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Coding Roblox Games Made Easy - Second edition - 2nd Edition by Zander Brumbaugh (Paperback)

Name: Coding Roblox Games Made Easy - Second edition - 2nd Edition by Zander Brumbaugh (Paperback)
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A new 3rd edition of the book is now available for preorderJoin Zander live on 26th April for a hands-on workshop, scroll down to grab your tickets!Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format.Key Features: - Begin coding in Luau: build player avatars, battlefields, game physics, countdown timers, and more- Learn tips, tricks, best practices, and advanced Roblox coding techniques to create 3D gamesBook Description: "I read/worked through the book with my kids to build a game together and I highly recommend pre-teens, teens, and tweens to pick this up as their first book to coding games"-James W. Y III, Technology Integration Specialist at Old Bridge Township Public Schools"...a must-read, must-practice essential book for anyone getting started with building games on Roblox using Luau programming..."-Frederic Markus, President, Feerik Games (Ex-Ubisoft, Nintendo, Rockstar, Disney, LucasArts, and Epic Games)".
Author(s): Zander Brumbaugh
302 Pages
Computers, Programming

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About the Book

Coding Roblox Games Made Easy, 2nd Edition, builds a solid foundation of the concepts you need to embark on the journey of building two end-to-end games in Roblox in increasing order of complexity.

Book Synopsis

A new 3rd edition of the book is now available for preorder

Join Zander live on 26th April for a hands-on workshop, scroll down to grab your tickets!

Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format.

Key Features:

- Begin coding in Luau: build player avatars, battlefields, game physics, countdown timers, and more

- Learn tips, tricks, best practices, and advanced Roblox coding techniques to create 3D games

Book Description:

"I read/worked through the book with my kids to build a game together and I highly recommend pre-teens, teens, and tweens to pick this up as their first book to coding games"

-James W. Y III, Technology Integration Specialist at Old Bridge Township Public Schools

"...a must-read, must-practice essential book for anyone getting started with building games on Roblox using Luau programming..."

-Frederic Markus, President, Feerik Games (Ex-Ubisoft, Nintendo, Rockstar, Disney, LucasArts, and Epic Games)

"..includes everything from Roblox Studio menus, the basics of the Luau scripting language, how to tie in real-world (or any world!) physics into your experience of marketing your game as well as some great ideas for where to go next."

-Jay Sebastian, Computer Scientist and Adjunct Lecturer in AI for Games and Simulation

Roblox isn't just popular; it's incredibly popular, featuring more than 54 million active players per day. Any experience imaginable can be created on Roblox.

Coding Roblox Games Made Easy, 2nd Edition, is a go-to guide for anyone at any age looking to get started with building a game on Roblox using Luau programming. In just about 300 pages, you'll learn the basics of Luau programming, build two end-to-end games, add customizations to finally publish and monetize them.

The bonus chapter '50 Cool Things to do in Roblox' is a perfect end to your learning journey with information nuggets presented with examples to save your time when coding, animating, building avatars, using Robux and so much more.

Join Zander, 19-year-old Roblox developer and programmer on this game-development journey and bring your ideas to life

What You Will Learn:

- Use Roblox Studio and other free resources

- Learn coding in Luau: basics, game systems, physics manipulation, etc

- Test, evaluate, and redesign to create bug-free and engaging games

- Use Roblox programming and rewards to make your first game

- Move from lobby to battleground, build avatars, locate weapons to fight

- Character selection, countdown timers, locate escape items, assign rewards

- Master the 3 Ms: Mechanics, Monetization, Marketing (and Metaverse)

- 50 cool things to do in Roblox

Who this book is for:

This book is for anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of Luau programming and Roblox Studio and needs direction to build and share games.

The book requires no prior knowledge of game development.

Table of Contents

- Introducing Roblox Development

- Knowing Your Work Environment

- Introduction to Luau

- Roblox Programming Scenarios

- Creating an Obby

- Creating a Battle Royale Game

- The Three Ms

- 50 Cool Things to Do on Roblox

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 9.25 Inches (H) x 7.5 Inches (W) x .63 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.15 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 302

Genre: Computers

Sub-Genre: Programming

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Theme: Games

Format: Paperback

Author: Zander Brumbaugh

Language: English

Street Date: June 6, 2022

TCIN: 87103857

UPC: 9781803234670

Item Number (DPCI): 247-32-8806

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 1.15 pounds

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