>build a graphical HTML5 game as a finale sounds great, I'm interested. My favorite programming class was an intro course in python where we generated fractal

>build a graphical HTML5 game as a finale sounds great, I'm interested. My favorite programming class was an intro course in python where we generated fractals, programmed maze solvers, built conway's game of life, and had an option of creating a 3D pool game for final project, etc: http://cs.northwestern.edu/~akuzma/classes/EECS110-s10/index.htm http://cs.northwestern.edu/~akuzma/classes/EECS110-s10/index... Although the course is intended for people who have never programmed before, it allows you to do a lot of cool stuff by deliberately not explaining how the libraries used are implemented. I don't think using external libraries in tutorial books is bad, as long as you change\vary the library being used each problemset or chapter. Then no one library is enforced as canon. The student just learns the generalized methodology of hooking in with other people's code and writing a decoupled application, which are essential practical programming. I think it's OKAY to risk throwing in slightly off-topic components in a learning-by-doing book. The best "django" book I've seen had a chapter all about jQuery\JavaScript. Games are still always good problem domains for enhancing student engagement even if they are text-based. Having now looked at the sample chapter, I'm sure you did a great job and I'll put it on my to buy list.