Super Scratch Programming Adventure! – Learn to Program By Making Cool Games - Softcover

Project, The Lead

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593274092 ISBN 13: 9781593274092

Publisher: No Starch Press, 2012

Synopsis

Scratch is the wildly popular educational programming language used by millions of first-time learners in classrooms, libraries, and homes worldwide. By dragging together colorful blocks of code, kids quickly learn computer programming concepts and make cool games and animations. In Super Scratch Programming Adventure!, kids learn programming fundamentals as they make their very own playable video games. They'll create projects inspired by classic arcade games that can be programmed (and played!) in an afternoon. The book's patient, step-by-step explanations of the code and fun programming challenges will have kids creating their own games in no time. This full-color comic book makes programming concepts like flow control, subroutines, and data types effortless to absorb. Packed with ideas for games that kids will be proud to show off, Super Scratch Programming Adventure! is the perfect first step for the budding programmer.

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About the Author

The Learning through Engineering, Art, and Design (LEAD) Project is an educational initiative established to encourage the development of creative thinking through the use of technology. Created by The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab, the LEAD project promotes hands-on, design-based activities to foster innovation, problem solving skills, and technical literacy.

Edition details

• Publisher: No Starch Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593274092
• ISBN 13: 9781593274092
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160