Buttons and Sprites

L/O1 -To understand how to create a button in GameMaker so that you can set up a menu system for your game

L/O2 - To understand what testing is and appreciate it's importance

Red - You will have created buttons to ensure that your game can be played
Amber - You will have created a sprite
Green - You will have added a sprite to your game and tested your game

Starter - 15 minutes

RED TASK

Using the video below, load all of your screens into the game and create a set of working buttons

Main - 40 minutes

AMBER TASK

Create a sprite to be either 32x32 or 64x64  or 96x96 pixels

Save a copy as a .ai

Save a second copy as a .png

GREEN TASK

Click the red pacman button to create new sprites in gamemaker and load in what you have made

Plenary - 5 minutes

• IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY download the 4 parts of the Development Log  by clicking HERE
• Save them in Sites --> DA204SPB --> Evidence --> Development Log
• Copy and paste your rules from rules log into the formative testing section
• Test your game to see if your buttons work correctly - record your results in the development log and fix any problems