SOCIAL SCIENCES
Featherstone, Mark

Computer Games Designer

(4) 4-6 Coolest Jobs on the Planet series. Written by professionals with the titular jobs, these anecdotal and scattershot volumes discuss the education, skills, tools, and daily tasks involved in exotic-sounding technological occupations. Games features useful explanations of game-coding mechanics; Driver touches on specific NASA missions. "My hero" sidebars introduce famous industry figures. The over-busy books will appeal to kids interested in the fields. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Coolest Jobs on the Planet titles: Computer Games Designer and Mars Rover Driver.

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