How Do Video Games Work?

How Do Video Games Work?
Author: n/a
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2013-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1625210388

From Pong to Playstation 3, video games have advanced greatly over the years. Learn about powerful consoles and software and how they work together to entertain gamers everywhere.

Video Game Designer

Video Game Designer
Author: Alix Wood
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1900-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1477760156

If playing video games is so much fun, how much fun would it be to make them? Designing video games is a very demanding career, but it is also incredibly exhilarating. From the necessary education to the daily routines, take a detailed look inside what it takes to win as a video game designer.

The Story of Nintendo

The Story of Nintendo
Author: Adam Sutherland
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2012-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1448870968

This insightful book reveals how Nintendo came into being, the entrepreneurs behind the success of the brand, the key facts about the video game industry, and Nintendo's impact in the global market. Nintendo's dazzling transformation from a card-based game company to the world's leading producer of digital entertainment is explored, and all of the company's seminal triumphs are examined—from the handheld Game Boy to the global breakout sensation Wii. Nintendo pioneered the home video game industry and continues to define its cutting edge.

Nintendo

Nintendo
Author: Sara Green
Publisher: Bellwether Media
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2016-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1681031752

From the arcade to the home, Nintendo brings adventure and innovation to the gaming world. The plumber with overalls and a red hat is one of the brandÕs most well-known characters. Eager readers can uncover the origins of Mario and all his friends in this title about Nintendo.

Dragon Ops

Dragon Ops
Author: Mari Mancusi
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2020-05-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1368044344

From the beloved author of The Once and Future Geek comes this action-packed adventure set in a futuristic world filled with magic, monsters, and high-tech video gaming. One wrong move, and it's game over. Welcome to Dragon Ops, the world's first augmented-reality video-game theme park. Set on a once-deserted island, our three beta players—classic gamer geek Ian; his adventure-seeking sister, Lily; and their too-cool-for-gaming cousin, Derek—have been lucky enough to score an invite to play before the fully immersive experience opens to the public. But once inside, they find themselves trapped in a game taken over by a rogue AI dragon called Atreus, and suddenly the stakes go beyond the virtual world. With no cheat codes, guidebooks, save points, or do-overs, they'll need all their cunning and video-game hacks to beat the game . . . and survive in real life. Action-packed and unputdownable, Dragon Ops will thrill gamers and reluctant readers alike with high-tech adventure and electrifying twists and turns.

The End Games

The End Games
Author: T. Michael Martin
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2013-05-07
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0062201824

John Green meets Stephen King in this original take on the zombie apocalypse by author T. Michael Martin, which ALA Booklist called "the best of the undead bunch" in a starred review. Seventeen-year-old Michael and his five-year-old brother, Patrick, have been battling monsters in the Game for weeks. In the rural mountains of West Virginia—armed with only their rifle and their love for each other—the brothers follow Instructions from the mysterious Game Master. They spend their days searching for survivors, their nights fighting endless hordes of "Bellows"—creatures that roam the dark, roaring for flesh. And at this Game, Michael and Patrick are very good. But the Game is changing. The Bellows are evolving. The Game Master is leading Michael and Patrick to other survivors—survivors who don't play by the rules. And the brothers will never be the same. T. Michael Martin's debut novel is a transcendent thriller filled with electrifying action, searing emotional insight, and unexpected romance.

MILA 2.0: Renegade

MILA 2.0: Renegade
Author: Debra Driza
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2014-05-13
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 9780062090393

This suspenseful, heart-wrenching follow-up to Debra Driza's MILA 2.0 will leave readers racing to turn the last page. Mila is back on the run—this time with potential boyfriend Hunter by her side. As they search for a man who might know more about her mysterious past, Mila must rely on her android abilities to protect them from the people who want her dead. But embracing her identity as a machine leads her to question the state of her humanity, as well as Hunter's true intentions. Fans of books filled with mystery and intrigue, like The Bourne Identity and I Am Number Four, will find everything they’re looking for in this exciting series, including several unexpected surprises.

City of Shattered Light

City of Shattered Light
Author: Claire Winn
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1635830729

In this YA sci-fi, an heiress flees her controlling father to prevent her test-subject sister’s mind from being reprogrammed—but must ally with a smuggler to outwit a monstrous AI, gravity-shifting gladiatorial pits, and bloodthirsty criminal matriarchs to save her sister and their city.