Practical GameMaker: Studio (eBook)

Language Projects

Ben Tyers (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2016 | 1st ed.
XL, 313 Seiten
Apress (Verlag)
978-1-4842-2373-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Gain the skills required to create fun and compelling games using GameMaker: Studio, and its GML programming language. In this full-color book you'll learn 24 practical programming elements that are important when creating any game. Each section includes an introduction to a new programming element, some examples, a worksheet, and mini projects to allow you to test your new knowledge. After completing all elements, you will put into action what you have learned in a classic arcade style game.

In Practical GameMaker: Studio, you will create a fully featured game, with guidance and in color. After each section you'll see how you'll apply what you've learned to the final game, and discover additional projects to try. These mini projects include a separate scoring guide, and a working example for each, which is useful if you're using this book in an educational environment. Similarly, the book also contains a number of assignments, which you may include as part of any associated coursework in your classes.

What You Will Learn

• Use GameMaker: Studio and GameMaker Language (GML) to create games
  
• Work with GML variables, conditionals, drawing, keyport I/O, objects, and events
  
• Create GML sprites, health/lives, alarms, collisions, and rooms
  
• Improve your game with GML backgrounds, sound and music, splash screens and menus, and effects<
• Include GML random and AI movements in your game
  
• Use GML loops, arrays, ds_lists, paths, and scripts
  

Who This Book Is For

Experienced game developers new to GameMaker or for those with at least some prior exposure or experience with GameMaker: Studio but who are new to GML.

Ben Tyers is an expert GameMaker: Studio user, developer, coder, expert and IT trainer.  He has authored a number of small books on GameMaker for game application developers and runs a popular GameMaker resources web site.

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Gain the skills required to create fun and compelling games using GameMaker: Studio, and its GML programming language. In this full-color book you'll learn 24 practical programming elements that are important when creating any game. Each section includes an introduction to a new programming element, some examples, a worksheet, and mini projects to allow you to test your new knowledge. After completing all elements, you will put into action what you have learned in a classic arcade style game.In Practical GameMaker: Studio, you will create a fully featured game, with guidance and in color, using version 1.4. After each section you'll see how you'll apply what you've learned to the final game, and discover additional projects to try. These mini projects include a separate scoring guide, and a working example for each, which is useful if you're using this book in an educational environment. Similarly, the book also contains a number of assignments, which you may include as part of any associated coursework in your classes.What You Will LearnUse GameMaker: Studio and GameMaker Language (GML) to create gamesWork with GML variables, conditionals, drawing, keyport I/O, objects, and eventsCreate GML sprites, health/lives, alarms, collisions, and roomsImprove your game with GML backgrounds, sound and music, splash screens and menus, and effects<Include GML random and AI movements in your gameUse GML loops, arrays, ds_lists, paths, and scriptsWho This Book Is ForExperienced game developers new to GameMaker or for those with at least some prior exposure or experience with GameMaker: Studio but who are new to GML.

Inhalt

0. Introduction1. Variables 2. Conditionals3. Drawing 4. Drawing Continued5. Keyboard Input & Simple Movement6. Objects & Events7. Sprites 8. Health, Lives & Score9. Mouse10. Alarms11. Collisions12. Rooms13. Backgrounds14. Sounds & Music15. Splash Screens & Menu16. Random17. More Movement (Basic AI)18. INI Files19. Effects 20. Loops21. Arrays22. ds_lists23. Paths 24. Scripts25. Hints & Tips26. Creating A Game - Outline27 . Creating A Game -Sprites28. Creating A Game -Sounds29. Creating A Game -Backgrounds30. Creating A Game -Paths31. Creating A Game -Scripts32. Creating A Game -Fonts33. Creating A Game -Objects - Introduction34. Creating A Game -Parent Objects35. Creating A Game -Objects36. Creating A Game -Rooms 37. Progress Sheet38. Marking Guide39. End Of Project Assignment40. End Of Project Test

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.12.2016
• Zusatzinfo: XL, 313 p. 107 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Berkeley
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Software Entwicklung ► Spieleprogrammierung
• Schlagworte: Game Development • Game Maker • GameMaker • Game Programming • gml • Studio
• ISBN-10: 1-4842-2373-X / 148422373X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4842-2373-4 / 9781484223734