Getting Started with Game Maker - Softcover

Ford, Jerry Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1598638823 ISBN 13: 9781598638820

Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR, 2009

Synopsis

Perfect for beginners interested in learning how to develop games, this book shows them how to create games using Game Maker Pro and the Game Maker Language. Requiring no prior programming skills, the Game Maker interface has drag-and-drop functionality and the Game Maker Language is built right in. The game development and programming fundamentals learned can be applied to other programming languages, and provide a solid programming foundation for budding game developers. Hands-on projects help reinforce new skills as different game types are created throughout the book.

About this title

About the Author:

Jerry Lee Ford, Jr. is an author, educator, and an IT professional with over 19 years of experience in information technology, including roles as an automation analyst, technical manager, technical support analyst, automation engineer, and security analyst. He has a Masters in Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Jerry is also the author or co-author of 28 other books including Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Microsoft WSH and VBScript programming for the Absolute Beginner, and Microsoft Windows Shell Script Programming for the Absolute Beginner. He has over five years of experience as an adjunct instructor teaching networking courses in Information Technology. He lives in Hanover, Virginia with his wife, Mary, and their children Alexander, William, and Molly.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1598638823
• ISBN 13: 9781598638820
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 354