Overview of Game Maker

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Overview of Game Maker
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Game Maker

• Version 7.0 Lite (free version)
• For MS-Windows platforms
• www.yoyogames.com/make

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Key Parts of the Game

• Rooms
• Objects
• Sprites
• Events Actions
• Sounds
• Scripts, Paths, etc.

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Rooms

• Scenes (or levels) where objects live
• Flat
• Can be used for game levels
• Has background (a color or image)
• Can change rooms during game

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Objects

• Things in the game that you create, control, and
  interact with
• Examples
• Walls
• Moving objects like balls
• Can have many instances of an object
• Made visible by sprites

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Sprites

• Images used to show objects
• Makes objects visible
• Not objects themselves!

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Events Actions

• Events things that happen during game
• Keystroke
• Mouse Click
• Collision
• Actions what objects do in response
• Change direction of movement
• Play a sound
• Increase the score

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Sounds

• Background music
• Sound effects
• Not required

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Scripts, Paths, etc.

• Scripts small pieces of code used to extend the
  game
• More advanced topics

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Distributing Games

• You can give games to your friends!
• No charge ( unless you want to -) )

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Names in Game Maker

• Only use letters, numbers and the underscore (_)
  character

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Moving Objects

• Where is it?
• What direction is it heading?

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Where is it?

• Game area (room property)

X
Y
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What is Speed in Game Maker?

• Speed is measured in pixels per step

X
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Heading direction

• Measured in degrees 0 - 360
• 0 heading East
• 90 heading North
• 180 heading West
• 270 heading South

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Your First Game

• Create a room (and background)
• Create an object (and sprite)
• Action When an arrow key is pressed
• Event Move object in the appropriate direction
• Up, down, right, or left