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John M. Quick (Digipen Institute of Technology, Singapore)

Learn to Code with Games

John M. Quick (Digipen Institute of Technology, Singapore)

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English
Productivity Press
14 October 2015
Programming & scripting languages: general
A novel approach for the classroom or self-study, Learn to Code with Games makes coding accessible to a broad audience. Structured as a series of challenges that help you learn to code by creating a video game, each chapter expands and builds your knowledge while providing guidelines and hints to solving each challenge.

The book employs a unique problem-solving approach to teach you the technical foundations of coding, including data types, variables, functions, and arrays. You will also use techniques such as pseudocode and process mapping to formulate solutions without needing to type anything into a computer, and then convert the solutions into executable code.

Avoiding jargon as much as possible, Learn to Code with Games shows you how to see coding as a way of thinking and problem solving rather than a domain of obscure languages and syntaxes. Its practical hands-on approach through the context of game development enables you to easily grasp basic programming concepts.
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Imprint:   Productivity Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 18mm
Weight:   430g
ISBN:   9781498704687
ISBN 10:   1498704689
Pages:   292
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Our Hero Is Stuck! Characters and Characteristics. The Bounds of the World. Sprinting and Sneaking. Collectables. Spawning Objects. Taking Inventory. A Party of Heroes. Generating a Tile Map. Spawning Objects on a Tile Map. Level Generation. Game State Management. Gameplay. Appendices.

John M. Quick is an expert in the strategic enhancement of motivation, learning, and performance. He collaborates with industry and university clients to strategically solve the greatest challenges in motivation, learning, and performance. John earned a PhD in Educational Technology at Arizona State University, where he researched enjoyment and individual differences in games. He created the Gameplay Enjoyment Model (GEM) and Gaming Goal Orientations (GGO) model to guide the design of effective game-based solutions. John has released more than 15 digital games. His games focus on innovative topics, such as learner engagement, employee performance improvement, and cutting-edge interfaces. John has over 5 years of classroom experience at the higher education level. He has instructed courses on computer literacy, game design, and programming at Michigan State University (East Lansing), Arizona State University (Tempe), and DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore.

Reviews for Learn to Code with Games

Now is definitely the time for a book like this. In the realms of web design and game design, knowledge of coding is essential, even for non-programmers on the team. -Carrie Heeter, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA


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