Game Developer's Market Guide (Game Development)

Annotation Welcome to the first comprehensive guide for everyone in the game development industry? from artists, writers, and designers to programmers, producers, and executives. This one-stop guide covers all aspects of the game development industry. If you?re looking for schools with a game development curriculum, they?re in here. If you?re already working in the industry and want to make a career move, check out the listing of game development companies and what they look for in employees. If you?re interested in freelancing, that?s covered too. Build your personal resources using the listing of recommended books, publications, and Web sites that all developers should know about. Get tips that will help you decide whether to use an agent or recruiter, and learn how to cover yourself and your game through contract negotiations and intellectual property laws. If you?re serious about a future in game development, you can?t afford to be without this book! Team DDU......Page 1 Contents at a Glance......Page 9 Introduction......Page 11 Section I Articles about the Industry......Page 13 The Business Side......Page 14 Breaking into the Game Business......Page 26 Getting a Job in the Game Industry......Page 40 That First Assignment: How We Did It......Page 47 Before You Go Freelance......Page 59 The Freelancing Life......Page 73 The Pros and Cons of Using an Agent......Page 86 Working with a Recruiter......Page 98 The Game Developer's Bookshelf......Page 106 The International Game Developers Association......Page 124 IGDA Curriculum Framework-The Study of Games and Game Development......Page 133 Your Design in Computer Game History......Page 141 Understanding and Negotiating Contracts......Page 156 Intellectual Property Laws......Page 181 Section II The Companies......Page 206 Publishers......Page 207 Developers......Page 263 Contractors......Page 504 Distributors......Page 578 Game Recruiters and Agents......Page 600 Schools......Page 630 Industry Events......Page 678 Section III Resources......Page 694 Organizations of Interest......Page 695 Websites and Magazines of Interest......Page 699 Index......Page 709 A manual for game developers furnishes profiles of large and small publishers, distributors, schools, conferences, and game recruiters, providing information on submission guidelines, contact information, content needs, and pay rates Annotation. In "Game Developer's Market Guide" readers get complete, up-to-date profiles of hundreds of large and small publishers, distributors, game recruiters, schools, and conferences This book is for everyone involved in game development and for those who want to break into the industry.