Description
Anna Anthropy, game designer extraordinaire, will show you how to do everything from building a game map to creating animations and debugging the end product. Take a peek inside the history of video game design, learn programming basics, and turn your ideas into creative games that you can play and share with your friends.
A playful, kid-friendly introduction to game development using Scratch, a visual programming language for making interactive games and animations. Author is a well-known professional game designer.
About the Author
Anna Anthropy is a video game creator and game historian. She is the author of Rise of the Videogame Zinesters, a guide to game design that encourages aspiring developers from all backgrounds to create games and contribute their unique voice to the video game industry. Her most recent book, ZZT, explores a shareware game from the early '90s and its lasting impact on developers everywhere.
Reviews
"Recommended, for anyone wanting to get properly to grips with Scratch"
-Alun Williams, Electronics Weekly
"This is a great book for STEM oriented kids"
-Greg Laden's Blog
Book Information
ISBN 9781593279363
Author Anna Anthropy
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint No Starch Press,US
Publisher No Starch Press,US
A playful, kid-friendly introduction to game development using Scratch, a visual programming language for making interactive games and animations. Author is a well-known professional game designer.
About the Author
Anna Anthropy is a video game creator and game historian. She is the author of Rise of the Videogame Zinesters, a guide to game design that encourages aspiring developers from all backgrounds to create games and contribute their unique voice to the video game industry. Her most recent book, ZZT, explores a shareware game from the early '90s and its lasting impact on developers everywhere.
Reviews
"Recommended, for anyone wanting to get properly to grips with Scratch"
-Alun Williams, Electronics Weekly
"This is a great book for STEM oriented kids"
-Greg Laden's Blog
Book Information
ISBN 9781593279363
Author Anna Anthropy
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint No Starch Press,US
Publisher No Starch Press,US
