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Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python
by
Al Sweigart (Goodreads Author)
Paperback, 438 pages
Published
May 1st 2010
by Albert\Sweigart
(first published March 20th 2009)
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My son asked me: "Mam, I want to create a computer game...." I was looking for the first book about programming for him (he is 10 years old) and my friend suggested me this book.
This is very good book for kids who want to make the first steps in programming.
Do you remember your first game, like "Guess the Number", with this book you will remember your first experience and it is written in the way that your kid will have full attention to the content.
It is started directly with examples and via e...more
This is very good book for kids who want to make the first steps in programming.
Do you remember your first game, like "Guess the Number", with this book you will remember your first experience and it is written in the way that your kid will have full attention to the content.
It is started directly with examples and via e...more
This book is brilliant. I can't gush enough about what a fabulous book this is to teach beginning programming to children. Each chapter introduces a few programming concepts through a simple game built on those concepts. The code for the game is then broken down step-by-step with very clear explanations. Plenty of "try this" and then "try that" hands-on experiments in each lesson to keep it real and keep kids engaged.
I especially like the reproduction of the relevant code for each step in a gra...more
I especially like the reproduction of the relevant code for each step in a gra...more
This is a good book for beginner programmers in general. The author does a really good job breaking everything down so that kids can understand. Each chapter is a new simple game and he goes over what each parts of the code does and what it means in programming.
He even goes as far as explaining conventions across programming languages like camel case variables. I've been looking for a book like this for a long time to help my kids learn programming and I finally found one.
He even goes as far as explaining conventions across programming languages like camel case variables. I've been looking for a book like this for a long time to help my kids learn programming and I finally found one.
The first 16 chapters are a gentle introduction to Python--I'd recommend it for beginners with little to no programming experience, especially if you're excited about making games.
I mainly focused on the later pygame stuff, as I'm surveying game libraries.
It's easy to work through with examples that are immediately rewarding and customizable.
I mainly focused on the later pygame stuff, as I'm surveying game libraries.
It's easy to work through with examples that are immediately rewarding and customizable.
it's a nice book, has tons of information, and it's fun to read , and the author is doing his best to make it easier to understand python concepts, and best of all it's FREE.I do recommend it for anyone who'd like to get his hands dirty in programming in general or python in particular.
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