{"product_id":"the-minds-behind-adventure-games-interviews-with-cult-and-classic-video-game-developers-paperback","title":"The Minds Behind Adventure Games: Interviews with Cult and Classic Video Game Developers - Paperback","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\u003ePatrick Hickey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing interviews with the creators of 31 popular video games--including \u003ci\u003eGrand Theft Auto\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStrider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaximum Carnage\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePitfall\u003c\/i\u003e--this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the origins of some of the most enjoyable and iconic adventure games of all time. Interviewees recount the endless hours of painstaking development, the challenges of working with mega-publishers, the growth of the adventure genre, and reveal the creative processes that produced some of the industry's biggest hits, cult classics and indie successes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Hickey, Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e, is the founder and editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eReviewFix.com\u003c\/i\u003e and a lecturer of English and journalism at Kingsborough Community College, in Brooklyn, New York. Over the past decade, his video game coverage has been featured in national ad campaigns by Nintendo, Disney and EA Sports. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Wilhelm Kapell\u003c\/b\u003e teaches American studies and humanities at Pace University and lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.9 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52589874413875,"sku":"9781476679662","price":78.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/d2JPVGlTa2RTWWxXQmNDUG9MNnVIdz09.webp?v=1761641893","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-minds-behind-adventure-games-interviews-with-cult-and-classic-video-game-developers-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}