The Gamer's Guide to Coding: Design, Code, Build, Play
| AUTHOR | McComb, Gordon |
| PUBLISHER | Union Square & Co. (04/04/2017) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
Learn one of today's most important skills--coding--while creating your own games
With this illustrated, interactive guide to coding, readers will discover how to create, test, and play fun 2D computer games. No prior programming knowledge is required to become proficient: just follow the easy step-by-step examples to program and share games on an Apple or Windows PC, Android device, or Apple iOS tablet. With code instruction in JavaScript--a user-friendly programming language used in millions of websites--this book is the perfect springboard for mastering any coding skill, from website creation to business processes, computer engineering, and professional-level game development.
With this illustrated, interactive guide to coding, readers will discover how to create, test, and play fun 2D computer games. No prior programming knowledge is required to become proficient: just follow the easy step-by-step examples to program and share games on an Apple or Windows PC, Android device, or Apple iOS tablet. With code instruction in JavaScript--a user-friendly programming language used in millions of websites--this book is the perfect springboard for mastering any coding skill, from website creation to business processes, computer engineering, and professional-level game development.
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ISBN-13:
9781454922346
ISBN-10:
1454922346
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
320
Carton Quantity:
20
Product Dimensions:
7.30 x 1.10 x 9.20 inches
Weight:
1.60 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Price on Product,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Computers | Programming - Games
Computers | Languages - JavaScript
Grade Level:
7th Grade
and up
Dewey Decimal:
005.1
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Learn one of today's most important skills--coding--while creating your own games
With this illustrated, interactive guide to coding, readers will discover how to create, test, and play fun 2D computer games. No prior programming knowledge is required to become proficient: just follow the easy step-by-step examples to program and share games on an Apple or Windows PC, Android device, or Apple iOS tablet. With code instruction in JavaScript--a user-friendly programming language used in millions of websites--this book is the perfect springboard for mastering any coding skill, from website creation to business processes, computer engineering, and professional-level game development.
With this illustrated, interactive guide to coding, readers will discover how to create, test, and play fun 2D computer games. No prior programming knowledge is required to become proficient: just follow the easy step-by-step examples to program and share games on an Apple or Windows PC, Android device, or Apple iOS tablet. With code instruction in JavaScript--a user-friendly programming language used in millions of websites--this book is the perfect springboard for mastering any coding skill, from website creation to business processes, computer engineering, and professional-level game development.
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Author:
McComb, Gordon
Gordon McComb is an avid electronics hobbyist who has written for TAB Books for a number of years. He wrote the best-selling "Troubleshooting and Repairing VCRs" (now in its third edition), "Gordon McComb's Gadgeteer's Goldmine, " and "Lasers, Ray Guns, and Light Cannons."
Myke Predko has 20 years experience in the design, manufacturing, and testing of electronic circuits. An experienced author, Myke wrote McGraw-Hill's best-selling "123 Robotics Projects for the Evil Genius; 123 PIC Microcontroller Experiments for the Evil Genius, PIC Microcontroller Pocket Reference; Programming and Customizing PIC Microcontrollers, " Second Edition; "Programming Robot Controllers;" and other books, and is the principal designer of both "TAB Electronics Build Your Own Robot Kits."
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