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Part 5 (Other Resources) Be sure to check notes
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Take Notes!
Web Games
http://nonoba.com/
Aliens Must Die! Untangle Indestruc2tank
So you want to make Games? Art
The pretty stuff
SoundThe loud stuff
DesignThe hard stuff
ProgrammingThe number stuff
2D or 3D
2D art is easy and fast to make.Very few of you grew up on 2D games.
3D looks better but requires:ModelingAnimatingTexturing(Any 3D game needs 2D art)
3D
ModelThe Wire mesh
TextureThe picture that wraps around the model.
AnimationRequired to make the model move.
Engines
The bit of code that runs a part of a game.
Graphics Engines Physics Engines Sound Engines
Game Maker
Free Pro = $20
http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker
Ability to create 2D games Very little programming
Dark Basic
$30-50 2D and 3D http://www.thegamecreators.com/
Requires Basic Programming knowledge.
Lots of tutorials and books.
Blitz / Blitz 3D $100-200 2D and 3D
http://www.blitzbasic.com/
Basic Programming
Very Powerful http://www.tecno-base.com/
Ogre 3D
FreeRead License
http://www.ogre3d.org/
3D engine
Powerful Community
Torque $100
Add-on's cost more
A featured engine that handles just about anything.
http://www.garagegames.com/products/torque/
Wonderful community They will host your game.
Art Tools
Blenderwww.blender.org
○ Free!
Gimpwww.gimp.org
○ Free!Use to make your textures.
Both of these have tutorials everywhere.
Adobe Flash
$699 Free Trial
http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/
www.flashkit.com www.kirupa.com
Adobe Photoshop CS3
$300
www.Adobe.com
What I used to make this piece of art.
Professional 3D Maya
$2000
3D Studio Max~$600
Lightwave~$900
All have free trials on their websites.
Activity A-B
Create a full fledged design of a game.
Tool’s Goal’s Obstacle’s Second ChancesLevelsPower-upsControlsInterfaces
Other Websites
www.Gamedev.net
www.Gamasutra.com
Post comments if you have questions!