Title: Week 2 - INSTALL GMSTUDIO & CAPTURE THE CLOWN
Course: RITA MC - GAME DESIGN > Section: Module 1

On the previous page you were provided with the Overview of the entire module. Each week will contain a  page that will work as a task list of the week's Assignments. You might want to print it and use it as a checklist to verify you have completed all objectives for the week...generally an Assignment, a short Quiz and a Game Design from the Tutorial.  The Tutorials are all or nothing, so turn in whatever you have on time.  Just use the tutorials to learn the objectives for the week, not to make things perfect.  AND help one another, if you get stuck, use the Forums to ask for help from one another.

The first week you were concerned with developing your discipline and good habits for the Course.  You became familiar with the Syllabus and the requirements, and how to navigate the course.  You learned how to ask for HELP, and you also discovered the work involved in the course.  This week you are primarily tasked with becoming familiar with the IDE we will use in this course:  Game Maker Studio by YoYo Games, INC., and creating your first basic game.

Your first task involves reading the directions and the appropriate sections indicated in the User Manual, verifying the minimal requirements of your PC, and then downloading and installing the software.  The FREE version will do, but you must Register and Activate your license in order to have access to the tools you will need. If you are so inclined, you may prefer to purchase the Studio PRO version of Game Maker.  This is entirely a personal decision, you should be able to complete the objectives of this course with the FREE version.

Your second task involves registering for the website PADLET for group collaboration activities and exercises. (Hopefully, you did this already in the START HERE Introduce Yourself Discussion Forum...if not, well there you go now-)

Your third task involves completing a Discussion Forum (NOTE: Extra Credit points come in handy at the end of the semester, receive a few every time you submit to the Discussion Forum in the first 3 days!)

Your forth task is to create the quick and easy Capture the Clown game, after you complete your application installation.

And your final task is to complete the first Quiz...CH01 QZ.

Remember, your goal to complete this quest (besides learning a lot about game design, and creating your own game) -your objective is 1000 points.  1000 points is the equivalent of an A in this course.  To do this, you'll need to practice good time management!

Week 2 - Welcome to Game Maker

Read Section 1-3 in the Game Maker Studio Online User Manual

- Click here to download, Install & Activate the Game Maker Studio Software

Link

Sirkka, Doug (2016, January 20). Install GameMaker: Studio free edition [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/rnYe-vCybrk

- Click here to register for PADLET to utilize in Brainstorming and Collaboration tasks

- Complete the Discussion Forum

Your First Game: Capture the Clown

- Complete Tutorial 1 - Capture the Clown

.YouTube Resources are availableWall, Neil (2016, January 20). Intro to GameMaker - Catch the Clown [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/k2akmAPIth0

(Advanced) Version 2 Option:  Gather your own Assets and Resources and create your OWN version of Capture the Clown.  One student created a game for their toddler. They used images of the family, including the family pets and added them in place of the clown.  Everything else they kept the same, but as the semester continued they refined that simple game, adding their child's room as the background image.  Later they added additional levels (rooms).   The 4 year old LOVED it!

Take the CH01 Review Quiz.

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