The Game Maker's Apprentice: Game Development for Beginners

ISBN: 1590596153

Author: Jacob Habgood

Condition: New

NOTE: If the book has a mention of a CD,please look for its contents in extras.springer.com . The link is included in the copyright page of the book.The Game Makers Apprentice shows you how to create nine exciting games using the wildly popular Game Maker game creation tool. This book covers a range of genres, including action, adventure, and puzzle games complete with professional quality sound effects and visuals. It discusses game design theory and features practical examples of how this can be applied to developing games that are more fun to play.Game Maker allows games to be created using a simple drag-and-drop interface, so you dont need to have any prior coding experience. It includes an optional programming language for adding advanced features to your games, when you feel ready to do so. You can obtain more information by visiting book.gamemaker.nl.The authors include the creator of the Game Maker tool and a former professional game programmer, so youll glean understanding from their expertise. The book also includes supplementary materials (on Apress.com) containing Game Maker software and all of the game projects that are created in the book-plus a host of professional-quality graphics and sound effects that you can use in your own games.