6.+-+GameMaker

=__**Unit 6. - Game Maker Module**__ =

** Module Hand in : ** - You will hand in three (3) GameMaker files: __File names (VERY NB): the should be:__ "(Game Name) by (first Name) + (last name)"
 * 1) First Game Tutorial: Catch The Clown
 * 2) Your STYLE of GAME Tutorial: (ie. Scrolling Shooter, Maze, Platform, etc.)
 * 3) Your OWN game. (with Introduction, Instructions, Game Over)

__**You MUST doing the following Tutorial in 4 lessons -**__ ||
 * __**1st time?**__ __**Unit 6.1 - GameMaker Your First game**__
 * ==If you have used, and made a game with, GameMaker before:==

- Scrolling Shooter, or - Maze Game, or - Platform Game
 * __Unit 6.2 - Game Choice: You have the choice of making the following type of games:__**

__//**Unit 6.3 - Advanced Game Making**//__

- 3D Games - Multiplayer Games - First Person Shooter || __Official Tutorials:__

http://www.yoyogames.com/make/tutorials
This tutorial describes some of key ingredients in creating good games. The tutorial is general, that is, not restricted to Game Maker. //Beginner//. || This tutorial is meant for people that have problems getting started with Game Maker. In very precise steps it helps you create your first game. //Beginner//. || This extensive tutorial shows you how to create a scrolling shooter. It also treats a number of aspects of Game Maker like the use of variables, views, and time lines. //Beginner//. || This tutorial shows you how to create a simple maze game. It treats such aspects as how to make a character move from cell to cell, how to display the score and the lives, how to create monsters, and how to add all sorts of special features like movable blocks. //Beginner//. || This tutorial shows you how to create a simple platform game. It treats such aspects as how to make a character jump and land, how to crush monsters when the character jumps on top of them, and how to use tiled backgrounds for creating appealing graphics. //Intermediate//. || This tutorial shows you how to create games with a 3-dimensional look. It discusses parallax scrolling, the use of depth and image scaling and how to create isometric games. It shows that Game Maker is more powerful than you might think and is not really limited to 2-dimensional games. //Intermediate//. || This tutorial shows you how to create a multiplayer game. It shows how to set up a connection, how to create game sessions and how to communicate between the games. Two examples are given: a two-player pong game and a simple chat program. This is an advanced tutorial and requires coding experience in GML. It also requires a pro version of the program. //Advanced//. || Version 7 of //Game Maker// contains functions for creating 3-dimensional graphics. This tutorial shows you how to use these functions to create a simple first person shooter in which you can walk through a number of rooms, shooting barrels and monsters that try to attack you. This is an advanced tutorial and requires coding experience in GML. It also requires a pro version of the program. //Advanced//. ||
 * [[image:http://www.yoyogames.com/images/static/tutorial/tut1.jpg caption="Whats A Good Game?"]] || [|Tutorial: What is a Good Game? (zip file, 190 KB)]
 * [[image:http://www.yoyogames.com/images/static/tutorial/tut2.jpg caption="Your First Game"]] || [|Unit 6.1 - Tutorial: Your First Game (zip file, 850 KB)]
 * [[image:http://www.yoyogames.com/images/static/tutorial/tut3.jpg caption="Creating a Scrolling Shooter"]] || [|Tutorial: Creating a Scrolling Shooter (zip file, 1.8 MB)]
 * [[image:http://www.yoyogames.com/images/static/tutorial/tut4.jpg caption="Maze Games"]] || [|Tutorial: Maze Games (zip file, 1.4 MB)]
 * [[image:http://www.yoyogames.com/images/static/tutorial/tut5.jpg caption="Platform Games"]] || [|Tutorial: Platform Games (zip file, 1.6 MB)]
 * [[image:http://www.yoyogames.com/images/static/tutorial/tut6.jpg caption="3 Dimentional Games"]] || [|Tutorial: 3-Dimensional Games (zip file, 1.1 MB)]
 * [[image:http://www.yoyogames.com/images/static/tutorial/tut7.jpg caption="Multiplayer Games"]] || [|Tutorial: Multiplayer Games (zip file, 210 KB)]
 * [[image:http://www.yoyogames.com/images/static/tutorial/tut8.jpg caption="A First Person Shooter"]] || [|Tutorial: A First Person Shooter (zip file, 2.4 MB)]


 * __**Download for Windows at**__: http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker/ ||
 * __**Download for Macs at**__: http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Developer-Tools/Game-Maker.shtml ||

Go to:[|www.gamemaker.wikicomplete.info/help] for help with Game Maker.
If you want to see some examples of the games made with Game Maker, you can always check the s-share file or go to[| www.yoyogames.com]



This is how Yoyo Games gamemaker looks like. If you want to upload a game you made in Game Maker, you have to become a member of Yoyo Games. All you have to do is put your email and password.



This is how the it looks like when you click on an object. I am going to show you how can you make an object.

First: you have to have a sprite for the image of the object. Then, when you click on **create object,** click on the box under the word sprite. Choose the sprite that you would like your object to look like.