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GUIDE: How To Make A Video Game In Two Weeks (With No Experience) - 0 views

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shared by tiannab7 on 11 Apr 14 - No Cached
  • How do you make a video game?
  • it isn't still a slog
  • great works usually take great pains to come about, after all.
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  • Even if you're just an outsider with an idea, who isn't able to demolish their life to make a platform game about spiders riding boats (or whatever), you too can make a game.
  • Two weeks ago I decided to make a video game, with no experience. I didn't know what I wanted to make, or how.
  • focus on exploring your ideas, playing other games and insisting that you need to know what you're making before you start.
  • But we only have two weeks. So ignore it.
  • Game Maker is a visual and easy to understand tool which is also very powerful, potentially allowing you to make games for everything from Windows and Mac to iOS, HTML 5 and the Chrome Web Store.
  • It also comes with a set of really excellent tutorials, which are handily embedded within the software itself.
  • It's visual enough to get started - drag and drop sprites and backgrounds - but does take a bit of time to wrap your head around it all.
  • problem with Game Maker is that visually it doesn't give a very good first impression.
  • a simpler one - is Construct 2, by London-based outfit Scirra.
  • The main thing going for Construct2 - other than its friendly presentation and free trial version - is its community. Alongside a similar set of tutorials and examples to Game Maker, Construct has a forum filled to the brim with excellently helpful and engaged gamesmiths, ready to help you out and tolerate the whims of newbies.
  • Because of its simplicity, built-in "platform" movement system and logical "events-objects" structure, Construct was the tool I went with for my first game. I may switch eventually, but it's a good first step.
  • 2. DRAW: Create Your Characters
  • game makers will give you the option of using pre-made sprites and character art - and there is also no shortage of art to use online
  • it's when you have something all of your own that you'll start to really enjoy yourself.
  • While I have some experience as an artist, I still found animating characters for the first simple surprisingly time consuming until I got into a groove.
  • Let's face it - you're not going to make Mario or Super Meat Boy on your first go.
  • But the more you start to experiment with tools like Game Maker and Construct, the more you'll learn.
  • For instance, I needed to make a ladder for my little guy. Simple right? Not really. That behaviour wasn't built into Construct, so I had to invent it.
  • A search on their forums taught me
  • So back to the drawing board, again and again, until it came together.
  • PUBLISH: Show The World Your Work
  • has no original ideas and is a basic platformer. But it's mine. I made it.
  • Publishing games is easy
  • It's great to see it live, online, and working, as simple as it is - and it's another big boost to making more games.
  • Having tried it for two weeks, I can honestly say my favourite game of 2013 (so far) is making my own.
  • Charlie Freij on 08 May 14
     
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tiannab7

How to Make a Video Game | No Experience Necessary | Digital Trends - 0 views

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shared by tiannab7 on 11 Apr 14 - No Cached
  • Creating a video game is a daunting task.
  • Big name developers like Bungie, Irrational Games, and Treyarch have budgets reaching into the millions, as well as a staff of designers and programmers working around the clock to bring the next blockbuster to your doorstep.
  • We’ve seen a virtual barrage of indie games for consoles and mobile platforms in recent years, combating the staple franchises and old classics of yesteryear with innovative new concepts and ideas that breathe new life into a slumping industry that ebbs and flows like teenage emotions.
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  • Other hit titles, like Bastion and Minecraft (which just hit the 10 million sold mark), continue to showcase just how powerful indie gaming has become in recent years.
  • It requires a combination of hard work and innovation, a perhaps a dash of genius thrown in to boot.
  • Conceptualize the video game.
  • It’s easy to fall prey to the curse of second guessing your ideas and wanting to go back and continually replace what you’ve done.
  • You can easily get stuck in this pattern forever. Visualize the kind of game you want to make, but make sure it is within your limitations as an amateur game designer.
  • Know the type of game you want to make (i.e. a platformer, shooter, RPG). Know the budget. There are both free and premium options ripe for the taking. Know the length. Keep it short or attempt something on the sprawling side? Know the basic plot. It doesn’t have to be elaborate, just have a general idea of the game’s goal. Know your skill level. Start with something simple and build from there.
  • Charlie Freij on 25 Apr 14
     
