How to make your first game
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How to make
your first gameIn ten easy steps
By: Aaron Charcoal Styles
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Abou
t Me
1.Tafe student for 2 years2 games2.Pro for 1 year3 games3.Indie for 1 year
1 game4.Uni student for 1.5 years6 games
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Step 1The Idea
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Step
1: T
he Id
ea
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Step
1: T
he Id
ea
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Step
1: T
he Id
ea
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Step
1: T
he Id
ea
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Step 2Go Away
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Step
2: G
o Aw
ay
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Step
2: G
o Aw
ay
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Step
2: G
o Aw
ay
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Step
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oAwa
y
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Step 3Write It
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Step
3: W
rite
It
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Step
3: W
rite
It
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Step
3: W
rite
It
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Step
3: W
rite
It
http://gamestorm.tumblr.com/
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Step 4Ignore It
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Step
4: I
gnor
e It
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Step
4: I
gnor
e It
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Step
4: I
gnor
e It
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Step 5It’s a homage
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Step
5: I
t’s a
ho
mag
e
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Step
5: I
t’s a
ho
mag
e
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Step 5: It’s a
homage
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Step 6Analysis
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Step 6: Analysis
Pick out the actors
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Step 6: Analysis
Pick out the actions
Alien Movement
UFO Movement
Player
MovementPlayer Shoot
Bullet
Movement
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Step 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
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Step 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
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Step 7Pick a Tech
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Step
7: P
ick a
Te
ch
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Step
7: P
ick a
Te
ch
Stencylhttp://www.stencyl.com/
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Step
7: P
ick a
Te
ch
Game Makerhttp://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker/windows
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Step
7: P
ick a
Te
ch
Flixelhttp://www.flixel.org/
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Step
7: P
ick a
Te
ch
Unityhttp://unity3d.com/
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Step
7: P
ick a
Te
ch
XNAhttp://create.msdn.com/en-US/
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Step 8Join a Community (or ten)
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Step 8: Join a
Comm
unity
TIGSource Forums
http://forums.tigsource.com/
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Step 8: Join a
Comm
unity
Super Friendship Club
http://superfriendshipclub.com/
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Step 8: Join a
Comm
unity
IGDA Melbourne
http://igdamelbourne.org/
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Step 9Make the Game
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Step
9: M
ake
the
Gam
e
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Step
9: M
ake
the
Gam
e
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Step
9: M
ake
the
Gam
e
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Step 10Show it Off
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Step
10:
Sho
w it
Off
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Step
10:
Sho
w it
Off
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Step
10:
Sho
w it
Off
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Conclusion
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Conc
lusio
nSteps 4 to 10 for the
first gameSteps 1 to 3 and 6 to 10 for future games