You don't need coding experience to create your first game — just a free game engine, a vision, and passion. Read on to learn how to make a video game.

Students can find a lot of information on Scratch online, of course, but for structured training that is also entertaining, Super Scratch Programming Adventure will make a great textbook.

A new book from No Starch Press, Super Scratch Programming Adventure!: Learn to Program By Making Cool Games makes it even easier to teach your kids basic programming skills.