The game maker's apprentice, game development for beginners, Jacob Habgood, Mark Overmars ; [foreword by Phil Wilson]
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Label
The game maker's apprentice, game development for beginners, Jacob Habgood, Mark Overmars ; [foreword by Phil Wilson]
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (page 297) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The game maker's apprentice
Nature of contents
bibliographydictionaries
Oclc number
1262691709
Responsibility statement
Jacob Habgood, Mark Overmars ; [foreword by Phil Wilson]
Review
"Game Maker allows you to begin creating games almost immediately, using a simple drag-and-drop system that makes learning to program much easier than traditional programming languages. This book brings together the expertise of Game Maker's creator with a professional game developer to present a complete guide to designing and programming games that are fun to play."--Jacket
Sub title
game development for beginners
Table Of Contents
Your first game : devilishly easy -- Action games -- More actions : a galaxy of possibilities -- Target the player: it's fun being squished -- Game design : interactive challenges -- Inheriting events : mother of pearl -- Maze games : more cute things in peril -- Game design : levels and features -- Cooperative games : flying planes -- Competitive games : playing fair with tanks -- Game design : balance in multiplayer games -- GML : become a programmer -- Clever computers : playing tic-tac-toe -- Intelligent behavior : animating the dead