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The Game Maker's Apprentice Game Development for Beginners

:	Jacob Habgood, Mark Overmars
:	The Game Maker's Apprentice Game Development for Beginners
:	Apress
:	9781430201595
:	1
:	CHF 57.50
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:	Informatik
:	English

:	311
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:	PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
:	PDF

The Game Maker's Apprentice shows you how to create nine exciting games using the wildly popular Game Maker game creation tool. This book covers a range of genres, including action, adventure, and puzzle games--complete with professional quality sound effects and visuals. It discusses game design theory and features practical examples of how this can be applied to making games that are more fun to play.

Game Maker allows games to be created using a simple drag-and-drop interface, so you don't need to have any prior coding experience. It includes an optional programming language for adding advanced features to your games, when you feel ready to do so. You can obtain more information by visiting book.gamemaker.nl.

The authors include the creator of the Game Maker tool and a former professional game programmer, so you'll glean understanding from their expertise.

Jacob Habgood worked in the U.K. games industry for seven years, writing console games for Gremlin Interactive and Infogrames/Atari. During this time, he contributed to a wide range of titles and lead the programming teams on MicroMachines (PS2, X-Box and Game Cube) and Hogs of War (PlayStation). Jacob is now a doctoral student at the University of Nottingham, researching the educational potential of computer games. As part of this research, Jacob runs clubs and workshops teaching children and teenagers how to make their own computer games, providing free activities and resources through his website: www.gamelearning.net.

	Contents	7
	Foreword	14
	About the Authors	16
	About the Technical Reviewer	17
	About the Illustrator	18
	Acknowledgments	19
	Introduction	20
	Part 1 Getting Started	23
	Chapter 1 Welcome to Game Maker	24
	Installing the Software	24
	Registration	26
	The Global User Interface	27
	Running a Game	27
	How to Get More Information	29
	What’s Next?	29
	Chapter 2 Your First Game: Devilishly Easy	30
	Designing the Game: Evil Clutches	30
	Sprites	31
	Objects	34
	Rooms	41
	Save and Run	43
	Instances and Objects	45
	Demons, Baby Dragons, and Fireballs	45
	Backgrounds and Sounds	54
	Congratulations	57
	Part 2 Action Games	59
	Chapter 3 More Actions: A Galaxy of Possibilities	60
	Designing the Game: Galactic Mail	60
	Sprites and Sounds	61
	Moons and Asteroids	64
	Flying Around	69
	Winning and Losing	75
	Finishing Touches	79
	Congratulations	82
	Chapter 4 Target the Player: It’s Fun Being Squished	83
	Designing the Game: Lazarus	83
	An Animated Character	84
	A Test Environment	90
	Falling Boxes	91
	Finishing Touches	96
	Congratulations	101
	Chapter 5 Game Design: Interactive Challenges	102
	What Makes a Good Game?	102
	Interactive Challenges	104
	Challenges	105
	Interactivity	109
	Summary	113
	Part 3 Level Design	115
	Chapter 6 Inheriting Events: Mother of Pearl	116
	Designing the Game: Super Rainbow Reef	116
	A Game Framework	118
	Bouncing Starfish	122
	Biglegs	128
	Parent Power	131
	Lives	132
	Blocks	135
	Polishing the Game	138
	Congratulations	141
	Chapter 7 Maze Games: More Cute Things in Peril	142
	Designing the Game: Koalabr8	142
	The Basic Maze	143
	Save the Koala	151
	Creating Hazards	152
	Tiles	155
	Adding Additional Hazards	158
	Finishing the Game	162
	Congratulations	163
	Chapter 8 Game Design: Levels and Features	164
	Selecting Features	164
	Designing Levels	169
	Saving the Day	175
	Applying It All	175
	Summary	178
	Part 4 Multiplayer Games	181
	Chapter 9 Cooperative Games: Flying Planes	182
	Designing the Game: Wingman Sam	182
	Variables and Properties	183
	The Illusion of Motion	186
	Flying Planes	187
	Enemies and Weapons	189
	Dealing with Damage	192
	Time Lines	195
	More Enemies	197
	End Boss	199
	Finishing Touches	201
	Congratulations	202
	Chapter 10 Competitive Games: Playing Fair with Tanks	203
	Designing the Game: Tank War	203
	Playing with Tanks	204
	Firing Shells	207
	Secondary Weapons	211
	Views	217
	Congratulations	222
	Chapter 11 Game Design: Balance in Multiplayer Games	223
	Competition and Cooperation	223
	Balanced Beginnings	226
	Balanced Choice	230
	Balanced Computer Opponents	232
	Summary	233
	Part 5 Enemies and Intelligence	235
	Chapter 12 GML: Become a Programmer	236
	Hello World	237
	Variables	239
	Functions	241
	Conditional Statements	243
	Repeating Things	245
	Arrays	248
	Dealing with Other Instances	250
	Scripts As Functions	251
	Debugging Programs	253
	Congratulations	255
	Chapter 13 Clever Computers: Playing Tic-Tac-Toe	256
	Designing the Game: Tic-Tac-Toe	256
	The Playing Field	257
	Let the Computer Play	262
	A Clever Computer Opponent	265
	Adaptive Gameplay	267
	Congratulations	268
	Chapter 14 Intelligent Behavior: Animating the Dead	269
	Designing the Game: Pyramid Panic	269
	The Basic Framework	270
	Creating the Maze and the Explorer	273
	Expanding Our Horizons	275
	Reactive Behavior	277
	Time for Treasure!	279
	Movable Blocks	280
	Rule-Based Behavior	281
	Dealing with States	287
	Let There Be Light	294
	Looking to the Future	299
	Chapter 15 Final Words	300
	Creating Resources	300
	The Game Maker Community	303
	Good Luck	305
	Bibliography	306
	Index	307