Creative Coding in Python: 30+ Programming Projects in Art, Games, and More

Creative Coding in Python: 30+ Programming Projects in Art, Games, and More

<div><b><i>Creative Coding in Python</i> presents over 30 creative projects that teach kids how to code in the easy and intuitive programming language, Python.</b><br /><br /><i>Creative Coding in Python</i> teaches the fundamentals of computer programming and demonstrates<b> how to code 30+ fun, creative projects</b> using Python, a free, intuitive, open-source programming language that's one of the top five most popular worldwide and one of the most popular Google search terms in the U.S.<br /><br /> Computer science educator Sheena Vaidyanathan helps kids <b>understand the fundamental ideas of computer programming and the process of computational thinking </b>using illustrations, flowcharts, and pseudocode, then shows how to apply those essentials to code exciting projects in Python:</div><ul><li>Chatbots: Discover variables, strings, integers, and more to design conversational programs.</li><li>Geometric art: Use turtle graphics to create original masterpieces.</li><li>Interactive fiction: Explore booleans and conditionals to invent "create your own adventure" games.</li><li>Dice games: Reuse code to devise games of chance.</li><li>Arcade games and apps: Understand GUI (graphical user interfaces) and create your own arcade games and apps.</li><li>What's next? Look at exciting ways to use your powerful new skills and expand your knowledge of coding in Python.<br />  </li></ul><div><i>Creative Coding in Python </i>gives kids the tools they need to create their own computer programs.</div><div></div><div>Check out projects from the book as well as sample lesson plans on how to use this in your classroom on the book website creativecodinginpython.com </div>