Transform your child from a gamer into a game designer with Build Your Own Video Game. This exciting, screen-free workbook focuses entirely on the creative development process, allowing young creators to design complete video game concepts from start to finish without needing any coding knowledge. Perfect for children who love gaming, drawing, and imaginative worldbuilding, this book provides the structure to turn abstract ideas into tangible game plans.

Key Features & Benefits

• Screen-Free Creativity: Focuses on the imaginative side of game development, ideal for creative play away from screens.
• Comprehensive Design Prompts: Includes activities and planning pages for designing heroes, villains, unique game worlds, quests, levels, power-ups, and boss battles.
• Skill Development: Strengthens creativity, storytelling, and problem-solving skills through structured design challenges.
• No Coding Required: Requires only imagination, creativity, and a pencil to begin designing.
• Part of a Series: This is Book 1 of the "Dream it. Draw it. Build it." series.

What You Will Design

Inside this book, young designers will learn to:

• Design memorable heroes, sidekicks, and villains.
• Create unique game worlds, maps, and environments.
• Invent weapons, gadgets, power-ups, and collectable items.
• Build enemies, boss battles, and exciting challenges.
• Plan quests, missions, and level objectives.
• Develop complete game concepts from start to finish.

Specifications

• Author: S Barton
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• Print Length: 108 pages
• Recommended Age Range: 8–12 years
• Dimensions: 216mm x 279mm (approx. 8.5 x 11 inches)
• Item Weight: 340 g
• ISBN-13: 979-8199766579
• Publication Date: June 2, 2026
• Book in Series: Book 1 of 3 (Dream it. Draw it. Build it.)

Whether your child dreams of creating an action-packed platformer, an epic fantasy adventure, or a puzzle game, this workbook provides the inspiration to bring their next great video game idea to life.