Code This Game!: Make Your Game Using Python, Then Break Your Game to Create a New One!

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Unleash Your Inner Game Developer! Code This Game! is an innovative, visual guide that teaches kids aged 10-14 how to program and create their very own video game using Python, an open-source programming language. Illustrated by Keith Zoo, this unique book features a stand-up format allowing kids to read, program, and play simultaneously.

With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, young readers will learn key coding concepts as they build an exciting action-strategy game called "Attack of the Vampire Pizzas!" Downloadable art assets enable kids to mod the game, unleashing their creativity and imagination. By the final page, they'll have mastered basic coding skills and proudly created a personalized, fully-functional game.

Perfect for beginners, homeschoolers, and aspiring game devs, Code This Game! introduces core computer science concepts in a fun, accessible way. Dive into the world of coding and emerge with a cool game you built from scratch!

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About the author

Meg Ray is the Teacher in Residence at Cornell Tech. She is responsible for the implementation and design of the Teacher in Residence program, a coaching program for K-8 teachers in New York City schools. An experienced middle and high school computer science teacher and special educator, Meg directed the design of the Codesters Python curricula for middle school students and served as a writer for the Computer Science Teachers’ Association K-12 CS Standards and as a special advisor to the K12 CS Framework. She lives in New York.

Keith Zoo is an illustrator living near Boston, MA. For the past decade, he's been the Lead Artist at FableVision Studios, working on a full range of things, from character design to animation layout, interactives and design. When he's not there, he loves spending his time drawing monsters, goblins and other silly things. To check out more of Keith's work, head on over to his website.

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