Coding iPhone Apps for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Swift
Coding iPhone Apps for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Swift
Apple’s Swift is a powerful, beginner-friendly programming language that anyone can use to make cool apps for the iPhone or iPad. In Coding iPhone Apps for Kids, you’ll learn how to use Swift to write programs, even if you’ve never programmed before.You’ll work in the Xcode playground, an interactive environment where you can play with your code and see the results of your work immediately! You’ll learn the fundamentals of programming too, like how to store data in arrays, use conditional statements to make decisions, and create functions to organize your code—all with the help of clear and patient explanations.Once you master the basics, you’ll build a birthday tracker app so that you won’t forget anyone’s birthday and a platform game called Schoolhouse Skateboarder with animation, jumps, and more!As you begin your programming adventure, you’ll learn how to:–Build programs to save you time, like one that invites all of your friends to a party with just the click of a button!–Program a number-guessing game with loops to make the computer keep guessing until it gets the right answer–Make a real, playable game with graphics and sound effects using SpriteKit–Challenge players by speeding up your game and adding a high-score systemWhy should serious adults have all the fun? Coding iPhone Apps for Kids is your ticket to the exciting world of computer programming.Covers Swift 3.x and Xcode 8.x. Requires OS X 10.11 or higher.
- ASIN: 1593277563
- ISBN: 9781593277567
- Brand: Penguin Books
- Manufacturer: No Starch Press
The Black Art of Video Game Console Design
The Black Art of Video Game Console Design
&a>breaks new ground in game development by bridging the alien worlds of hardware and software together for the first time! The Black Art of Video Game Console Design is written for the programmer and/or hobbyist interested in software game development, but also wants to understand the hardware games are implemented on. This book assumes no prior knowledge of Electrical Engineering or Computer Architecture, but takes you on a breathtaking journey from atomic semiconductor theory to the design and construction of basic video game consoles that you can build and write your own games for! Included in the book is the entire design of numerous embedded game systems including the XGameStation systems and much more. The Black Art of Video Game Console Design with 800+ pages covers everything you need to know to design your own game console including: • Basic atomic physics and semiconductor theory primer.• Introduction to circuit analysis; current, voltage, and resistance.• Analog design using discrete components.• Digital electronics and Boolean algebra.• Physical hardware construction and prototyping techniques.• Combinational logic and advanced integrated circuit building blocks.• Finite state machine design.• Computer architecture and design.• Understanding and using microprocessors and microcontrollers.• Developing software for embedded systems.• Designing video (NTSC/VGA), audio, and input device systems.• Interfacing and communications.• The complete design and discussion of numerous game systems including the XGameStations! Register your book at informit.com/register and download the following additional resources (previously on bundled CD):• PCB and circuit simulation tools.• All necessary data sheets.• Demos and source code.• Complete designs to numerous embedded systems including the XGameStations.
- UPC: 752063328200
- ASIN: 0672328208
- ISBN: 0672328208
- Brand: Brand: Sams Publishing
- Manufacturer: Sams Publishing
Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition: The Official National Pokédex (Pokemon (Prima Official Guide/Official Pokedex Guide))
Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition: The Official National Pokédex (Pokemon (Prima Official Guide/Official Pokedex Guide))
Double-sided National Pokédex poster with bonus art!Exclusive interviews with game creators!Data for all known Pokémon species in the National Pokédex, including their different forms!Key info on each Pokémon’s Evolutions and how to obtain them—plus Abilities, moves, stats, and more!Lists of TMs and items that give details on finding them in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon!Reverse Lookup tables for moves and Abilities—perfect for the competitive battler!Checklist and a guide to completing the National Pokédex!
- ASIN: 0744019362
- ISBN: 9780744019360
- Brand: Unknown
- Manufacturer: The Pokémon Company International
The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design
The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design
• Authors are top game designers• Aspiring game writers and designers must have this complete bibleThere are other books about creating video games out there. Sure, they cover the basics. But The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design goes way beyond the basics. The authors, top game designers, focus on creating games that are an involving, emotional experience for the gamer. Topics include integrating story into the game, writing the game script, putting together the game bible, creating the design document, and working on original intellectual property versus working with licenses. Finally, there’s complete information on how to present a visionary new idea to developers and publishers. Got game? Get The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design.
- ASIN: 158065066X
- ISBN: 9781580650663
- Brand: imusti
- Manufacturer: Lone Eagle
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geocaching, 3rd Edition: Explore the Latest Advances in This Exciting and Popular GPS Adventure
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geocaching, 3rd Edition: Explore the Latest Advances in This Exciting and Popular GPS Adventure
Geocaching has steadily grown into a fun and enduring outdoor adventure and with the popularity of GPS units and the development of applications for nearly all of the most popular smartphone platforms, it has become an adventure that's available to pretty much anyone. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Geocaching, Third Edition, the editors and staff of Geocaching.com open the world of geocaching up to a much broader audience and take the reader through all of the core essentials for caching including how to play, tips and tricks for finding and placing caches, variations on traditional caching, and much more. In addition, the reader can learn about exciting new changes to the game and the new GPS-enabled games that will take cachers to an entirely new level of fun and adventure.
- ASIN: 1615641947
- ISBN: 9781615641949
- Manufacturer: Alpha