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Great games / Clive Gifford.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
J 794.8 GIFF	Junior Non Fiction		Earlwood .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781526304025 (hardback)
Name	Gifford, Clive author.
Title	Great games / Clive Gifford.
Published	London : Wayland, 2017.
Published	©2017
Description	32 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Fun on the screen -- Early computer games -- Types of game -- Storyboards and scripts -- Game assets -- Game characters -- The game world -- Game rules and features -- Coding games -- Decision time! -- Controlling games -- Keeping score -- Testing and launching.
Summary	"This entertaining book introduces readers to basic computer game design. Content covers key game features including game assets, such as characters, obstacles, and tools. Readers also learn about the types of code used for different actions including keeping score and changing difficulty levels. They gain experience creating and modifying code for different design purposes. Additional activities such as storyboarding, character and platform development prompts, and flowchart creation help guide readers through the game design process."--
Target audience note	Age 8-11.
Target audience note	Grade 4 to 6.
Subjects	Computer games -- Design -- Juvenile literature
Subjects	Computer games -- Programming -- Juvenile literature
Series	Get ahead in computing
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Computer games -- Design -- Juvenile literature . Computer games -- Programming -- Juvenile literature . Authors: Gifford, Clive . Series: Get ahead in computing .