{"product_id":"awesome-minds-video-game-creators-an-entertaining-history-about-the-creation-of-video-games-educational-and-entertaining-hardcover","title":"Awesome Minds: Video Game Creators: An Entertaining History about the Creation of Video Games. Educational and Entertaining - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlejandro Arbona\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChelsea O'Mara Holeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDid you know that Nintendo started in the mid-19th century as a playing card company and that the Japanese giant also sold rice and operated taxi cabs? And did you know that the very first video game was called Tennis for Two and was created by a US government scientist named William Higinbotham?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, video games play a gigantic role in our culture, and none of this would have been possible without people like Shigeru Miyamoto, the creative mastermind that turned a failed business venture into the game that eventually inspired him to build \u003cem\u003eDonkey Kong\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMario Bros.\u003c\/em\u003e, or Donna Bailey, who created the arcade video game sensation \u003cem\u003eCentipede\u003c\/em\u003e. With full-color illustrations and lively text, and chock-full of interesting facts, \u003cem\u003eAwesome Minds: Video Game Creators\u003c\/em\u003e tells the stories of these amazing men and women who turned a small hobby into a multimillion-dollar industry that changed the way we play and interact, from our living rooms to arcade, on our computers to our handheld devices. \u003cem\u003eAwesome Minds: Video Game Creators\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect read for those with creative spirits, curious minds, and a love of technology and video games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAwesome Minds: The Inventors of LEGO(R) Toys\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAwesome Minds: Comic Book Creators\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAwesome Minds: The Creators of the iPhone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlejandro Arbona\u003c\/b\u003e began his publishing career nearly fifteen years ago as an editor and writer at \u003ci\u003eWizard: The Magazine of Comics, Entertainment, and Pop Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, and his comic book writing has appeared in the Eisner Award-winning anthology \u003ci\u003eLove is Love \u003c\/i\u003e(DC Comics\/IDW Publishing) and the independent sci-fi anthology \u003ci\u003eFearless Future\u003c\/i\u003e. Alejandro was an editor at Marvel Comics and Valiant Entertainment; he currently edits \u003ci\u003eBlack Magick\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Old Guard\u003c\/i\u003e for Image Comics, and \u003ci\u003eGhost in the Shell: Global Neural Network\u003c\/i\u003e for Penguin Random House and Kodansha. He lives in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChelsea O'Mara\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance illustrator located in The Shoals area of Alabama. She has done editorial illustrations for magazines like \u003ci\u003eNo'Ala\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSET\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhat's Up Annapolis\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as numerous children's and adult books and interactive e-books from companies like Krullstone Publishing, Linxter, and Story Bayou. Chelsea works in a variety of different settings and mediums, expanding her work to include window murals, gaming apps, graphic novels, t-shirt and poster designs, podcast artwork, illustrated maps, and abstract paintings. In her down time she loves watching horror movies with her cats and drawing small illustrations that she hides around town for people to find. \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45827318153413,"sku":"9781947458222","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/rhMDeUEB_89781947458222.webp?v=1771147355","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/awesome-minds-video-game-creators-an-entertaining-history-about-the-creation-of-video-games-educational-and-entertaining-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}