Make Your Own Scratch Games!, Paperback/Anna Anthropy

Description Learn to make interactive games with Scratch--the beginner-friendly, block-based programming language from the MIT Media Lab Anna Anthropy, game designer extraordinaire, will show you how to do everything from building a game map to creating animations and debugging the end product. Take a peek inside the history of video game design, learn programming basics, and turn your ideas into creative games that you can play and share with your friends. Learn how to: -Draw characters like a hungry, leaf-eating bug-Animate characters--make them walk, jump, climb, and fall -Create objects for your player to collect and obstacles to avoid -Design multiple levels to create a cave exploring platform game-Create sound effects and music for your games -Share your games online and use player feedback to improve your games Isn't it time to Make Your Own Scratch Games ? The world is waiting Covers Scratch 3.0 About the Author Anna Anthropy is a video game creator and game historian. She is the author of Rise of the Videogame Zinesters , a guide to game design that encourages aspiring developers from all backgrounds to create games and contribute their unique voice to the video game industry. Her most recent book, ZZT , explores a shareware game from the early '90s and its lasting impact on developers everywhere.