Project 1 Stencyl Introduction Mohammad Zikky, M.T

What is Stencyl? Stencyl is a game creation platform that allows users to create 2D video games for computers, mobile devices, and the web. The software is available for free, with select publishing options available for purchase. The software was originally called "StencylWorks" while in development and for the initial release, but was later shortened to just "Stencyl".

What is Stencyl? The Stencyl Platform consists of three parts — Stencyl (the toolset), StencylForge and Stencyl.com. Each plays a role in helping you "find the fun" starting from a game's conception all the way up to publication and beyond

Download Stencyl Download Stencyl here: http://www.stencyl.com/stencylworks/get/ Install it as pictures below:  1. Save the Stencyl application Click Save File when prompted.  2. Run the Stencyl Installer From your browser's Downloads window, double-click the Stencyl.exe file to run the installer. 3. Follow Setup Instructions Follow the instructions for the installer to set up Stencyl on your computer. That's it!

Go Through the Crash Course After downloading Stencyl, we strongly recommend going through the Crash Course. If you're launching Stencyl for the first time, you'll be automatically asked to go through the Crash Course. If not, click on the Help Center button to find it. If you complete the Crash Course, you'll have successfully completed your first game!

Go through Stencylpedia After you've made your first game using the Crash Course, we highly recommend reading through the first few chapters of Stencylpedia (http://www.stencyl.com/ stencylpedia/) Stencylpedia will teach you the fundamentals of game creation through Stencyl, in a way that poring over many example games won't do.

Create a Game from a Kit After you've gone through Stencylpedia, you should create your first real game, based off a Kit. Kits are templates for creating certain kinds of games such as Platformers, Shooters and Action Games

If none of the kits are to your liking, you can also select Blank Game to create a game entirely from scratch. Either way, gather your game's graphics and sounds, build scenes, test your game, then publish it. It's that easy!

Check Out the Example Games Your copy of Stencyl comes with simple example games that teach you more about Stencyl. You can find more example games on StencylForge.

Final Step: Make Your Own Games! Now that you're familiar with Stencyl, you're now ready to take on a game of your own. The sky's the limit, and virtually anything can be done with Stencyl, particularly if you make full use of our powerful but intuitive visual Behavior designer ("Design Mode") or our code editor. Great things have been accomplished by creators who were new Stencylers just like you not long ago. If you strive to improve yourself every day and take baby steps, you'll become a master Stencyler in no time.

How to Get Help? Start with Stencylpedia  http://www.stencyl.com/help/ Ask on the Forums  http://community.stencyl.com/ Chat with other Stencylers  http://www.stencyl.com/chat