Game Maker Notes for the SuperQuest Workshop

http://cs.oregonstate.edu/~mjb/gamemaker/superquest


Latest update: August 6, 2010


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Other SuperQuest 2010 Stuff Like Photos and Keynote Slides

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The Notes

NoteOne slide per-pageTwo slides-per-page
Introduction 1pp 2pp
A simple simulation 1pp 2pp
Turning the simulation into a game 1pp 2pp
A comes-at-you game 1pp 2pp
A chases-you game 1pp 2pp
GML scripting 1pp 2pp
A population-growth simulator 1pp 2pp
How to do projectile motion 1pp 2pp


The Files

GameWhat it Does
bouncesim.gmk A bouncing-object simulation
bouncer.gmk The bouncing-object simulation becomes a game
burnme.gmk The comes-at-you game
chase.gmk The chase-me game
ecosim.gmk A population-growth simulator
projectile.gmk The innards of a projectile-motion physical simulation game


The Teacher-produced Games

Eric Andersson Oldman_Rock_Game_01.gmk
Stacy Boost NCAAPrediction.gmk
Harold Compton ghostssmiles.gmk
Stephen Haner maze2new.gmk
Jacob Sanders spaceinvaders.gmk
Darlyn Wendlandt pizzagame.gmk
Terry Woodall abiquaoriginal2.gmk


CS4HS Web site

http://groups.google.com/group/cs4hs-2010-participants


Terrel Smith's Web Site and Email

http://moodle.sherwood.k12.or.us/course/view.php?id=83

tsmith@sherwood.k12.or.us


OCSTA Resources

http://ocsta.pbworks.com


Platform Games

platform.zip


Sherry Yang's Bouncing Bears and Bubble Burster

SherryYang.zip

BubbleBurstv1.5.gmk


Teacher Documents

Stevie Viaene sent these:

FileWhat it is
BetaTestEvalForm.doc A form created by students to have other students objectively evaluate games
GameMakerAssignments.doc A sample list of assignments that I used the first year I taught Game Maker
GameMakerDesignDocument.doc A form for students to document game flow, controls, objects needed, and levels for a game
GameMakerDesignDocument-BlackWhite.doc Prints better on a black-and-white printer
GameMakerGradeForm.doc A scoring rubric for assigning points for a grade
GameMakerGradeForm-BlackWhite.doc Prints better on a black-and-white printer
GameScoringSheet.doc A scoring rubric for assigning points for a grade


OIT Resources

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Additional Resources


Other Stuff

Comments and suggestions on these notes are welcome. (Actually it is stronger than that -- comments and suggestions are encouraged.)
Email to: mjb@cs.oregonstate.edu

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