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.

Most AAA game developers use in-house engines, such as UBISoft's Snowdrop engine or Valve's Source engine. If you lack the programming expertise to build a game engine from scratch, never fear!

Children express their creativity by creating simple video games as part of Scratch Day at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an assistant says.