- ISBN13: 9780071497527
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
IF EVIL’S YOUR NAME, THEN THESE ARE YOUR GAMES!
Always wanted to be a genius game creator? This Evil Genius guide goes far beyond a typical programming class or text to reveal insider tips for breaking the rules and constructing wickedly fun games that you can tweak and customize to suit your needs!
In Programming Video Games for the Evil Genius, programming wunderkind Ian Cinnamon gives you everything you need to create and control 57 gaming projects. You’ll find easy-to-follow plans featuring Java, the most universal programming language, that run on any PC, Mac, or Linux computer.
- Illustrated instructions and plans for an awesome mix of racing, board, shoot ‘em up, strategy, retro, and puzzle games
- Gaming projects that vary in difficulty-starting with simple programs and progressing to sophisticated projects for programmers with advanced skills
- An interactive companion website featuring a free Java compiler, where you can share your projects with Evil Geniuses around the globe
- Removes the frustration-factor-all the parts you need are listed, along with sources
Regardless of your skill level, Programming Video Games for the Evil Genius provides you with all the strategies, code, and insider programming advice you need to build and test your games with ease, such as:
- Radical Racing
- Screen Skier
- Whack an Evil Genius
- Tic-Tac-Toe Boxing
- Snake Pit
- Space Destroyers
- Bomb Diffuser
- Trapper
- Oiram
- Java Man
- Memory
- Ian Says
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there’s a lot of mistakes in the book, if you already know a little bit of programming you can probably see the errors but for people who does not know anything it will be very difficult to understand cuz it won’t work with so many mistakes, I think the author need to check the book again and correct them.
Amazon User Rating: 2 / 5
Programming Video Games for the Evil Genius
If your goal is world domination or to design the hottest chick in the world of video games and you are older than 15, this is NOT the book for you. While the title is catchy enough to warrant a read-through, the information is thin, at best, and the writing style is clearly meant for someone who is looking to enter the wonderful world of game programming.
Ideally, this would be a great book for one of those computer camps that so many kids seem to end up in every summer.
Amazon User Rating: 1 / 5
Considering Cinnamon has such an in-depth grasp on gaming at his young age, I certainly recommend this book. I also recommend continuing to keep an eye on anything he produces in the future.
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5
I don’t doubt Ian’s prowess as a programmer, but this book is not well written/edited. There are many errors that I would not have noticed had I not had previous programming experience. Also, the descriptions of the purpose of adding particular code is a little vague at times.
Overall: Ian’s book is pretty good, but has a lot of errors that need to be corrected.
Amazon User Rating: 3 / 5
Another dud from the folks at evil genius. I was duped by the glowing reviews that I just don’t agree with. Seems to be little more than a rehash of the projects they probably ‘teach’ at the camp that advertises in the book. Not what I expected, I wish I had bought lunch instead of this book.
Amazon User Rating: 1 / 5