Gamemaker: Screens and buttons

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 chosen a suitable game template
Amber - You will have added backgrounds to your rooms
Green - You will have added buttons to make your game interface work

Starter

Download a Game Template below and save into your GAME folder inside DA204SPB

CLICK HERE to download platform game





CLICK HERE to download maze game





CLICK HERE to download scrolling shooter game

Main

RED TASK

Save a second copy of each of your screens as a PNG

Open your GameMaker template

Use the Create a Background button to load your screens into the game

For each room set the correct background

AMBER TASK

Create each sprite to be either 32x32 or 32x64 pixels

Save a copy as a .ai

Save a second copy as a .png

GREEN TASK

Using what you have learnt in today's lesson and using the video below if you need a reminder, load all of your screens into the game and create a set of working buttons

Plenary

• 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