Brenda Laurel: Pioneering Games for Girls

by Carly A. Kocurek

Book Overview

Brenda Laurel is best known for her work with Purple Moon, the pioneering game company she cofounded in the 1990s. Purple Moon's games were based on years of research Laurel completed in an effort to understand why computer games seemed to be of so little interest to girls. Using diverse archival sources such as trade journals, newspapers, and recorded interviews, alongside Laurel's completed games and own writings and an original interview with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501319779
• ISBN13: 9781501319778
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"