Tomás Brides

Tomás has over 19 years of teaching experience. With a background in Computer Science and postgraduate qualifications in education and learning design, he has taught programming, computer game development, web design and a wide range of digital technologies. He specialises in making complex technical subjects accessible to beginners through clear explanations, practical examples and hands-on projects.

Why this book exists

Beginners who want to make games usually have plenty to read and very little to show for it. The material tends to explain concepts in isolation, leaving the reader to work out how any of it becomes a game.

Code Create Play works the other way round: one project, built in order, with each concept introduced at the moment the reader needs it. Over seven days the reader builds a complete 2D side-scrolling shooter in GameMaker and picks up programming fundamentals while doing it.

It's for people learning on their own, and for classrooms where a practical project has to fit into a few sessions.