Learn to make interactive games with Scratchthe 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 bugAnimate charactersmake them walk, jump, climb, and fall!Create objects for your player to collect and obstacles to avoidDesign multiple levels to create a cave exploring platform gameCreate sound effects and music for your gamesShare your games online and use player feedback to improve your gamesIsnt it time to Make Your Own Scratch Games? The world is waiting!Covers Scratch 3.0
About Artists & Writers:
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.