how to make your first game in ten easy steps by: aaron charcoal styles
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How to make
your first game
In ten easy steps
By: Aaron Charcoal Styles
About
Me
1.Tafe student for 2 years2 games2.Pro for 1 year
3 games3.Indie for 1 year1 game4.Uni student for 1.5 years6 games
Step 1The Idea
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p 1
: The Idea
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p 1
: The Idea
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p 1
: The Idea
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p 1
: The Idea
Step 2Go Away
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p 2
: G
o A
way
Ste
p 2
: G
o A
way
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p 2
: G
o A
way
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p 2
: G
oAw
ay
Step 3Write It
Ste
p 3
: W
rite
It
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p 3
: W
rite
It
Ste
p 3
: W
rite
It
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p 3
: W
rite
It
http://gamestorm.tumblr.com/
Step 4Ignore It
Ste
p 4
: Ig
nore
It
Ste
p 4
: Ig
nore
It
Ste
p 4
: Ig
nore
It
Step 5It’s a homage
Ste
p 5
: It
’s a
hom
age
Ste
p 5
: It
’s a
hom
age
Ste
p 5
: It’s a
hom
age
Step 6Analysis
Ste
p 6
: Analysis
Pick out the actors
Ste
p 6
: Analysis
Pick out the actions
Alien Movement
UFO
Movement
Player
Movement
Player ShootBullet
Movement
Ste
p 6
: Analysis
Pick out the interactions
Bullet vs
Invader
Both die
Addition to
score
Bullet vs
player
Both die
Subtract life
Bullet vs cover
Bullet dies
Cover crumbles
Bullet vs UFO
Both die
Addition to score
Invader vs
player
Both die
Subtract life
Invader vs cover
Cover crumbles
Ste
p 6
: Analysis
Pick out the polish
SFX
On Bullet
spawn
On Invader
move
On Invader
killed
On UFO spawn
On Player killed
VFX
Invaders
animate on
move
Cover crumbles
Invader Bullet
animates
Explosion when
Invader, UFO or
Player dies
Step 7Pick a Tech
Ste
p 7
: Pi
ck a
Te
ch
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p 7
: Pi
ck a
Te
ch
Stencylhttp://www.stencyl.com/
Ste
p 7
: Pi
ck a
Te
ch
Game Maker
http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker/windows
Ste
p 7
: Pi
ck a
Te
ch
Flixelhttp://www.flixel.org/
Ste
p 7
: Pi
ck a
Te
ch
Unityhttp://unity3d.com/
Ste
p 7
: Pi
ck a
Te
ch
XNAhttp://create.msdn.com/en-US/
Step 8Join a Community (or ten)
Ste
p 8
: Join
a
Com
munity
TIGSource Forums
http://forums.tigsource.com/
Ste
p 8
: Join
a
Com
munity
Super Friendship Club
http://superfriendshipclub.com/
Ste
p 8
: Join
a
Com
munity
IGDA Melbourne
http://igdamelbourne.org/
Step 9Make the Game
Ste
p 9
: M
ake
the
Gam
e
Ste
p 9
: M
ake
the
Gam
e
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p 9
: M
ake
the
Gam
e
Step 10Show it Off
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p 1
0:
Show
it
Off
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p 1
0:
Show
it
Off
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p 1
0:
Show
it
Off
Conclusion
Concl
usi
on
Steps 4 to 10 for the
first gameSteps 1 to 3 and 6 to
10 for future games
Conta
ct http://charcoalstyles.com
Twitter: @Charcoal