Learn how to make fun games with Scratch--a free, beginner-friendly programming language from the MIT Media Lab. Create mazes, road-crossing games, and two-player games that keep score. Colorful pictures and easy-to-follow instructions show you how to add cool animations and sound effects to your games. You'll have hours of fun catching snowflakes, gobbling up tacos, and dodging donuts in space--while learning how to code along the way!
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Max Wainewright, an experienced elementary and high school teacher, has written dozens of educational books and software titles for children, including the best selling Code Your Own Games! (40,000 sold). He has designed and developed coding software and online tools used by London Grid for Learning and is the founder of 2Simple Software. Wainewright is also an app developer and web designer whose programs and websites have won a number of awards including BETT, ERA, and Practical Pre-School Gold Awards. He lives in London with his wife and two children and teaches part time in a London elementary school.
Chapter 1: Game On! Chapter 2: Drawing Backgrounds and Sprites Chapter 3: What's the Score? Chapter 4: Math Matters Chapter 5: Making Your Own Blocks
“If your child is just getting into coding, gaming or both, you'll want to buy this book. It covers 25 different gaming mechanics that will help spark your child's imagination on different games they can create and build.” —Coder Kids
Learn how to make fun games with Scratch--a free, beginner-friendly programming language from the MIT Media Lab. Create mazes, road-crossing games, and two-player games that keep score. Colorful pictures and easy-to-follow instructions show you how to add cool animations and sound effects to your games. You'll have hours of fun catching snowflakes, gobbling up tacos, and dodging donuts in space--while learning how to code along the way!
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Author
Max Wainewright, an experienced elementary and high school teacher, has written dozens of educational books and software titles for children, including the best selling Code Your Own Games! (40,000 sold). He has designed and developed coding software and online tools used by London Grid for Learning and is the founder of 2Simple Software. Wainewright is also an app developer and web designer whose programs and websites have won a number of awards including BETT, ERA, and Practical Pre-School Gold Awards. He lives in London with his wife and two children and teaches part time in a London elementary school.
Chapter 1: Game On! Chapter 2: Drawing Backgrounds and Sprites Chapter 3: What's the Score? Chapter 4: Math Matters Chapter 5: Making Your Own Blocks
Praise
“If your child is just getting into coding, gaming or both, you'll want to buy this book. It covers 25 different gaming mechanics that will help spark your child's imagination on different games they can create and build.” —Coder Kids
