1 Projects for the Game Development Process Class Mark Claypool
2 Outline Game Maker Projects Discussion
3 Game Maker – Overview Build by Mark Overmars, Ulrecht UniveristyMark OvermarsUlrecht Univeristy 2-D game development environment Build games without having to write code –But includes rich GML (C-like) Drag and Drop interface Object-Oriented –Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation 2003, 1.7 Million downloads Discussion forum at: (forums.gamemaker.nl/)forums.gamemaker.nl/
4 Game Maker - Mechanics Rooms –Backgrounds (water) Airplane –Sprites –Objects –Events Enemies –Scripts Bullets –Collisions Misc –Scores, Lives, Timelines,
5 Game Maker – Other Examples Tank Brigade (Link here to other projects) Screen shots?
6 Game Maker – Related Projects StageCast ( –Simple games, targets children ClickTeam ( –(Click and Play and The Games Factory) –Create complex games, but limited programming Many, many more –(
7 Outline Game Maker Projects
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9 Project Topics 1)The Idea + Pitch 2)Artistic –Create/modify content 3)Technical –Add/modify to existing game –Simple programming 4)Play Mechanics / Testing
10 Discussion Should projects build upon each other? Constrain content-creation project by resources? (Size and/or Number) Content-creation of sound effects/music? 3-D project? How much programming for technical project? One project putting it all together? Look-back/Post-mortem project?