MAZE GAME TUTORIAL

Amanda Hefner

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MAZE GAME TUTORIAL

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MAZE GAME PLANNER

I. DETERMINE GAME OBJECTIVE
What is the theme of your game, the purpose, and method of winning or losing the game?

Theme:




Win:




Loss:



II. DETERMINE GAME GOALS
Within the game, what goals should be accomplished? How does the player advance to the
next level, acquire new skills, or improve in the game? What challenges will the player faced
when trying to accomplish these goals?

1.


2.


3.


4.

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III. DETERMINE POSSIBLE OBJECT ELEMENTS
Make a list of all the possible Objects, Events, and Actions for the Ball Game.
Objects:







Events:









Actions:




















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IV. WRITE CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Fill in the blanks with possible Objects, Events, and Actions that might happen in your game. In
some conditions, there may be a secondary object that is part of the Event. Write those in as
well.


IF __________________ ________________________, THEN _______________________.
(Object 1) (Event / Object 2) (Action)
____. 1) (Event / Object 2)

IF __________________ ________________________, THEN _______________________.
(Object 1) (Event / Object 2)
...

Sujets

• Tutoriel
• Dragage
• Game Maker Language
• L'Objet de mon affection
• Empty Spaces
• Diagramme de Bode

Informations

• Publié par: Sueb
• Nombre de lectures: 374
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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MAZE GAME TUTORIAL

MAZE GAME PLANNER   I.   DETERMINE GAME OBJECTIVE What is the theme of your game, the purpose, and method of winning or losing the game?   Theme:         Win:         Loss:       II.    DETERMINE GAME GOALS Within the game, what goals should be accomplished? How does the player advance to the next level, acquire new skills, or improve in the game? What challenges will the player faced when trying to accomplish these goals?   1.     

2.      3.      4.

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  III.   DETERMINE POSSIBLE OBJECT ELEMENTS Make a list of all the possible Objects, Events, and Actions for the Ball Game. Objects:               Events:                     Actions:                                         ©2006AmandaHefner MAZE GAME TUTORIAL Page 3 of 13  

  IV.   WRITE CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS Fill in the blanks with possible Objects, Events, and Actions that might happen in your game. In some conditions, there may be a secondary object that is part of the Event. Write those in as well.     IF __________________ ________________________, THEN _______________________ .  (Object 1) (Event / Object 2) (Action)   IF __________________ ________________________, THEN _______________________ .  (Object 1) (Event / Object 2) (Action)   IF __________________ ________________________, _______________________ THEN .  (Object 1) (Event / Object 2) (Action)   IF __________________ _________________ __ , THEN __ . ____ _ _____________________  (Object 1) (Event / Object 2) (Action)   IF _______________ _, THEN _______________________. __________________ ________  (Object 1) (Event / Object 2) (Action)   IF _____________________ , THEN _______________________. __________________ ___  (Object 1) (Event / Object 2) (Action)   IF _____, THEN _______________________. __________________ ___________________  (Object 1) (Event / Object 2) (Action)   IF ______________ , THEN _______________________. __________________ _________ _  (Object 1) (Event / Object 2) (Action)   IF _____ _______________________ , THEN ________ . _____________ _ _______________  (Object 1) (Event / Object 2) (Action)   __________________ ________________________, THE _______________________. IF N  (Object 1) (Event / Object 2) (Action)   IF _________ ___________________ , THEN ____________________ . _________ _____ ___  (Object 1) (Event / Object 2) (Action)   __________________ ________________________, _______________________. IF THEN  (Object 1) (Event / Object 2) (Action)   IF _____ ________ , THEN . _____________ _______________ _ _______________________  (Object 1) (Event / Object 2) (Action)   IF __________________ ________________________, _______________________.  THEN  (Object 1) (Event / Object 2) (Action)     ©2006AmandaHefner MAZE GAME TUTORIAL Page 4 of 13  

