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How to make your first game. In ten easy steps. By: Aaron Charcoal Styles. Tafe student for 2 years 2 games Pro for 1 year 3 games Indie for 1 year 1 game Uni student for 1.5 years 6 games. About Me. Step 1. The Idea. Step 1: The Idea. Step 1: The Idea. Step 1: The Idea.
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How to make your first game In ten easy steps By: Aaron Charcoal Styles
Tafe student for 2 years • 2 games • Pro for 1 year • 3 games • Indie for 1 year • 1 game • Uni student for 1.5 years • 6 games About Me
Step 1 The Idea
Step 2 Go Away
Step 3 Write It
Step 3: Write It http://gamestorm.tumblr.com/
Step 4 Ignore It
Step 5 It’s a homage
Step 6 Analysis
Step 6: Analysis Pick out the actors
UFO Movement Alien Movement Step 6: Analysis Player Movement Bullet Movement Player Shoot Pick out the actions
Bullet vs UFO • Both die • Addition to score • Invader vs player • Both die • Subtract life • Invader vs cover • Cover crumbles • Bullet vs Invader • Both die • Addition to score • Bullet vs player • Both die • Subtract life • Bullet vs cover • Bullet dies • Cover crumbles Step 6: Analysis Pick out the interactions
VFX • Invaders animate on move • Cover crumbles • Invader Bullet animates • Explosion when Invader, UFO or Player dies • SFX • On Bullet spawn • On Invader move • On Invader killed • On UFO spawn • On Player killed Step 6: Analysis Pick out the polish
Step 7 Pick a Tech
Step 7: Pick a Tech Stencyl http://www.stencyl.com/
Step 7: Pick a Tech Game Maker http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker/windows
Step 7: Pick a Tech Flixel http://www.flixel.org/
Step 7: Pick a Tech Unity http://unity3d.com/
Step 7: Pick a Tech XNA http://create.msdn.com/en-US/
Step 8 Join a Community (or ten)
Step 8: Join a Community TIGSource Forums http://forums.tigsource.com/
Step 8: Join a Community Super Friendship Club http://superfriendshipclub.com/
Step 8: Join a Community IGDA Melbourne http://igdamelbourne.org/
Step 9 Make the Game
Step 10 Show it Off