Designing Digital Games: Create Games with Scratch! (Dummies Junior) - Softcover

Breen, Derek

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119177219 ISBN 13: 9781119177210

Publisher: For Dummies, 2016

Synopsis

The easy way for kids to get started with video game design

Is your youngster a designer at heart? Read on! Designing Digital Games helps children apply their design skills to video game design using Scratch—and this book! Introducing simple programming concepts over the course of three easy-to-follow projects, it shows your child how to use the free Scratch platform to create a video game from the ground up.

An extension of the trusted For Dummies brand, this juvenile book has a focus on accomplishment and provides all the steps to help young readers learn basic programming concepts to complete cool projects. From using sprites to create a game with a digital pet snake to creating maze games and cloning sprites to create a fun, attack-style game, this approachable guide offers simple, friendly instruction while building kids' confidence in designing digital games.

• Features a design that is heavy on eye-popping graphics your child will love
• Content is focused on the steps to completing each of the projects
• Offers a small, full-color, non-intimidating package that instills confidence in readers
• Includes basic projects that set the young learner on the road to further exploration of video game design

If there's a kid aged 7-11 in your life who has an interest in using Scratch to design digital games, this book provides the building blocks they need to take their hobby to the next level.

About this title

About the Author

Derek Breen is a former designer for the Education Arcade at MIT and teaching fellow in the Digital Media Arts and Instructional Design program at Harvard Extension School. He is the author of Scratch For Kids For Dummies.

From the Back Cover

A technology book for kids!

Have you ever wanted to create your own video games? All you need is a computer connected to the Internet, a free Scratch account, and the fun projects you'll find inside! Follow simple steps to build your first programs and games.

• Create a classic —build a game based on the arcade game Pong^®
• Chase your tail —create an ever-growing snake and maneuver it around the screen
• Speed through the maze —avoid villains as you make your way through a maze
• Protect your planet —blast invaders attacking from an alien world

From the Inside Flap

A technology book for kids!

Have you ever wanted to create your own video games? All you need is a computer connected to the Internet, a free Scratch account, and the fun projects you'll find inside! Follow simple steps to build your first programs and games.

• Create a classic —build a game based on the arcade game Pong^®
• Chase your tail —create an ever-growing snake and maneuver it around the screen
• Speed through the maze —avoid villains as you make your way through a maze
• Protect your planet —blast invaders attacking from an alien world

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119177219
• ISBN 13: 9781119177210
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128