MAZE GAME TUTORIAL V.   STARTING A GAME Open A New Game Open a new game by one of the following methods: ƒ   Click the Game Maker icon on the Desktop or in >Start >Programs list  Go to File > New   ƒ ƒ  Press Ctrl + N on the keyboard   To re-open a saved game, Open Game Maker and then choose Open from the File menu. Turn off Advanced Mode. All screen shots in this tutorial were taken with Advanced Mode turned OFF to hide the extra options not needed for this project. To eliminate confusion, it is recommended that you set the mode to OFF while learning the basic functions of Game Maker.   From the File menu, locate Advanced Mode . A check will appear to the left of Advanced Mode if it is ON. If there is no check, Advanced Mode is already OFF. To turn it off, simply select Advanced Mode from the File menu. When switching modes, Game Maker requires that any open games be saved so that it may restart the application. You will need to reopen a game if you have already been working on one and have changed modes. VI.   GAME MAKER INTERFACE Study the Game Maker Interface below. Notice it has additional options because it is in Advanced Mode. Familiarize yourself with the Library pane and the Property box that currently displays the Object Properties. The Property box will look different for each type of game element you open. CURRENT EVENTS  ACTIONS LIST SELECTION LIST           LIBRARY OF   GAME ELEMENTS:   ƒ S   PRITES   ƒ  S   OUNDS  B ƒ   ACKGROUNDS   ƒ  P ATHS*   ƒ  S   CRIPTS* ƒ  D         PROPERTIES   ©2006AmandaHefner MAZE GAME TUTORIAL Page 5 of 13  

Drag Actions from the Actions Tabs into this space.

ACTION TABS

  VII   .ADD GAME IMAGES (“Sprites”) Begin adding the main images that will be used in the game. These images are called “sprites” in gaming and are later applied to the objects so they will be visually represented on the screen.   WHERE ARE THE FILES I NEED? The sprites, backgrounds, and sounds used in this tutorial should already be installed by default in the Game Maker program folder located on the C: drive of your computer. If you are unable to navigate to this folder, you may also copy the files from the Texas Games site at:   http://www.texasgames.net/files/MazeGameFiles.zip    The downloadable files are contained in a “zipped” folder, which requires unzipping them to your local drive before using in the game.

      Add Sprites   Add the WALL sprite to the game:   1. Go to the Add menu 2. Choose Add Sprite    A form will appear. 3. In the Name field, type “ wall ” 4. Press the Load Sprite button 5. Choose wall.gif from the Ball Game Tutorial folder 6. Press the OK button       Repeat  these steps for the other sprites as well: ƒ  person.gif ƒ goal.gif   ƒ  diamond.gif   Be sure to name them correctly.

   

   

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  VIII   . IMPORT GAME SOUNDS Sounds can make a game more exciting and fun for the player. More importantly, they provide feedback to the player, letting them know that something has happened in the game. Some examples of when you might use sounds: ƒ  Player clicks on the goal ƒ  Time has run out ƒ  Score increases ƒ  Player advances a level ƒ  Enemy touches the player   Add Sound In this game, we will add a beep to let the player know that the player has accurately clicked the ball with the left-mouse button. First, we must add the sound to the game.     Add a sound effect to the game:   7. Go to the Add menu 8. Choose Add Sound - a form will appear. 9. In the Name field, type “ beep ” 10. Press the Load Sound button 11. Choose Beep4.wav from the Ball Game Tutorial folder 12. Press the OK button   Preview the sound by pressing the green arrow button.     Repeat these steps for the “explosion” sound. The file will be in the same folder.       IX.   IMPORT BACKGROUNDS Add Background    Add a Background to the game room:   13. Go to the Add menu 14. Choose Add Background - a form will appear. 15. In the Name field, type “ red ” 16. Press the Load Background button 17. Choose backred.jpg from the Ball Game Tutorial folder 18. Press the OK button  

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        ’ In the next section, you will begin setting up the game Objects. Let s keep going!             ©2006AmandaHefner MAZE GAME TUTORIAL Page 8 of 13  

