Building 3D Digital Games

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Design and Program 3D Games

By Sarah Guthals

Series: Dummies Junior

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Building 3D Digital Games by Sarah Guthals offers young readers a hands-on guide to creating their own video games. It introduces key concepts in game design and coding, leading children through the process of building projects step-by-step. The book is educational and engaging, aiming to inspire creativity and an understanding of technology.
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Building 3D Digital Games

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Description

A technology book for kids!

Do you want to create 3D digital games that'll impress your friends, family, and even yourself? This book shows you how to use Alice, a free 3D game programming environment, to make seriously cool video games you'll have as much fun building as you will playing!

Create your own adventure— recreate your favourite story by giving the characters new choices and writing your own ending.

When zombies attack— make your very own escape room maze and attempt to defeat the enemy before it defeats you.

Technology Requirements:

Hardware: PC or tablet with internet connection running Windows^® 7 or higher or Mac with internet connection running Mac OS X^® 10.7 or higher.

Software: Alice—a free programming platform that can be downloaded at alice.org.

Series: Dummies Junior

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119453475

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 January 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 156g

Pages: 128

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About the Author

Sarah Guthals, PhD, co-founded an ed-tech company and now continues to build technology for kids to learn, create, and share safely online. She loves to teach teachers how to teach coding in the classroom, and wishes she could teach her cats how to code, too!

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