Book Nook Join Book Nook

Scratch Programming Playground Learn to Program by Making Cool Games

Al Sweigart

Scratch, the colorful drag-and-drop programming language, is used by millions of first-time learners, and in Scratch Programming Playground, you'll learn to program by making cool games. Get ready to destroy asteroids, shoot hoops, and slice and dice fruit!

Each game includes easy-to-follow instructions, review questions, and creative coding challenges to make the game your own. Want to add more levels or a cheat code? No problem, just write some code.

You'll make games like:

Maze Runner: escape the maze!Snaaaaaake: gobble apples and avoid your own tailAsteroid Breaker: smash space rocksFruit Slicer: a Fruit Ninja cloneBrick Breaker: a remake of Breakout, the brick-breaking classicPlatformer: a game inspired by Super Mario Bros.Learning how to program shouldn't be dry and dreary. With Scratch Programming Playground, you'll make a game of it!

GenresComputersLanguages

English edition · First published 2016 by No Starch Press · ISBN 9781593277970

Be the first to rate this book

Tap or drag across the stars

Keep track of what you read

Book Nook is a free reading tracker with a 3D bookshelf, a reading timer, challenges with friends and a Reading Wrapped at the end of the year. Add Scratch Programming Playground Learn to Program by Making Cool Games to your shelf in one tap.

Join Book Nook Get the app