copyright 2006 tiffany barnes monday, july 3 notes from the first class

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Monday, July 3

Notes from the first class

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Games we play

• Brainstorm

• Genres

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What makes a game a game?

• Character

• Scenario/Story/Plot

• Map/Location

• Music/Sounds

• But all these are in a movie or book!

• What makes a game different?

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Games

• Fun!!!• Interactive• Balance easy/hard = challenge = fun• Player has control• Player has goals• There are obstacles to goals• As you play, the game should get harder

as we LEARN to keep it fun

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Fun…

• Depends on having a challenge

• Cannot be too easy or too hard

• May be different for different people

• So we have to determine WHO our game is for

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Game Process

• See other slides

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Our first game

• Go to GameMaker.nl

• Download the free version

• Download the Tutorial: first

• Make your own game!

• Be sure to save often.

• Use your name in the name of your game so you can find it again

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Our second game

• In teams of 2-3 people

• Choose a type:– Maze, platform, or shooter

• Choose whether to:– Make from scratch (by yourselves)– Make from the examples

• If you do this you should change the game to make it different

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Each team

• Introduce yourselves

• What is the name of your game?

• What kind of game are you making?– Platform, Maze, Shooter, Other?

• Are you – Making it from scratch?– Modifying the example?

• What will be cool about your game?

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Each team presents…

• There are several shooter and platform games.• Some teams are making their games from

scratch.• Some cool themes:

– Protect the king– Surreal graphics– Damage slows down a plane, add a time limit…– Multiplayer– Etc.