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
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
Who is this book 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.
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)
My friends 11 year old son is all about Roblox. He has been for a few years now. I think this would be a great gift for kids who are into coding.
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CliftonRMooreJrAug 30, 2024
5
Thank you, arrived as described.!!
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Nicholas GodfreyJul 30, 2024
5
This gives indepth information on coding for ROBLOX. My son is really invested in making games for Roblox. This book has helped him develop his game. I have read this to so I can test the code that he wrote for him. This gives more information than simply watching the videos on youtube.
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AnupMay 30, 2024
4
The book is great but it would have been better if it could provide a c.d. for the practical codes of the studio
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GGgirlJan 17, 2024
5
My daughter loves this book. It’s really helped her. I even caught her reading it at night when she was to be sleeping!
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. Some popular titles include My Salon, Power Simulator, Munching Masters, etc. With the games he has created, he has been able to create a successful business while in college; he 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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