gamer girls : 25 women who built the video game industry / written by Mary Kenney ; illustrated by Salini Perera. by Kenney, Mary, author. New York, NY : Running Press Teens, 2022. Subjects Women video game designers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Video game designers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Video games -- Design -- History -- Juvenile literature.   Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9780762474561 (hardcover) : 0762474564 (hardcover) Description:  xii, 148 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm Edition:  First edition. Contents:  Roberta Williams -- Muriel Tramis -- Dona Bailey -- Kazuko Shibuya -- Robin Hunicke -- Keiko Erikawa -- Brenda Laurel -- Auriea Harvey -- Amy Hennig -- 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 -- Epilogue. Requests:  0 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"-- Audience:  Ages 12-18 Running Press Kids. Grades 7-9 Running Press Kids.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Aina Haina Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 794.80922 Ke Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library YA -- Nonfiction 794.80922 Ke Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 794.80922 Ke Checked In Add Copy to MyList Koloa P/S Library YA -- Nonfiction 794.80922 Ke Checked In Add Copy to MyList Lihue Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 794.80922 Ke Checked In Add Copy to MyList Manoa Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 794.80922 Ke Checked In Add Copy to MyList Nanakuli Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 794.80922 Ke Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waipahu Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 794.80922 Ke Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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