This content requires the base application AppGameKit: Easy Game Development on Steam in order to run.

## About This Content
Although AppGameKit comes with online help and documentation, this book will
lead you step-by-step through a series of lessons and activities from a simple
guessing game to a fully functioning, interactive video game. This is a
smaller version of;

Anyone who buys the Beginners Guide and later wants to upgrade to the full
Tutorial Guide, can do this via TheGameCreator’s website.

It is time to begin your journey. It’s a journey that will take you from
absolute novice to a skilled computer programmer. Along the way, you’ll
discover the fundamental ideas behind programming and the awesome power of the
AppGameKit.

The Beginners guide excludes chapters on;

* Sync() and Images
* Text Resources
* Particles
* Advanced Sprites
* Screen Handling
* User Input – 2

You’ll be taught the basic ideas of software design, program coding and
testing. And if you need a little extra help, there is a complete set of
solutions for every activity.

You will discover how to create sprites, produce animations, play video, add
sound effects and control your on-screen characters – all with only a few
lines of code.

Thanks to the AppGameKit, you can run your programs on almost any device (PC,
MAC, iPhone, iPad, or any Android device) without having to change a single
line of your code!

The Beginner’s Guide includes these sections;
* Algorithms
* Background Intel
* Starting AGK2 BASIC
* Data
* Selection
* Iteration and Debugging
* A First Look at Resources
* Spot the Difference Game
* User-Defined Functions
* String and Maths Functions
* Arrays
* Records and Bit Operators
* File Handling
* Multimedia Resources
* User Input
* Program Structure Templates
* Sprite Movement
* Sprite Animation
* Creating Games

The guide was written and designed by author Alistair Stewart of Digital
Skills. He has many years of experience creating educational material to help
anyone learn how to program computers. Alistair created the highly respected
_”Hands On”_ books that cover many different languages.

The Official AppGameKit Beginners Guide