Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made

by Jason Schreier

Book Overview

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Developing video games--hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more harrowing and complex than the games themselves, often seeming like an endless maze or a bottomless abyss. In Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, Jason Schreier takes readers on a fascinating odyssey behind the scenes of video game development, where the creator may be a team of 600...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062651234
• ISBN13: 9780062651235
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

I appreciate games so much more now

This was an EXCELLENT read, and one that offers such interesting insight into the world of video game creation. People online are constantly telling game companies what games they should make next, what sequel they want to see, throwing straight up fits because they didn't like something in a particular game, going on rants about whatever character, going on rants about games not coming out quickly enough, etc... It's a REALLY toxic community of fans (to the point where I worked for a video game store up until today when I quit to get away from the customer base). But if they all just read this, I think maybe they could have more empathy. More understanding for the people who pour their lives into these games and try SO HARD to make them amazing experiences. I have such a huge respect for every single person who even touches the game creation process, but that has increased ten times over after reading this.