ASM Advanced Game Design

Erik Brown

Meeting 2

Icebreaker

"I hold the unpopular opinion that...."

 


Your ASM Google account

You'll need access to your Gmail account, and to gClassrooms.

Check your inbox for the ASM/Gmail credentials.

If you can't find the email, then contact supportteens@asmprograms.org

 


 

LVL2

Adrian, Adriana, Azeez, Hugo, Jaedyn, Kareem, Miguel, Rafa, Roberto

Design challenge proposals

Conduct an ideation session.

Questions:

  • How many teams will there be?
  • What themes/ideas will be shared by the teams?
  • What will the challenges and constraints be?

 

 

LVL1

 

Piskel


piskelapp.com


How to trace images in Piskel

 


Construct 3

Scirra website


Getting access to Construct 3:

  1. First, register yourself with your ASM Gmail account
  2. Go to editor.construct.net
  3. Click Free Edition (top right corner)
  4. Select Enter Access Code

 

Layout: design view for adding/positioning objects

Objects: programmatic "things" that can be manipulated by code

Objects in Construct 3:

  • the game itself (system object)
  • programmatic capabilities (such as mouse access, keyboard access, etc.)
  • background (tiles)
  • images (sprites)

Behaviors: capabilities added to objects

 

Crash course demo

Download game assets: crash-course-img.zip

This demo is also available on video on the C2: video tutorials page.