Book Nook: Make Your Own Scratch Games

My daughter loves art and has recently really gotten into computer programming. She's already familiar with the basics of scratch, so it was great to have the opportunity to review Make Your Own Scratch Games.

I liked how this book was appropriate for a variety of skill levels. Although my daughter knew the basics in this book, there were features she had never explored (like adding music to games) and other features that she hadn't explored as in-depth as the book went. A brand-new beginner to scratch might move more slowly through the book, but beginners and those with more experience will both have the tools and prompts to create their own game within the free Scratch platform.

I really enjoyed how the book incorporated other free tools, particularly in the area of adding music to games. I also liked the variety of programming blocks included in this book - by the end, kids (or even adults) will have a handle on how to create some pretty neat games!

Anna Anthropy, Game Designer in Residence at DePaul University College of Computing and Digital Media, is a video game creator and game historian who encourages aspiring developers from all backgrounds to create games and contribute their unique voice to the video game industry.

About No Starch Press

San Francisco–based No Starch Press has published the finest in geek entertainment since 1994—bestsellers like Python Crash Course, Python for Kids, The Linux Command Line, How Linux Works, and Hacking: The Art of Exploitation. Our titles have personality and attitude, our authors are passionate about their subjects, and our editorial team puts every book through a rigorous process of developmental editing, tech review, design, and production.