NEWS- Example files posted!
- Registration is now closed!
- I held a micro-version of the class at the NYU Game Center on January 26th. More info here.
Course Description
From Farmville to Street Fighter, games have never been a more vital and universal cultural form. It's also never been easier to make games of your own! In this class we will learn the basics of Game Maker, a popular, powerful and versatile development environment for Windows & OS X.
We'll cover Game Maker's organizing principles, talk about basic scripting and programming concepts, practice debugging and playtesting, and begin to develop the creative and technical skills needed to make a small game from start to finish. Each class consists of a discussion and a hands-on workshop in which students will work on a project of their choice.
Whether you're interested in a professional career, creative expression, or simply learning what goes on under the hood of digital games, this course will help you get started making games, with a focus on learning by doing!
Programming or scripting experience is helpful but not required. However, computer literacy is expected.
LINKS
Syllabus
Example files
Some sprite sheets
Get Game Maker
Game Maker Community Forums
100 Game Maker Games in 10 Minutes
INSTRUCTOR
Noah Sasso is a game designer, musician and producer of the Another Castle podcast, a series of long form interviews with people working and thinking about games in the New York metropolitan area. He has designed games for clients including Adult Swim, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, and appeared in the LA Times, Pitchfork Media, Real Tokyo, Vice Magazine, XLR8R and more.
