TY - BOOK ID - 211014 TI - The Game Maker's Apprentice : Game Development for Beginners AU - Habgood, Jacob. AU - Overmars, Mark. PY - 2006 SN - 1280726857 9786610726851 1430201592 1590596153 PB - Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, DB - UniCat KW - Computer games KW - Electronic games KW - Design. KW - Game Maker (Computer file) KW - Electronic toys KW - Games KW - Information Technology KW - Computer Science (Hardware & Networks) KW - General and Others KW - Computer games—Programming. KW - Software engineering. KW - Game Development. KW - Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems. KW - Computer software engineering KW - Engineering UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:211014 AB - The Game Makers Apprentice shows you how to create nine exciting games using the wildly popular Game Maker game creation tool. This book covers a range of genres, including action, adventure, and puzzle games complete with professional quality sound effects and visuals. It discusses game design theory and features practical examples of how this can be applied to making games that are more fun to play. Game Maker allows games to be created using a simple drag-and-drop interface, so you don't need to have any prior coding experience. It includes an optional programming language for adding advanced features to your games, when you feel ready to do so. You can obtain more information by visiting book.gamemaker.nl. The authors include the creator of the Game Maker tool and a former professional game programmer, so you'll glean understanding from their expertise. The book also includes a DVD containing Game Maker software and all of the game projects that are created in the book—plus a host of professional-quality graphics and sound effects that you can use in your own games. ER -