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tiannab7

Creative Tips for Video Game Designers - 0 views

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shared by tiannab7 on 11 Apr 14 - No Cached
  • Keep Designing on Paper
  • get the maximum out of the game software.
  • You should also keep this notebook with you when you play other peoples games.
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  • Think about the atmosphere and mood
  • Consider what the overall mood of your game will be. Use music as an inspiration to get you in different moods.
  • Be careful with rewards
  • The constant seeking of the next tiny reward keeps the player moving forward and keeps a goal ahead of him that is achievable.
  • Don't design your game linear
  • Different players like to follow different routes through a game.
  • Expand your horizons
  • This is a great way to get new ideas and to add new dimensions to your existing material. What could a book about porcupines teach you about video game making? Porcupines have an amazing defense system.
  • Don't be afraid to make mistakes
  • If you are afraid of making mistakes you will not experiment of expand your abilities.
  • Take chances. Sometimes really good ideas and really memorable scenes come from the mistakes.
  • Finally make sure you get honest feedback from friends and people who try playing your game. And take notes.
citoking

What is Self Identity? How to understand the Question "Who am I"? - 0 views

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shared by citoking on 25 Apr 14 - No Cached
  • How to Create your Self Identity
    • citoking
      citoking on 25 Apr 14
       
      How can you even "create" a self identity
    • citoking
      citoking on 25 Apr 14
       
      Isn't it really something thats already built in a person?
  • For Example,  If you’re in a relationship and you have an idea in your world view that trust is important, but you are not consciously aware of how you know when you are able to trust someone.  There will be a gap in your boundary under the preference of trust.  In this case you may unwittingly play games with your partner, setting up little tests and attempting to get feelings of being able to ‘trust them’ by seeing how well they do at your tests.
    • citoking
      citoking on 25 Apr 14
       
      this is something i can definitely relate to. this could be very confusing.
  • you might see your Self Identity or the influence of it extending outside of what is really within your control.
    • citoking
      citoking on 05 May 14
       
      who else besides yourself can control your self identity?
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  • where you believe that someone else ‘should’ act in a certain way and when they do, there actions increase your Self Esteem.
    • citoking
      citoking on 05 May 14
       
      You definitely cannot control some one else
  • Your sense of who you are, is your Self Identity
  • it is your assessment of your personality and attributes.
  • Your Identity is who and what you present to the world through the behavior you have according to your boundaries
    • citoking
      citoking on 05 May 14
       
      you decide what people think about you
  • When you have a solid, clear and concise awareness of your world view, you can consciously make solid and clear preferences of what you say yes and no to (your boundaries).
    • citoking
      citoking on 05 May 14
       
      As complicated as it seems , it really makes sense
  • From a psychological prospective when you are able to define a preference or rule in your world view; you become aware of your limit of control.
  • You know and understand that you can only define yourself through who you are.
  • You can only control yourself and how you choose to act.
  • Charlie Freij on 05 May 14
     
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smithwillicia_

The Truth About Self-Deception - PsyBlog - 1 views

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  • Can we pull the wool over our own eyes or do we see through our mind games?
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      smithwillicia_ on 13 May 14
       
      Can we tell ourselves a beautiful lie , convince ourself TO BELIEVE THE LIES OR DO WE SEE RIGHT THROUGH OUR SELFS , DO WE KOW DEEP DOWN ITS A LIE 
  • Surely lying to ourselves is counter-productive
    • smithwillicia_
      smithwillicia_ on 16 May 14
       
      counter-productive: achieves the opposite result of what you want
  • Like calmly and deliberately shooting yourself in the foot or taking a hot toasting fork and plunging it into your eye?
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  • Any study of self-deception is going to involve a fair amount of bare-faced lying
  • 38 students who were told they were going to take part in a study about the “psychological and medical aspects of athletics”
  • the researchers were going to trick participants into thinking that how long they could submerge their arms in cold water was diagnostic of their health status
  • , when really it showed just how ready people are to deceive themselves
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