Designing Digital Games: Create Games with Scratch!

A technology book for kids!

Have you ever wanted to create your own video games? All you need is a computer connected to the Internet, a free Scratch account, and the fun projects you′ll find inside! Follow simple steps to build your first programs and games.

Create a classic build a game based on the arcade game Pong® Chase your tail create an ever–growing snake and maneuver it around the screen Speed through the maze avoid villains as you make your way through a maze Protect your planet blast invaders attacking from an alien world

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 is the author of Scratch For Kids For Dummies.