3D Game Programming for Kids, 2nd Edition

When you’re done with this chapter, you will

• Be able to write code!
• Know how to make 3D shapes
• Be able to program simple JavaScript
• Make your first animation

Chapter 1Project: Creating Simple Shapes

In this chapter, we jump right into writing computer code. There will be plenty of time to describe JavaScript—the programming language we’re using. There’s also plenty of time to talk about what a programming language is. For now, we program—we write code—without worrying too much about specifics.

The idea is to get familiar with typing in code and to get a flavor of what it’s like to program. Believe it or not, just by doing that, you’re going to learn a crazy amount about programming. You’ll take your first steps into building ...