Game Developer’s Market Guide

Game Developer’s Market Guide is a digital PDF reference edited by Bob Bates. This 726-page guide examines careers, business practices, resources, and organizations in the game development industry.

Access follows purchase through an instant download. The book presents articles, company listings, recruiter and agent listings, and industry resources in one archival reference.

Book Overview

Game Developer’s Market Guide covers the professional and business side of game development. Section I presents articles about the industry, including employment, freelancing, agents, recruiting, contracts, intellectual property, and game studies.

Section II provides listings for companies, game recruiters, and agents. Section III gathers organizations, websites, and magazines of interest. Bob Bates is credited as editor, and Don Prues is identified as the listings editor.

The contributors include Dave Astle, Noah Falstein, Kenn Hoekstra, François Dominic Laramée, Marc Mencher, Steve Meretzky, Jason Della Rocca, Ashley Salisbury, Jason Schreiber, and Johnny Lee Wilson.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• Articles on breaking into the game business and getting a job in the game industry.
• Guidance on first assignments, freelance work, agents, and recruiters.
• Discussion of the game developer’s bookshelf and the International Game Developers Association.
• Material on game studies, computer game history, contracts, and intellectual property laws.
• Listings for game companies, recruiters, and agents.
• Organizations, websites, and magazines of interest to the industry.

Why This Book Matters

This guide documents the professional structures surrounding game development as presented in its 2003 edition. Its combination of industry articles and extensive listings makes it a useful archival reference for readers examining careers, organizations, business practices, and resources in game development.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital download, with no physical shipping. Access is available after purchase, and the PDF works with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and compatible reading apps.

Use a suitable PDF reader on your preferred device. Device features may vary by application and operating system.

FAQ

When can I access the book?
Access is available after purchase through an instant digital download.

Will I receive a physical copy?
No. This product is a digital PDF download, so there is no physical shipping.

Which devices support the file?
The PDF can be opened with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop and mobile devices, and compatible reading apps.

Download this archival digital edition of Game Developer’s Market Guide for reference on the game development industry’s careers, organizations, listings, and business topics.

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