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by Maneesh Sethi (Author) "In other words, programming allows you to make your computer do whatever you want it to do ..." (more)
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You've played plenty of games. Now it's time to create your own! "Game Programming for Teens, Second Edition" helps you develop the skills you need to create every element of your first video game - from graphics and animation to sound and music. You'll even learn how to incorporate artificial intelligence. You don't have to have any programming experience to get started. You'll learn everything you need to know along the way using BlitzPlus, an easy-to-learn programming language that the author will teach you. By the end of the book, you will have created your first computer game. Game programming doesn't have to be difficult. With a copy of this book and your own curiosity, you're off to the perfect start!

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Maneesh Sethi is a student at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. As a high-school student, Sethi founded Standard Design, a web-site design company. He is the author of Game Programming For Teens, first and second editions, and Web Design For Teens. Sethi lectures on game programming topics at conferences across the country and has been a guest on G4TechTV. Visit his web site at www.maneeshsethi.com.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Great if you already know some programming, Aug 10 2006
By N. J. Williams "armchair explorer" (Davis, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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My 10-year-old son wanted to learn how to program video games, so I bought this book and we started working through it together. Sethi has a nice, breezy style and you really think you're going to learn this stuff. But as early as chapter 2 we ran into technical mistakes in his code. At that early point in his instruction I could figure out the problem myself (a missing "End If" line). But by chapter 3, when he starts in on arrays, we were lost. We'd painstakingly copy out his code into our version of BlitzPlus, only to discover it didn't work--usually because he'd failed to define a user-defined function in his code. By the end of the chapter I could pinpoint exactly where the problem was going to be in his examples, but having no programming experience myself, had no clue how to fix them. We gave up in frustration & disappointment. A serious technical editor should have gone through this book first and actually *tried* everything. It's a shame, because the book is so promising.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book for both adults and teens alike!, Feb 4 2005
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This review is from: Game Programming for Teens (Paperback)
With all the books out there pretending to teach you how to program a game only to drop you into detailed C++ code and telling you "don't worry - it will make sense later" (and it never does), this book gives you an excellent handle on programming 2d games using tools that save you the trouble of becoming a C++ expert for no good reason. Instead it shows you another tool that's easier than C++ but still fast enough to make just about any 2d game you can imagine The book doesn't have anything on 3d in it but if you're looking to make a 2d game in a short amount of time, this one's hard to beat.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great book, Jun 10 2004
By Derek Thompson (Harrison, AR USA) - See all my reviews
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I am a teenager and I have tried to read another book but didn't understand it. I got this book a couple of weeks ago and after reading the first three chapters I made a text based game of pong. Now since I have read the whole thing I have started making a whole game with graphics and everythin I had learned. If this book can teach me and keep my attention it can teach anyone who wants to know how
to make games and is looking for a book to start with I highly recommend this Book
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great for parents as well as teens
I am a software engineer and a parent of an 11-year-old, and I have been looking for a way to teach my son computer programming in a way that would be fun for him. Read more
Published on May 23 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
I find some of the reviews quite interesting, since they judge the book based on their opinion of BlitzBasic. Read more
Published on April 29 2004 by P. H. Mason

5.0 out of 5 stars Kudos from another author
In my opinion, there are three groups of enthusiasts in the "gamer" market: Game players who want to make their own games for fun; Programmers who take up game dev as a... Read more
Published on April 9 2004 by J. S. Harbour

5.0 out of 5 stars Moron
The moron that gave this book a one is an ASS HOLE!!! this is a book for beginning programing not for a colage grad who can afford to go to a expensive class.
Published on Mar 22 2004 by soupresea

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for newbies without the headaches of C or VB .net!!!!
The idiot that gave this book a one star and screams that you should learn a "real" programming language is a total moron and misses the point entirely. Read more
Published on Mar 15 2004 by SBJ400

1.0 out of 5 stars Fake Programming
First off, anyone who takes this book seriously, and wants to learn how to "prgram" makes me laugh. Go take a course in programming and learn some real language.. Read more
Published on Jan 16 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars I wish I had read this sooner!
I have been wanting to get into game programming for as long as I can remember. I've learned C++ and it's syntax, but was always frustrated when it came time to try and write... Read more
Published on Jan 1 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Great beginner programming book
I was at a bookstore looking for a book to teach myself programming with when I saw Mr. Sethi's book Game Programming for Teens. Read more
Published on Nov 30 2003 by lexet000

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful For The Beginner
Don't let the title of this book fool you. It is not just for TEENS. It is written so a teen could understand it, but I have been in programming for over 18 years now, and I... Read more
Published on Nov 3 2003 by Ferlin Scarborough

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't be beat!!!!!!
This book is GREAT!!!It is very easy to understand, and even adds a bit of humor to get you through the hard to understand parts. Read more
Published on Sep 27 2003 by xr80racer

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