The Ready Maker Handbook

The world is becoming increasingly dependent on technology. Parents are looking for resources to give their children a leg up as they begin to navigate the real world. The Ready Maker Handbook teaches invaluable skills in software development and coding that will take children far in life and introduce them to a whole new world of technology, math, and physics.

Author David S. Bennahum appeals to children by showing them the design and work that go into creating some of their favorite games. With the help of the companion app (available for free at www.getready.io), kids can make games, create interactive models, design cars, program a stopwatch, and more!

Along the way, kids will learn the fundamentals of object-oriented programming, iterative development, conditional statements, logical conjunctions, sequencing, randomizing, debugging, remixing and forking, basic artificial intelligence, program optimization, cloning, game design, user experience, Cartesian geometry, Newtonian physics, the metric system, classes, loops, variables, input, conditionals, output, and behaviors.

Bennahum also includes one hundred pages of color photos to help clarify and inspire! The result is a kid-friendly introduction to software development and design that will help future innovators to acquire and hone these critical components of their skill set

Inhalt

I. Introduction - Getting Ready - Controls II. Discovering the Ready World - Experiment: Two Buddies - Physics - Stay in Frame - Appearance - Cloning - Classes - Colliders III. Space, Time and Motion: Living in The Ready World - Canvas - Camera - Layers - Position - Time - Timer - System Frames - Velocity - Experiment: Measuring Velocity IV. Hello World! Life in Ready - Motors - Hinges - Experiment: Model Our Solar System - Experiment: Build a Car - Section: Rubberband - Experiment: Launching onto a Platform - Experiment: Spawning Survival - Random Numbers - Experiment: Magic 8-Ball - Experiment: Ballistic Missile - Experiment: Rotating Cannon V. User Interface - Levels - Experiment: A Multi-Level Game - State Counters - Feedback VI. Putting It All Together: Some Ready-Made Recipes - Maze - Timer - Asteroids - Brick Breaker