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Video Game Programming for Kids

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Do you want to learn how to write your own cool and exciting video games? VIDEO GAME PROGRAMMING FOR KIDS teaches young video game enthusiasts how to program video games with QB64, a simple and free version of the BASIC programming language. Written specifically for kids ages 8-12, the book requires no programming experience and uses simple concepts, fun games, and easy to-understand language to teach introductory programming techniques. Read, tested, and approved by kid reviewers, each chapter focuses on a single programming concept, and most of the example games do not require additional downloads to run. You'll be writing your own games in no time! Are you ready to get started?

256 pages, Paperback

First published April 5, 2012

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Jonathan S. Harbour

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October 2, 2013
My son wanted to learn some of the basics of programming. This book was great. It had step by step directions and summaries at the end. The games they teach in the book are like old Atari games but still cool.
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