{"product_id":"video-games-kathy-ceceri-9781619303003","title":"Video Games: Design and Code Your Own Adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003eCatch a glimpse inside a school bus and you'll see lots of kids looking down. What are they doing? They're deciding on strategy, building cities, setting traps for monsters, sharing resources, and nurturing critical relationships. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver 90 percent of kids ages 2-17 play video games. In \u003ci\u003eVideo Games: Design and Code Your Own Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e, young readers learn why games are so compelling and what ancient games such as mancala have in common with modern games like \u003ci\u003eMinecraft\u003c\/i\u003e. Kids will even create their very own video games using software such as MIT's \u003ci\u003eScratch\u003c\/i\u003e! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing a familiar, high-interest subject, \u003ci\u003eVideo Games\u003c\/i\u003e introduces foundation subjects such as geometry, physics, probability, and psychology in a practical framework. Building Tetris pieces out of Rice Crispie Treats and designing board games are some of the hands-on projects that engage readers' building skills, while writing actual game code opens digital doors readers may not have known existed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathy Ceceri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1619303000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781619303003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nomad Press (VT)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.80w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2015 pg. 40","brand":"Kathy Ceceri","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045312655615,"sku":"9781619303003","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d18c40a-7d13-4629-ba27-74c4c026e12c.jpg?v=1684978004","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/video-games-kathy-ceceri-9781619303003","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}