This is a book of hundreds of websites covering computer games and video games.
It includes a chapter on the computer games industry including jobs as a computer games developer.
A video game designer works on:
software
hardware, the machine itself
Know programming, especially, video, audio and graphics.
It’s entertainment therefore emotion. Get customers by being emotional.
Many video game designers have a bachelor’s degree in computer programming but it’s a skills field. If you can do the work, you don’t need a degree.
Start by volunteering to test games for companies and offering feedback.
Lots of amateurs create games out of nothing.
Demand for video games is high but only a few big companies create a few big games every year.
Many people want to do this job. You have to be good to get in.
Sit down and create code.
Help out with open source games.
Know C/C++ or Java.
It’s a multibillion dollar industry but I wouldn’t bet on it because only a few companies control most of it, there are plenty of free open-source games out there and people sometimes get tired of things in a big way like I remember listening to the secondlife founder talk about the whole world creating avatars and going on second life but most people got bored of it.
No matter what, there is always a real world that beats a fantasy computer world.
I was looking at the comments on a video game career website. A lot of teenagers want this job.
Major Computer Game Websites
The big three controllers are:
GameCube, Nintendo, nintendo.com/games
PlayStation, Sony, playstation.com
Xbox, Microsoft, xbox.com
Microsoft Xbox
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399
425-882-8080
xbox.com
Nintendo of America
Pob 957
Redmond, Washington 980723
800-255-3700
nintendo.com
Sony PlayStation
Pob 5888
San Mateo, California 94402-0888
800-697-7266
playstation.com
For free games through file sharing, type the terms "warez games" or "ROM images" into search engines or go to warez-files.com or gamecopyworld.com.
elspa.com, european entertainment and leisure software publishers assn.
esrb.org, entertainment software ratings board.
theesa.com, entertainment software assn.
escapistmagazine.com
gameguy@canada.com, ask questions.
U.S. Games Systems
800-54games
Information about computer games.
best-xbox-games.com
computerandvideogames.com
metacritic.com/games, video game reviews
gamesages.com, cheat codes, walkthroughs & more to most video games.
1up.com
4drulers.com
all-reviews.com
bizrate.com/gameboymicroconsoles/
bubbletoonia.com
buysafeshopping.com/results.aspx?category=211
cgonline.com
childrenssoftware.com
classicgaming.com
clk.about.com, free online games.
compactiongames.about.com, computer action games.
compsimgames.about.com, computer simulation games.
compsimgames.about.com, computer simulation games.
compugamers.com
computerchess.com
techsupportforum.com/gaming-forum consolegameworld.com
download.com
downloadsexgames.com
egm.gamers.com
emulation.com, get older games.
emulation.net, get older games.
emulators.com
emuunlim.com
escapistmagazine.com
fgn.com
gamebanshee.com
gamebuzz.ca
gamecache.com
gamedaily.com
gamedev.net
gamefaqs.com
gamefly.com
gameglider.com
happypuppy.com
gamehelp.com
gamehead.com.au
gameinformer.com
gamelink.com
gamelink.com
gamepen.com/yellowpages
gamepro.com
gamerankings.com
gamerevolution.com
gamerevolution.com/download
gamers.com
gamersdepot.com
gamersinn.com
games.com
gamesdomain.com
gamesmania.com
gamesnetwork.com
gamespot.com
gamespy.com
gametap.com
gametrailers.com
gamexperts.com
ggmania.com
google.com/top/shopping/toys_and_games/games/video_games/
ign.com
ign.com
internetgames.about.com
internetgames.about.com
looksmarttech.com
macmame.org, multiple arcade machine emulator for mac.
mame.net, multiple arcade machine emulator.
megagames.com
It includes a chapter on the computer games industry including jobs as a computer games developer.
A video game designer works on:
software
hardware, the machine itself
Know programming, especially, video, audio and graphics.
It’s entertainment therefore emotion. Get customers by being emotional.
Many video game designers have a bachelor’s degree in computer programming but it’s a skills field. If you can do the work, you don’t need a degree.
Start by volunteering to test games for companies and offering feedback.
Lots of amateurs create games out of nothing.
Demand for video games is high but only a few big companies create a few big games every year.
Many people want to do this job. You have to be good to get in.
Sit down and create code.
Help out with open source games.
Know C/C++ or Java.
It’s a multibillion dollar industry but I wouldn’t bet on it because only a few companies control most of it, there are plenty of free open-source games out there and people sometimes get tired of things in a big way like I remember listening to the secondlife founder talk about the whole world creating avatars and going on second life but most people got bored of it.
No matter what, there is always a real world that beats a fantasy computer world.
I was looking at the comments on a video game career website. A lot of teenagers want this job.
Major Computer Game Websites
The big three controllers are:
GameCube, Nintendo, nintendo.com/games
PlayStation, Sony, playstation.com
Xbox, Microsoft, xbox.com
Microsoft Xbox
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399
425-882-8080
xbox.com
Nintendo of America
Pob 957
Redmond, Washington 980723
800-255-3700
nintendo.com
Sony PlayStation
Pob 5888
San Mateo, California 94402-0888
800-697-7266
playstation.com
For free games through file sharing, type the terms "warez games" or "ROM images" into search engines or go to warez-files.com or gamecopyworld.com.
elspa.com, european entertainment and leisure software publishers assn.
esrb.org, entertainment software ratings board.
theesa.com, entertainment software assn.
escapistmagazine.com
gameguy@canada.com, ask questions.
U.S. Games Systems
800-54games
Information about computer games.
best-xbox-games.com
computerandvideogames.com
metacritic.com/games, video game reviews
gamesages.com, cheat codes, walkthroughs & more to most video games.
1up.com
4drulers.com
all-reviews.com
bizrate.com/gameboymicroconsoles/
bubbletoonia.com
buysafeshopping.com/results.aspx?category=211
cgonline.com
childrenssoftware.com
classicgaming.com
clk.about.com, free online games.
compactiongames.about.com, computer action games.
compsimgames.about.com, computer simulation games.
compsimgames.about.com, computer simulation games.
compugamers.com
computerchess.com
techsupportforum.com/gaming-forum consolegameworld.com
download.com
downloadsexgames.com
egm.gamers.com
emulation.com, get older games.
emulation.net, get older games.
emulators.com
emuunlim.com
escapistmagazine.com
fgn.com
gamebanshee.com
gamebuzz.ca
gamecache.com
gamedaily.com
gamedev.net
gamefaqs.com
gamefly.com
gameglider.com
happypuppy.com
gamehelp.com
gamehead.com.au
gameinformer.com
gamelink.com
gamelink.com
gamepen.com/yellowpages
gamepro.com
gamerankings.com
gamerevolution.com
gamerevolution.com/download
gamers.com
gamersdepot.com
gamersinn.com
games.com
gamesdomain.com
gamesmania.com
gamesnetwork.com
gamespot.com
gamespy.com
gametap.com
gametrailers.com
gamexperts.com
ggmania.com
google.com/top/shopping/toys_and_games/games/video_games/
ign.com
ign.com
internetgames.about.com
internetgames.about.com
looksmarttech.com
macmame.org, multiple arcade machine emulator for mac.
mame.net, multiple arcade machine emulator.
megagames.com
