1. Game Maker Intro to Programming Game Maker Pop Quiz (Both Groups)
Be able stretch a sprite
Be able to have the ‘Hero’ point in the direction it is running

2. Installing Game Maker
Create a folder in your Intro to Programming Folder Called Gamemaker
Go to the Assignments folder and copy the folder GameMakerProgram folder
Paste it into your GameMaker folder.

3. Double Click on Game_Maker pro
Start Game Maker
Double Click on Game_Maker pro

4. Pop Quiz Make a Sprite (spr_HeroLeft) using the koala_left.gif image
resources\Chapter7\koala_left.gif
Make an object (obj_Hero) using the spr_HeroLeft
Create Events (Up, Down, Left, Right) for obj_HeroLeft so it can move about the screen
Make a room and add the hero to the room
Demo your room and hero running around

5. Advanced Group Create a Maze game Include
Hero Object
Walls
Levels
Enemies
Prize(s)
Story
It must be entirely created by you and created this semester.
You may not add to a previous project.

6. Beginning Group Open your Maze Game Demonstrate
Hero that faces the direction it is running
Stretched to 32x32
Wall
Goal/Finish
Extras
Treasures
Enemies

7. A Little Design Sketch a simple maze. What objects are needed?
How do you want them to behave?

8. Today As a class we will… Give an overview of a maze Create a wall
Create a goal
Create a hero that will face the direction it is running
From there you will create a maze

9. Maze: The Room

10. Needed Objects Hero Finish Treasures Enemies
You can load from Game Makers set or
Go to the assignments folder under Resources Walls
Going around the room and in between
Finish
The hero will reach (collide) this when finished.
Treasures
Possibly tie to points. (Can look up Score Actions. Might click the relative box to add points to a score)
Enemies
An extra.
Maybe add weapons for getting rid of enemies

11. Behavior Walls Hero Finish Extras Solid
Move with pressed keys. Left, right, up, down and stop.
When it hits (Collides with) a wall, it stops
Extra
Gather treasure and get points, run into enemy and lose points, finish the maze and win
When key pressed, shoot.
Finish
Extras
Treasures
Disappear when Hero runs into you.
Enemies
When shot, disappear and add points to the total
Move towards the Hero and around the walls

12. Start by gathering sprites
Hero
Person, animal, …
Load sprites for each direction. Up, down, left, right, stop
Wall
Brick
Finish
You pick
Extra
Treasure
Enemy
I have added sprites to the Assignments folder under Resources. There are Koala sprites in chapter7. I’ll use the Koala in my example

13. Getting and Fitting Sprite
Click on the pacman
Click on Load Sprite and pick a sprite
Select Transform -> Stretch Images
Change the Width and Height pixels to 32.
Notice the Width and Height are both 40. It is best to have the sizes as multiples of 2. So we will change this to 32. To do this, click on Edit Sprite
Click the Green Check
Click OK
Click OK
Load the following sprites:
Hero: Left, Right, Up, Down, Stop
Wall
Finish

14. Giving Direction Pictures
For this example I’ll use different sprites for right, up, down and stop.
When the Hero object is created we will make it use the correct sprite depending on the direction it is traveling.

15. Making the Wall: Again Stretch it to 32 x 32
Click on the pacman
Click on Load Sprite and pick a sprite
Select Transform -> Stretch Images
Change the Width and Height pixels to 32.
Notice the Width and Height are both 40. It is best to have the sizes as multiples of 2. So we will change this to 32. To do this, click on Edit Sprite
Click the Green Check
Click OK
Click OK

16. Now the Finish Click on the pacman
Click on Load Sprite and pick a sprite
Select Transform -> Stretch Images
Change the Width and Height pixels to 32.
Notice the Width and Height are both 40. It is best to have the sizes as multiples of 2. So we will change this to 32. To do this, click on Edit Sprite
Click the Green Check
Click OK
Click OK

17. So far Created sprites for the following
Hero
Wall
Finish
Now it’s time to make the objects

18. Wall Object Click ‘Create and Object’ button Name the object obj_wall
Use the pull down menu and select spr_wall
Make the object solid.
No Events???
The wall will just sit there, so it does not need any events.

19. Goal Object Click ‘Create and Object’ button Name the object obj_goal
Use the pull down menu and select spr_exit
No Events???
The goal/exit will just sit there, so it also does not need any events.

20. Hero Object Behaviors Hit left arrow, point left and go left
Hit right arrow, point right and go right.
Hit down arrow, point down and go down
Hit up arrow, point up and go up
No key hit, point stop and go stop
Hit a wall, point stop and go stop
Hit the goal, Say you win, end the game.
We’ll start with coding the left arrow

21. Hero Object and Point Left when moving left
Name it
obj_hero
Click on Create Object
Drag Change Sprite into the Actions window
Select a sprite:
Pick spr_heroRight
This will be the starting direction of the Hero
Select main1 tab
Select <Left>
Click on Keyboard
Click on the menu and select the left facing sprite. spr_heroLeft OK
Add Event

22. Drag the Move Fixed icon into the Actions window
Go Left
Drag the Move Fixed icon into the Actions window
Select the move tab
Select the left arrow
Give it a speed of 5
Click OK

23. Other Key-pressed Events
Left
Right Up
Down
Stop (‘No key’ being pressed, or ‘Any Key’ begin released)

24. Hit the wall
Click on Collision
Pull down to obj_wall
Add Event

25. Change to the stop sprite
Main1 tab
Drag the change sprite to the event window
Select the stop sprite

26. Stop the Hero Drag the Move Fixed icon into the Actions window
Select the move tab
Click on the no direction button OK

27. Keep going Now you have the beginning tools to
Create a maze (Using the walls)
Create a goal
Create a hero
Now continue to work on the maze.
Enemy
Treasures
Story line
Save it as YourNameKoalaMaze