Basic Game Design and Creation teaches novices (8-80) how to create ten different games ? no programming required. The book portrays two different but interconnected technologies ? game design, which teaches game enthusiasts simple techniques (players, sound, animation, scoring, scenery, etc) and object technology, a new natural paradigm for creating software that is revolutionizing the software industry. Through the step-by-step projects and creation of numerous games, readers actually become game designers, creating different kinds of objects and environments. Every chapter helps readers to create a new two dimensional and isometric game using Game Maker, a rapid-application development tool for beginning game programmers. Using many "drag and drop" tools and video tutorials, users are able to learn object technology, and can create and publish games very quickly. This is a must-have resource for anyone who is looking to master introductory game programming!

KEY FEATURES: ? Teaches how to create ten different games with GameMaker ? no programming required ? Includes a companion CD-ROM with a demo of GameMaker and video tutorials for projects in the book ? Topics covered include basic game design, particle systems, multiplayer games, and much more

Namu Swamy is an educational entrepreneur and the Founder and Director of Technology for RoboTech Center. He has developed software applications using CAD tools for the construction of different kinds of robots; in addition he created a portable curriculum that makes technology education fun; it is used in schools, colleges, and community centers. Naveena Swamy is a co-founder and Director of RoboTech Center, Nashua, NH. Formerly, she was the Director of Business Development at Sycamore Networks spearheading the acquisition and expansion strategy for the introduction of new products into lateral markets. She is a member of IEEE and holds an MS (Electronics), an M.B.A (Rivier College) and has pursued research in the area of Fiber Optics. She was a finalist for the New England Business Woman of the Year 2003.

Basic Game Design and Creation for Fun & Learning teaches you how to make your own computer games-- no programming skills required! Whether you’re a game player who wants to try making your own games or a teacher who wants to provide a new way for students to learn, you’ll find everything you need to get started! Basic Game Design and Creation for Fun & Learning breaks the complex process of game design into an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format. Each chapter helps you create a 2D game using the popular game development software, GameMaker 6.1, and each game project provides reference figures and sample demonstrations, so that you can track your progress as you go. Throughout the book, you’ll find real-life examples to explain advanced concepts that would otherwise frustrate beginning game designers. This storybook approach allows you to learn just what you need to get started making your own games quickly, while giving the basic skills you need for creating any kind of game. So if you want to get started turning your own game ideas into reality, or you’re thinking about a career in game creation, this is the place to get started!

Basic Game Design and Creation for Fun & Learning teaches you how to make your own computer games?no programming skills required! Whether you’re a game player who wants to try making your own games or a teacher who wants to provide a new way for students to learn, you’ll find everything you need to get started! Basic Game Design and Creation for Fun & Learning breaks the complex process of game design into an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format. Each chapter helps you create a 2D game using the popular game development software, GameMaker 6.1, and each game project provides reference figures and sample demonstrations, so that you can track your progress as you go. Throughout the book, you’ll find real-life examples to explain advanced concepts that would otherwise frustrate beginning game designers. This storybook approach allows you to learn just what you need to get started making your own games quickly, while giving the basic skills you need for creating any kind of game. So if you want to get started turning your own game ideas into reality, or you’re thinking about a career in game creation, this is the place to get started!

Basic Game Design and Creation for Fun & Learning empowers readers of all walks of life to create video games in the privacy of their own homes without the high cost of instructional courses or expensive software programs. Geared towards the beginner, Basic Game Design and Creation demystifies the complex process of game design in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format that includes reference figures and sample demonstrations that make the game design process fun and effective. The field of game design has been successfully blended together with the larger field of object technology. This gives the reader a holistic approach to game design that incorporates not only the skills needed to create games, but also the greater understanding of how those skills directly relate to the computer industry field at large. The authors use ?real-life? analogies to explain advanced concepts that would otherwise frustrate the beginning game designer. This ?storybook? approach eliminates the burden of having to wade through pages and provides a just in time presentation of concepts to design games! This book has been created to transform game players into game designers and for those who are interested in exploring Game Design as a potential career opportunity. A lot of importance has been given to describe the fundamental building blocks of Game Design so as to facilitate a smooth transition into more advanced areas of game design such as 3D Game Design and Console Game Design.

Basic Game Design and Creation empowers readers of all walks of life to create video games in the privacy of their own homes without the high cost of instructional courses or expensive software programs. Geared towards the beginner, Basic Game Design and Creation demystifies the complex process of game design in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format that includes reference figures and sample demonstrations that make the game design process fun and effective. The field of game design has been successfully blended together with the larger field of object technology. This gives the reader a holistic approach to game design that incorporates not only the skills needed to create games, but also the greater understanding of how those skills directly relate to the computer industry field at large. The authors use ?real-life? analogies to explain advanced concepts that would otherwise frustrate the beginning game designer. This ?storybook? approach eliminates the burden of having to wade through pages and provides a just in time presentation of concepts to design games! This book has been created to transform game players into game designers and for those who are interested in exploring Game Design as a potential career opportunity. A lot of importance has been given to describe the fundamental building blocks of Game Design so as to facilitate a smooth transition into more advanced areas of game design such as 3D Game Design and Console Game Design.

