GAME:IT · Game Maker is an “open source” software – that means it’s free & available for...
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GAME:IT Intro to Game Maker
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GAME MAKER
We will be working on software called Game Maker
Game Maker is an “open source” software – that means it’s free & available for everyone to use
Game Maker is for beginner programmers & includes great tutorials and wonderful forums and help documentation.
Game Maker let’s you do a lot of programming just by clicking on commands (like using Windows). NOT all game programs work like this.
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GAME MAKER
You will program using GML language – which is
unique to Game Maker
GML is an “object oriented” programming language
which makes modifying a project easier
Java, C++ and C# are other common object
oriented computer programming languages (most of
the internet, games and mobile apps are
programmed using 1 of these 3 languages)
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Game Maker Lite is a free
version of the program.
You will see one of the
following screens when
you first open Game
Maker.
Simply click on the
Continue Using the Lite
Edition button if you see
this screen
Or click the red X in the
upper right corner if you
see this screen.
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*Game Maker in Simple Mode
*Limited to these choices
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*Game Maker in
Advanced Mode
There are more options
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*The game has in-depth
menus and quick icons.
*File tab contains these
menu selections.
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*Edit tab contains these
menu selections.
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*The Resources tab
contains these menu
selections.
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*Run tab contains
these menu selections.
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*The Window tab
contains these menu
selections.
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*The Help tab contains
these menu selections.
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1. New Game--Create a new game
2. Open--Open an existing game
3. Save--Save the game
4. Stand Alone--Create a stand-alone executable for your game
5. Run--Run the game
6. Debug Mode--Run the game in debug mode
7. Sprite--Create a sprite
8. Sound--Create a sound
9. Background--Create a background
10. Object--Create an object
11. Room--Create a room
12. Information--Change the game information
13. Change the global game settings
14. Upgrade to Pro Edition
15. Help--Show help on Game Maker
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Quick Toolbar