TiConf 2014 Game Dev with Titanium and Platino 5/10/14
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Game Development and Gamification With Titanium, Platino and Hyperloop John Gould, MCTS, TCD CFO, Codex Labs, LLC President, Avatar Software, LLC
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TiConf 2014 Game Dev with Titanium and Platino 5/10/14
Transcript of TiConf 2014 Game Dev with Titanium and Platino 5/10/14
Game Development and GamificationWith Titanium, Platino and Hyperloop
John Gould, MCTS, TCD
CFO, Codex Labs, LLC
President, Avatar Software, LLC
Avatar Software@AvatarJohnhttp://blog.avatar-soft.com
Codex Labs@CodexLabs / @CodexCastshttp://blog.codexlabs.com
Game DevelopmentComing Soon!
Blogs and Twitter
Why Game Development With Platino?
Development Cost of AAA Titles
Specialized Languages and Complex Engines
Rise of RetroGaming
Use of ExistingSkills in Titanium
Gamification
So What Can I Start on Right Away?
• Important to Have Realistic Expectations• Types of Games YOU CAN DO TODAY:
• 80’s Arcade-Style (Stay Tuned!)• Board Games• Puzzle• 2D Adventure / Platforming• Educational• Mobile Platform-Centric / 2D Physics
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Lanica Website: http://lanica.co• Platino modules
Platino Ruble:https://github.com/Lanica/Platino.ruble• Install ruble• Create new Platino project
Demo• Ruble vs. Lanica samples
(Alloy not Included, so use CommonJS!)• Game View• Setting the Scene
How To Get Started
Sprites and SpriteSheets
• Using Lanica Animo Sprites
• Using SpriteSheets in Platino
• Creating Sprites in Platino
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Basic: Using Sprite Sheets with Transforms
Neat Trick: Intro to Particles!
Background Animations
Action / Arcade Basics – Setting Stuff Up
Start by setting up your in-game elements• (Don’t forget projectiles, explosions, and
other ephemeral objects!)
JavaScript Arrays for keeping track of multiple enemies
Layout “gotcha’s”
Setting up the Game Loop
Set up listeners for touch-screen input• How to tell where the user touched the
screen
Multi-Touch – Module required
Start Your Engines!
Collision Detection
• Here’s where Platino REALLY shines!• Displaying collision effects – particle
time!• Hiding “dead” enemies
Adding sound effects
“Game Over” conditions
Scoring
Levels / Increasing Challenge
Now, for the Polish…
Hyperloop!
• What is it? Ti.Next compiler.
• What does it mean for the future of game development?
• FPS Demo – Game of Life in current Titanium vs. Hyperloop
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GameStick Demo?
NOPE!
We’ll keep working on it…
And now for something completely unfortunate…
Gamification
• Definition
• Game Mechanics – Adding a Point System to your apps
• Levels, Leaderboards and other Metaphors
• Dynamics that Drive User Adoption
• Be creative!
Conclusion
• This is realistically within your grasp!
• Start by Doing
• Then Start Over by Planning
• Have Fun!
Questions?
Questions
