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# The Game Maker's Companion (Technology in Action)

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## Customer Reviews

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    A good book for those who want to take the next step
  

*by T***N on Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2010*

Game Maker 8 makes it easy to create simple games. The problem is when you want to go deeper, perhaps even write some real code! This is where many young developers lose interest. This book shows you how to take the next step. However, it's not just about learning new features, or even just learning to write GML scripts. This book aims to teach you how to start thinking like a real developer - how to structure, organize and plan your game. The budding developer is introduced to properly naming variables, using constants (no magic numbers!), and especially how to create an object hierarchy to represent the various states of the actors in your game. At times it can be slow going, but with persistence and patience, the person who completes this book will learn more than just Game Maker, but also take a big step towards being a true developer, being able to structure code and resources in way that suits larger endeavors. There were a few mistakes here and there in the book, but takes these as challenges, not obstacles. As a professional developer (Java, C++, .NET, SQL), I can heartily affirm the goal of this book. It can make the difference between a hacker who scrabbles together something, and a long-term developer who is capable of working with others on larger projects.Oh, and the samples projects are fun! They give immediate feedback to your learning that is both pleasing to the eye and fun. One word of caution, though. You should either read the first book in the series (
  
The Game Maker's Apprentice: Game Development for Beginners (Book & CD)







  
  
    ), or have a significant experience with creating games in Game Maker.  As an alternative to Game Maker experience, it would also suffice to have significant experience in other programming tools. I would at the minimum recommend going through the various tutorials available with Game Maker before attempting this book.Additionally, I would also recommend that you obtain a Pro license to Game Maker 8 if you are going to work through this book. There is a version of Game Maker 8 on the included CD, and the activation in done through the program itself. It is very inexpensive, and well worth the cost.One caveat: I first obtained this book online via O'Relly's Safari online books. This book is of no practical use without the examples on the CD. I was not able to find a site to download the examples, even at the publisher's site. In my case, I bought a copy of the book for my son, so I copied the examples off of the CD. Perhaps there is a way to get the examples if you buy a digital copy, but I would check this out first. I would highly recommend the author/publisher provide a way for digital users, such as Safari users, to download the examples. I have filed a "bug" report about this at the Apress site.

### ⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Not a Fan
  

*by A***S on Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2022*

Not a fan of this book.. Love the first one ( almost all the pages a worn from its use) But this one has a lot of drop down examples in it.. and very little scripting..Got the book used, it was in great shape, even had the cd still in the sleeve and unopened..

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    Get Game Maker's Apprentice before this
  

*by J***R on Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2013*

I really enjoy this book and find that it completes the learning experience for Game Maker programming.  However, this should be the third book that you get, not the first.  Getting Started with Game Maker is a better introduction to the program and provides you with a solid foundation on which to build.  The next book you should get is The Game Maker's Apprentice.  It begins with programming simpler games and providing you with excellent examples of different types of games that you can make.  After this, you can truly benefit from The Game Maker's Companion.  These games are more complicated and introduce concepts that are not in the other books.  For me this is the logical progression and can truly turn you into an expert in Game Maker.

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