Focal Press Game Dev Stories Volume 2: More Interviews About Game Development and Culture

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Introduction

Part I Old-School

1 David Brevik: Co-Founder of Blizzard North

2 Max and Erich Schaefer: Co-Founders of Blizzard North

3 Stieg Hedlund: Designer on Diablo and Diablo II

4 Speedy Shovelry: Shovel Knight Speedrunners

5 Boss Digs: Designing Boss Fights in Shovel Knight

6 Randy Littlejohn: Director of Photography on Gabriel Knight 2

7 Will Binder: Director on Gabriel Knight 2

Part 2 Ad Hoc

8 Isla Schanuel: User Experience Researcher

9 American McGee: Game Designer and Creative Director

10 Jennell Jaquays: Game Designer and Writer

11 David Bamberger: Marketing Final Fantasy VII in the US

12 Chris Ansell: Marketing Final Fantasy VII in Europe

13 Brian Harvey: Educator

14 Super Marketing Showdown: InFamous versus Prototype

15 PowerUp Audio: Sound of Combat

16 S. D. Perry: Author

Index

About the Author

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.