Scratch For Kids For Dummies

Design Your Own Characters Produce Animated Stories Create Videogames

Create your own game today!

Want to design your own comics, produce fun animations or program your own videogames? Scratch and this book are all you need, even if you know zilch about digital design or coding. Plus, Scratch makes it easy to find, remix, and share projects online with other Scratch users.

Start now find out how to use the free Scratch application online or install it on your Mac or PC Catch on to coding learn coding basics as you gradually add more detail to your projects Get moving progress from designing characters to producing slick animated stories Share add your project to the online community, learn from other kids, and share your favorite techniques

Derek Breen is a former designer for the Education Arcade at MIT and teaching fellow in the Digital Media Arts and Instructional Design program at Harvard Extension School. He currently develops game design curriculum and learning materials for i2 Camp and provides teacher training in digital design, animation, and game development for K–12 teachers throughout the country.