1st Edition
Game Dev Stories Interviews About Game Development and Culture Volumes 1 and 2
Volume 1:
Part 1 Old-School
Chapter 1 The Rise and Fall of Cheat Codes
Chapter 2 Scott Miller – Apogee, Shareware, and id Software
Chapter 3 Tom Hall – Apple II and the Early Days of id Software
Chapter 4 Matt Householder – Epyx and California Games
Chapter 5 Milton Guasti and Steve Rothlisberger – AM2R
Chapter 6 Apple II, id Software, and First-Person Shooters
Chapter 7 Brian Fargo – Founder of Interplay Entertainment and InXile Entertainment
Part 2 Ad Hoc
Chapter 8 John Hancock – Game Collector
Chapter 9 "Infidelity" – NES ROM Hacks
Chapter 10 Scott Coleman and Jay Cotton – Kali
Chapter 11 Kyoko Higo – Marketing Final Fantasy 7
Chapter 12 Meagan Marie – Senior Community Manager at Crystal Dynamics
Chapter 13 Teut Weidemann – Germany's First Professional Producer
Chapter 14 S. D. Perry – Author
Chapter 15 Outro
Volume 2:
Part 1 Old School
Chapter 1 David Brevik – Co-Founder of Blizzard North
Chapter 2 Max and Erich Schaefer – Co-Founders of Blizzard North
Chapter 3 Stieg Hedlund – Designer on Diablo and Diablo 2
Chapter 4 Speedy Shovelry – Shovel Knight Speedrunners
Chapter 5 Boss Digs – Designing Boss Fights in Shovel Knight
Chapter 6 Randy Littlejohn – Director of Photography on Gabriel Knight 2
Part 2 Ad Hoc
Chapter 7 Will Binder – Director on Gabriel Knight 2
Chapter 8 Isla Schanuel – User Experience Researcher
Chapter 9 American McGee – Game Designer and Creative Director
Chapter 10 Jennell Jaquays – Game Designer and Writer
Chapter 11 David Bamberger – Marketing Final Fantasy 7 in the U.S.
Chapter 12 Chris Ansell – Marketing Final Fantasy 7 in Europe
Chapter 13 Brian Harvey – Educator
Chapter 14 Super Marketing Showdown – InFamous vs. Prototype
Chapter 15 PowerUp Audio – Sound of Combat
Biography
David L. Craddock writes fiction, nonfiction, and grocery lists. He is the author of over a dozen nonfiction books about video game development and culture, including the bestselling Stay Awhile and Listen series, Arcade Perfect: How Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat, and Other Coin-Op Classics Invaded the Living Room, and fiction for young adults, including The Dumpster Club and Heritage: Book One of the Gairden Chronicles. Find him online @davidlcraddock on Twitter.
