The Game Maker's Apprentice - Game Development for Beginners (Paperback, 1st Corrected ed., Corr. 4th printing)

Computer game creation is a fascinating but very complex subject, and this complexity can be off -putting to many. However, you shouldn't lose heart if you want to learn how to create great games; all you need is this book, some enthusiasm, and a good imagination. The Game Maker's Apprentice shows you how to create 9 complete, exciting games of different types (action, adventure, puzzle, and more) using the wildly popular Game Maker game creation tool, complete with professional quality sounds and visuals. It also teaches you all you need to know about game design theory (challenges, learning curves, level design etc) and programming to give you a solid grounding in game design. Game Maker uses an easy drag-and-drop interface for the most part, so you don't need to have any coding experience to start creating games. It also features a built-in programming language to allow you to add advanced features to your games. You can progress to using this when you are ready. Go to http: //www.gamemaker.nl/ for more information.

General

Imprint:	Apress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2007
First published:	April 2006
Authors:	Jacob Habgood • Mark Overmars
Dimensions:	236 x 185 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback •  CD
Pages:	311
Edition:	1st Corrected ed., Corr. 4th printing
ISBN-13:	978-1-59059-615-9
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > General Books > Computing & IT > Computer software packages > Computer games
LSN:	1-59059-615-3
Barcode:	9781590596159

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Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | Review by: Yaaseen M.

It is perfect for beginners in Game Maker, but for professionals, its way too slow. Kinda nice though, the part I've read so far! But not that good to buy... but if you're beginning to use this software, its a perfect purchase!

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