TY  - BOOK
AU  - Habgood, Jacob
TI  - The game maker's apprentice : game development for beginners
SN  - 9781484252635
U1  - 794.816696 HAB-J 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - NY
PB  - Apress
KW  - Computer games--Design
KW  - Computer science
KW  - Computer games--Programming
N1  - The Game Maker's Apprentice shows you how to create nine exciting games using the wildly popular Game Maker game creation tool. This book covers a range of genres, including action, adventure, and puzzle games--complete with professional quality sound effects and visuals. It discusses game design theory and features practical examples of how this can be applied to making games that are more fun to play.

Game Maker allows games to be created using a simple drag-and-drop interface, so you don't need to have any prior coding experience. It includes an optional programming language for adding advanced features to your games when you feel ready to do so
ER  -