games

If you are interested at all about game programming, this book is perfect. I started learning Java and spent several weeks trying to see where the gaming aspect of it was, but then i wandered down to Boarders and saw this book. I thought basic wouldn't be fast enough to run any games at all, but it's actually a great language for beginners. The author, Maneesh Sethi, is also a teenager that has already mastered programming languages and seems like an absolute genius! BUY THIS BOOK!

This book is supposed to be for teens, but ANYONE, no experience or lots of it, can learn fast and become proficient at programming after reading this book. The author skillfully shows how Blitz Basic is a great language to start building a career or a hobby in the video game industry.

Lots of realistic examples and pictures make it very easy to learn the language and then immediately begin to apply it on your own. Starting with the fundamentals, Sethi goes on to show how to integrate functions, arrays, graphics, and even animation into your video game! I quickly mastered the language by reading the book. The CD-ROM that comes with it was an added benefit.

Best of all, Maneesh himself is a teenager so he really understands how to explain it to anyone. Fabulous book!

I am a parent and am going to buy this book for my kids and nephews / nieces to get them started!

I am a teenager and I have tried to read another book but didn't understand it. I got this book a couple of weeks ago and after reading the first three chapters I made a text based game of pong. Now since I have read the whole thing I have started making a whole game with graphics and everythin I had learned. If this book can teach me and keep my attention it can teach anyone who wants to know how
to make games and is looking for a book to start with I highly recommend this Book