EVENT BUTTONS

ACTION BUTTONS

ACTION TABS

The Ob ect Pro erties Window

Events

Basic Information

 

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  XI.   CREATE GAME OBJECTS Keeping Other Objects in the Room with the Solid Property     Add the wall Object to the game:   19.   Go to the Add menu 20.   Choose Add Object - a form will appear. 21.   In the Name field, type “ wall obj ”     _ (It is good to add “_obj” to your Object names so you can easily tell them apart from the Sprites with the same name.)   22.   From the drop down menu, choose the wall Sprite you created earlier. 23.   Check the box next to Solid . The walls do not move and other objects will not be able to go through them, so we will make it solid. 24.   Press the OK button   Add the Person Object to the game:   25.   Go to the Add menu 26.   Choose Add Object - a form will appear. 27.   In the Name field, type “ person_obj ”     28.   From the drop down menu, choose the person Sprite you created earlier. Since the person does move, we will not make it solid. BUT, we will need to give it some other behaviors like moving in different directions with the arrow keys. We want to make the person move in different directions when the user presses the arrow keys.     29. Press the Add Event button   30. On the Event Selector box, press Keyboard , then choose <Left> 31.   From the Actions on the Move tab, drag the Start Moving in a Direction action with the 8 red arrows to the empty Actions list. A new box pops up.                                   ©2006AmandaHefner MAZE GAME TUTORIAL Page 9 of 13  

 

 

  34. Select ONLY the arrow pointing left on the Directions diagram and change the speed to 8 .   This will assign the le  

  32.   Press the OK button

person to the left.

 

  Repeat these steps for the <Right>, <Up> and <Down> keys.   Be sure to choose the correct arrow on the diagram to match the direction of the key pressed by the user.                 ©2006AmandaHefner MAZE GAME TUTORIAL Page 10 of 13  

33. Press the Add Event button   34. On the Event Selector box, press Keyboard , then choose <No Key> 35.   From the Actions on the Move tab, drag the action with the 8 red arrows to the empty space. A new box pops up. 36. Select ONLY the center square on the Directions diagram. This causes the person to stop moving when no arrow key is pressed.  

  Now we have to define what will happen when the person has a collision event with the wall. We want it to sto .     37.   On the Event Selector, press the Collision Event button 38.   From the drop down menu, choose the wall_obj object 39.   From the Actions on the Move tab, drag the action with the 8 red arrows to the empty space. A new box pops up. 40. Select ONLY the center square on the Directions diagram. This causes the person to stop moving when it collides with the wall.   Add the Goal Object to the game:   41. Go to the Add menu 42. Choose Add Object - a form will appear. 43. In the Name field, type “ goal_obj ” 44. From the drop down menu, choose the goal Sprite you created earlier.   We want the game to go to the next level when the person reaches the goal. This is a Collision event.     45. Press the Collision Event button   46.   From the drop down menu, choose the person_obj object 47.   From the Main1 Actions tab, drag the Go to Next Room icon to the Action list 48.   Choose any transition from the drop down menu. 49.   From the Score Actions tab, drag the Score icon to the Action list 50.   In the New Score field, type 20 . 51.   Check the box next to Relative . 52.   Press the OK button.   Add the Diamond Object to the game:   53.   Go to the Add menu 54.   Choose Add Object - a form will appear. We want the game to END and display a Credits page when the person reaches the diamond goal. This is a Collision event.     55.   In the Name field, type “ diamond obj ”     _ 56.   From the drop down menu, choose the diamond Sprite you created earlier. 57.   Press the Collision Event button 58.   From the drop down menu, choose the person_obj object 59.   From the Score Actions tab, drag the Show the   Game Information icon to the empty space. 60.   From the Score Actions tab, drag the Score icon to the empty space. 61.   In the New Score field, type 20 . 62.   Check the box next to Relative . 63.   Press the OK button.

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