Coding with Scratch - Make Marvellous 3D Games

By:

Max Wainewright

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Paperback / softback

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Questkids - In Easy Steps

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Releases 31 Jul 2024

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Coding with Scratch - Make Marvellous 3D Games shows kids how to make 3D games with Scratch. They will learn how to: Create 2.5d and 3d effects from sprites, multiple costumes, loops, and code. Learn advanced techniques and hacks to make Scratch code draw images in super-quick time. Discover ways to add perspective to build exciting games and projects. Understand some of the maths used to develop simple 3D images. Find out how raycasting works, and use it to create 3D mazes and games. This book starts with simple projects that can be used by beginners but is focussed on projects, challenges, and extensions for experienced Scratch coders.

Author Biography:

Max Wainewright is an experienced computing teacher and has taught in the UK and in Singapore. Max has worked with national government agencies and local councils to support and inspect technology in schools. He teaches coding part-time in a London primary school, and runs an innovation group supporting other local schools. Max has a Computer Science degree and has significant experience of working in the EdTech industry. He co-founded one of the most successful small UK EdTech companies, and developed award-winning software that has been used by over 90% of UK primary schools. He has provided his expertise as an Educational Software consultant for major companies including Discovery and LEGO. Max has written dozens of books teaching kids to code. Many of these are top-sellers, reaching 100,000s of kids, and have been translated into over 20 languages.

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July 31st, 2024

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