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Articles & Books From Video Games
Learn what it takes to design a video game, as a hobby or as a career! Video Game Design For Dummies teaches you what it takes to design games from concept to completion. You'll learn the theory behind great gaming experiences, and you'll discover tools you can use to bring your game ideas to life. An experienced video game developer teaches you the basics of game design and how to motivate and engage players.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 04-21-2025
Creating a video game can feel as challenging as mastering a final boss fight. Whether you’re just curious about how video games are built or dreaming of designing your own, the process is full of moving parts, creative choices, and technical steps. This cheat sheet outlines the game design skills, tips, and resources you'll need to bring your video game vision to life.
The easy way to get started with Minecraft Want to creep into the biggest video game of all time? Grab your pickaxe and let's go! Minecraft Basics For Dummies helps you (or your kids) get started and join the infinite online world that keeps millions of players of all ages engaged every day. Inside this portable-trim book, crafters will get all the tips and tricks needed to get started—on their own or with multiple players—in each of the three gameplay modes.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 10-20-2022
To master Minecraft, you must gather resources in the three major areas of the game: the Overland, the mines, and the Nether. Being prepared with these resources allows you to survive, build, create, and advance through the game.Getting started in the OverlandThe majority of survival gameplay takes place in the extensive biomes found in the Overland.
Play—and survive—in the game of Fortnite! Zombies. Battle. Survival. Fortnite has it all—and if you want to keep your gameplay going until the bitter end to outlast your competition, this book is the ace in your back pocket! Choose a gaming platform Download and optimize the game Play in each of the gameplay modes Scavenge, loot, and collect resources Avoid death and outlast your opponents Who will be the last person standing?
The coolest kid-friendly Minecraft projectsIf you have a Minecraft fanatic on your hands, you're about to be the most popular adult on the "block." Offering young Minecraft enthusiasts the ultimate sandbox experience, Building a Minecraft City gives kids aged 7 – 11 an outlet to enhance their love of the game and take their creative play to new heights.
Video / Updated 09-17-2017
Learn how to build a house in Minecraft quickly and efficiently, whether the home you construct is as simple as a shack or more complicated, like a larger house with multiple rooms. The step–by–step instruction covers choosing the right location and building materials, assembling the framework of your house, and adding doors and decorative features to complete your house-building — fast and proficiently.
Video / Updated 09-23-2017
This video shows you how to create a Minecraft skin on a PC. A skin is the physical appearance of your character in Minecraft. This video tutorial gives you step–by–step instruction on how to create all the limbs and clothes on a custom skin for a default Minecraft character. The two default characters in Minecraft are Alex and Steve.
Video / Updated 01-24-2022
In Minecraft, experience points, XP for short, are collected from glowing experience orbs. When a player collects enough orbs, they “level up,” making their character more powerful and able to access new talents and equipment. Gaining experience and leveling up is important because you can spend experience points to enchant and repair items, which allows you to improve your weapons and advance in the game.
Video / Updated 09-23-2017
In order to play Minecraft, a player needs to know how to operate all of the basic character controls, use their inventory effectively, and build a crafting table and storage chest so to have a grid large enough to craft the items needed to survive in the game. Check out our video below which outlines the basics when it comes to using your inventory efficiently and operating the crafting grid to create items, an essential part of the game.