GM@TIS2015:Week 1

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Day 1

Materials and Setup

• File:GM TIS W1D1.odt
• File:GM TIS W1dD1.pdf

As students come in

• Turn on computers, log in
• Play game on projected computer

Introductions and Logistics

• Assistants, etc.

Rules of the Game

• Class is divided into:
  • Lecture: introduction of new ideas
  • Workshop
• During lecture:
  • Computers are closed
  • No talking
  • Raise your hand if you have a question
• During workshop:
  • Help each other, but don't type on each others' computers.
  • If you need help, stay in your seat and raise your hand
  • If anybody helps you, help somebody else

Flash Drives

• I recommend you bring flash drives to class
• Or...save to the cloud?
• Our own installer for Gamemaker has a bunch of extra resources
• If you have a computer at home, you can work at home! (no Internet required)
• Copy the installer on the desktop to the flash drive

First Game

close computers

Elements of a Game

brainstorm what elements we find in a game

Essential

• image (sprite)
• rules for image (object)
  • event -> action
• room

Optional

• score
• sound
  • events (bullet sounds)
  • background music

Catch the Clown

Description

• sprite moves around in a room on the screen
• if we click on the sprite, we get a point

Day 2

Review

Overall

1. Sprite
   1. Name
   2. Image
2. Object
   1. Name
   2. Sprite
   3. Rules
      1. if Event -> Action
3. Room
   1. Contains all of the objects

Specific

• 2 Sprites:
  • Main Character
  • Wall
• 2 Objects
  • Rules for main character

Workshop

Recreate the "Catch the Clown" game from yesterday

Bells and Whistles

• Alarm
  • Gamemaker Steps
• Sound Effects
• Background music
• Multiple sprites
• Penalties
• Changing the sprite show we got it, delay, reset position

Moving your own character

• Make our main sprite a bad guy (eventually)
• Setting up the arrow keys to make the character move
• Avoiding collisions with walls
  • Questions and blocks
• What happens when we hit a bad guy?
• Are there good guys?
• Shooting
  • Using variables

Continuing your work

• Flash drive
  • Program
  • Tutorials
  • bunches of sprites etc.
  • Student examples
• Program is free --- but old
• Mac: no native solution
• Crossover works (but not sure how to do it yet)