This book is a candid, practical, and inspiring look at building a sustainable, fulfilling career in game development. Drawing on over twenty years of experience across AAA studios and indie teams, the book covers everything from breaking into the industry to navigating layoffs, leadership challenges, studio politics, and burnout.

This book is a candid, practical, and inspiring look at building a sustainable, fulfilling career in game development. Drawing on over twenty years of experience across AAA studios and indie teams, the book covers everything from breaking into the industry to navigating layoffs, leadership challenges, studio politics, and burnout.

Drawing on over 30 years of industry experience, Kelly Vero explores the rich interplay between narrative, design, and technology, making the case for why story, far from being a cosmetic layer, is foundational to player engagement, emotional investment, and lasting value in games and virtual worlds.

Drawing on over 30 years of industry experience, Kelly Vero explores the rich interplay between narrative, design, and technology, making the case for why story, far from being a cosmetic layer, is foundational to player engagement, emotional investment, and lasting value in games and virtual worlds.

A quick and easy guide with sixteen inspirational stories

Immersive Sound Volume II: The Design and Practice of Binaural and Multi-Channel Experiences is a collection of interviews and essays providing a comprehensive guide to the history, theory, and creative applications of 3D and spatial audio across music, production, theatre, installations, and film.

Immersive Sound Volume II: The Design and Practice of Binaural and Multi-Channel Experiences is a collection of interviews and essays providing a comprehensive guide to the history, theory, and creative applications of 3D and spatial audio across music, production, theatre, installations, and film.

Industry insider Scott Lukas teaches you how to design exciting, believable, authentic themed spaces. Make your immersive worlds come alive with the gems in this book, including key industry interviews and case studies!

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the role of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the technology sector from a global perspective. Comprising seven in-depth chapters, the book highlights inherent biases within technology and strategies for constructing inclusive products and services.