Coding Roblox Games Made Easy: Create, Publish, and Monetize your games on Roblox - Softcover

Zander Brumbaugh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1803234679 ISBN 13: 9781803234670

Verlag: Packt Publishing, 2022

Inhaltsangabe

A new 3rd edition of the book is now available!

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

1. Introducing Roblox Development
2. Knowing Your Work Environment
3. Introduction to Luau
4. Roblox Programming Scenarios
5. Creating an Obby
6. Creating a Battle Royale Game
7. The Three Ms
8. 50 Cool Things to Do on Roblox

Über diesen Titel

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Zander Brumbaugh is an independent programmer, project manager, and game designer. The games he has made or contributed to have been played more than 300 million times. He has created popular games including Anime Lifting Simulator, My Salon, Munching Masters, Power Simulator amongst others. Zander currently attends the University of Washington and is part of the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering. At the time of writing, Zander is 19 years old.

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Get started with building your first game on the Roblox platform 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 Join the book club to discuss queries, provide solutions, and ask Zander for advice on your 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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Packt Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1803234679
• ISBN 13: 9781803234670
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 302
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Packt; https://www.packtpub.com/; ; 2nd Floor, 35 Livery Street; Birmingham; B32PB; Vereinigtes Königreich
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