Computer Coding Games for Kids: A Step-by-Step Visual Guide to Building Your Own Computer Games

✍ Scribed by Carol Vorderman

• Publisher: DK Children
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 226
• Series: DK GEN REF 10+
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Get coding and build your own computer games with this simple visual guide, which makes coding for kids a doddle. Just follow the numbered steps to build eight crazy games with the Scratch programming language.

Create single and multiplayer games, platformers, mazes, brainteasers, races, and more. All you need is a desktop or laptop computer and an internet connection to download Scratch. Essential coding and computer science concepts are explained along the way as you build, test, and customize each game.

As well as teaching beginners how to code in Scratch, the book supports STEM education goals by showing readers how to plan and design projects, test and improve prototypes, reason logically, communicate ideas, and think creatively - all while creating games to play with friends and family.

DK's computer coding books are full of fun exercises with expert guidance, making them the perfect introductory tools for building vital skills in computer programming.

✦ Table of Contents

6 Contents
8 FOREWORD by Carol Vorderman
COMPUTER GAMES
12 What makes a good game?
14 Atmosphere
16 Types of games
18 How coding works
GETTING STARTED
22 Introducing Scratch
24 Getting Scratch
26 Scratch tour
STAR HUNTER
30 How to build Star Hunter
CHEESE CHASE
50 How to build Cheese Chase
CIRCLE WARS
74 How to build Circle Wars
JUMPY MONKEY
90 How to build Jumpy Monkey
DOOM ON THE BROOM
108 How to build Doom on the Broom
DOG’S DINNER
130 How to build Dog’s Dinner
GLACIER RACE
166 How to build Glacier Race
TROPICAL TUNES
190 How to build Tropical Tunes
WHAT NEXT?
206 Remixing and beyond
208 Better Scratch
210 The next level
212 Jobs making games
214 Have fun!
GLOSSARY & INDEX
218 Glossary
220 Index
224 Acknowledgments