Coding with Minecraft
by Al Sweigart
Publisher: No Starch Press 2018
Number of pages: 256
Description:
In Coding with Minecraft, you'll create a virtual robot army with Lua, a programming language used by professional game developers. Step-by-step coding projects will show you how to write programs that automatically dig mines, collect materials, craft items, and build anything that you can imagine. Along the way, you'll explore key computer science concepts like data types, functions, variables, and more.
Download or read it online for free here:
Read online
(online html)
Similar books
Data-Oriented Designby Richard Fabian - dataorienteddesign.com
A practical guide for game developers working to create triple A titles across multiple platforms, for independent developers trying to get the most out of target hardware, for anyone who develops cutting edge software in restrictive hardware.
(9166 views)
Making Games with Python and Pygameby Al Sweigart
This is a programming book that covers the Pygame game library for the Python programming language. Each chapter gives you the complete source code for a new game and teaches the important programming concepts from these examples.
(16213 views)
HTML5 Shoot 'em Up in an Afternoonby Bryan Bibat
Learn how to make a simple top-down shoot 'em up in a few hours using the Phaser HTML5 game framework. The book covers all of the basics: from placing and moving sprites, to managing collision detection and unit health, up to setting up a boss fight.
(2288 views)
Artificial Intelligence and Gamesby Georgios N. Yannakakis, Julian Togelius - Springer
The book is the first comprehensive textbook on the application and use of artificial intelligence in games. It will be used by educators and students of graduate or advanced undergraduate courses on game AI as well as game AI practitioners at large.
(4457 views)