Kodu for Kids
DESIGN, BUILD, CREATE, AND SHARE YOUR GAME WITH THE WORLD! Ever wanted to create your own video game? With Microsoft’s Kodu, you can.¿ It’s fun! And while you’re having fun, you’ll learn incredible problem-solving,¿ programming, and game design skills as well. Kodu is a simple visual language that’s...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Pearson Education
2013
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629332906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Get Kodu: download and installation
- Explore Kodu game lab: basic user controls and tools
- Take a test drive: controlling objects and terrain
- Missiles locked and loaded: adding targets and firing controls
- Player 1 versus player 2: adding players and awarding points
- Build your own world: moving mountains and painting terrain
- Difficult targets to hit: increasing game difficulty and path following
- Dangerous targets: programming enemies that fire back
- Grab that power up: using pages for more complex programs
- The cameras are rolling: camera controls for solo and multiplayer games
- Good game design, part 1: tips and tricks for better game programming
- Adding conversations and in-game instructions
- World design: creating environmental special effects
- Games should be heard: programming music and sound effects
- Good game design, part 2: more tips and tricks for great games
- The role of the storyteller: scripting cut-scenes between game action
- The big bag of tricks
- Join the community: online help and sharing games
- Good game design, part 3: giving players a great experience
- Sample game 1: a one-player shooter
- Sample game 2: two-player competition
- Sample game 3: on a mission
- Sample game 4: the side-scroller experience
- Closing thoughts and challenges.