Basic Game Design and Creation teaches novices (8-80) how to create ten different games – no programming required. The book portrays two different but interconnected technologies – game design, which teaches game enthusiasts simple techniques (players, sound, animation, scoring, scenery, etc) and object technology, a new natural paradigm for creating software that is revolutionizing the software industry. Through the step-by-step projects and creation of numerous games, readers actually become game designers, creating different kinds of objects and environments. Every chapter helps readers to create a new two dimensional and isometric game using Game Maker, a rapid-application development tool for beginning game programmers. Using many "drag and drop" tools and video tutorials, users are able to learn object technology, and can create and publish games very quickly. This is a must-have resource for anyone who is looking to master introductory game programming!

KEY FEATURES: • Teaches how to create ten different games with GameMaker – no programming required • Includes a companion CD-ROM with a demo of GameMaker and video tutorials for projects in the book • Topics covered include basic game design, particle systems, multiplayer games, and much more

Good starting book to learn GameMaker

I bought this book for my kid to learn GameMaker. A very good book for beginners.

Book VB

The book did finally arrive 3-weeks after school began., which at that point it was not help to me. It did arrive in good condition as stated, but the shipping was ridiculous. I would not order from this seller again.

Gamer Designers Start Here

If you have ever wanted to design and build your own games but find it difficult to learn programming languages such as C++ then Game Maker could be your solution. This book takes you through all the basics of learning to make games with Gamer Maker 6.1. I’ve tried using programs like Dark Basic with no success but using this book I was able to learn the features of Gamer Maker step by step. Gamer maker is a powerful program but the book gets you designing your first game withing the second chapter and goes on to explain more complex feature like making sprites to platform games. Gamer Maker may not be the first choice for all you budding game designers but it’s a wonderful powerful program. The book comes with Gamer Maker 6.1 and all the example files and sprites needed to complete the projects. I’m going to use this in my ICT classes to explain programming concepts, graphic design and collision detection. For those new to programming and want to learn about game programming I recommend this book.

Gamer Designers Start Here

If you have ever wanted to design and build your own games but find it difficult to learn programming languages such as C++ then Game Maker could be your solution. This book takes you through all the basics of learning to make games with Gamer Maker 6.1. I’ve tried using programs like Dark Basic with no success but using this book I was able to learn the features of Gamer Maker step by step. Gamer maker is a powerful program but the book gets you designing your first game withing the second chapter and goes on to explain more complex feature like making sprites to platform games. Gamer Maker may not be the first choice for all you budding game designers but it’s a wonderful powerful program. The book comes with Gamer Maker 6.1 and all the example files and sprites needed to complete the projects. I’m going to use this in my ICT classes to explain programming concepts, graphic design and collision detection. For those new to programming and want to learn about game programming I recommend this book.

Great Introduction to Basic Game Design Using Game Maker

I stumbled across this book purely by accident whilst looking for another computing book and I was glad to have found it. It covers Basic Game Design and Creation using Mark Overmars Game Maker, whom is having a book published this year called - " The Game Maker’s Apprentice ", in June 2006.

Nanu Swamy and Naveena Swamy’s Basic Game Design and Creation for Fun and Learning is easy to get into and I found it quite refreshing to use. It covers most of the common functions in Game Maker and has useful examples used in a friendly and easy to understand way.

I would recommend this Book and the to be released Book by Mark Overmars, which would run nicely together to anyone looking into basic game design without the worrying of not having any programming knowledge. Nice and easy does it !

Great Introduction to Basic Game Design Using Game Maker

I stumbled across this book purely by accident whilst looking for another computing book and I was glad to have found it. It covers Basic Game Design and Creation using Mark Overmars Game Maker, whom is having a book published this year called - " The Game Maker’s Apprentice ", in June 2006.

Nanu Swamy and Naveena Swamy’s Basic Game Design and Creation for Fun and Learning is easy to get into and I found it quite refreshing to use. It covers most of the common functions in Game Maker and has useful examples used in a friendly and easy to understand way.

I would recommend this Book and the to be released Book by Mark Overmars, which would run nicely together to anyone looking into basic game design without the worrying of not having any programming knowledge. Nice and easy does it !

Good Way to Get Started

This is a welcome addition to the game development bookshelf. It is oriented to having youngsters begin designing games. If you have a young boy or girl, and they are into playing games on a PC, this book is intended to get them into designing their own games.

The book uses, and supplies a copy on the CD-ROM, Game Maker software. This is a 2D game development system that allows for the creation of games without requiring programming. Building a game, hoever, is not unlike programming. You have to define what the characters look like, you have to define what they can do. You are doing a lot of the same logic that programming requires.

Perhaps your little game player can be made into a game maker. And just possibly he or she will learn something about computers while they are developing their own game. Possibly this will give them an introduction into what they want to do later in life, not necessarily design games, but almost any task in the computer industry.

I know of no other books that take this approach, and I like it.

Excellent Book

Tired of your kids playing video games? Buy this book.
Easy to follow, my 10 and 14 year olds are using this book and having a great time. It is has step by step instructions. They are having fun designing and creating their own game.
No prior experience necessary.
I hope that more books like this are in the works.

Excellent Book

Tired of your kids playing video games? Buy this book.

Easy to follow, my 10 and 14 year olds are using this book and having a great time. It is has step by step instructions. They are having fun designing and creating their own game.

No prior experience necessary.

I hope that more books like this are in the works.