Microsoft : makers of the Xbox and Minecraft / by Jill C. Wheeler.
Publisher:
Essential Libraryan imprint of Abdo Publishing,
Copyright Date:
2024
Description:
112 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Twenty years of stories -- A computer on every desk -- Introducing the Xbox -- Gaming evolved -- Microsoft Flight Simulator -- Halo -- Minecraft -- Forza -- Gaming for all.
Summary:
"This book introduces readers to Microsoft, the technology company behind the Xbox consoles and hit franchises such as Halo, Minecraft, and Forza. Readers will explore the company's history, its unlikely entrance into the video game industry, and how the company continues to innovate today. Features include infographics, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo"--Amazon.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.