Benjamin Marty
ASIN: B016R8B6T2
Publisher: Benjamin Marty
Pages: 262
This book was designed as a curriculum for a community center course to instruct and inspire young folks interested in computers and games on the use of Scrolling Game Development Kit 2. The book is written by the software's author and focuses on implementing a few different genres of 2D games in a format that supports both desktop and web browser interfaces. The software for developing the games requires Windows, but the games can run in most HTML5 browsers on any platform. Some example chapter titles include:Create secret passages;Create a Mini-map;Riding platforms;Ladders;Buying an item;Planting dynamite;Animating the environment;Cut scenes;Automatically scrolling;Sound effects.The book is filled with colorful images and screenshots to keep the readers interest and provide inspiration while following through the various topics. An 11 page index and 1-page illustration index will help ...