Harry Potter and the Gifts of Game Development

The story of the «boy who lived» has long transcended the books and has come to life not only through film adaptations but also as interactive entertainment.
You can expect a detailed story of the ups and rapid downs of games set in the magical universe, and the content will be interesting not only to fans of the gaming industry but also to those who don’t play games but have always dreamed of attending Hogwarts.

You will learn:
– Which Harry Potter games have stood the test of time and which have been forgotten.
– How games, apart from interactivity, differ from adaptations.
– How cunning pirates hijacked the franchise, turning a game about Aladdin into a game about a boy-wizard.

«I suspect that Semyon Kostin found a time turner somewhere. Otherwise, it's hard to explain how he managed to sift through so many sources, (re)experience such a number of games, and produce such a comprehensive research that, despite its encyclopedic nature, is incredibly interesting to read»