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Game development

Learn game development hands on: the game loop, input and states, collisions, gravity, levels and spawn schedules, and playtesting a small browser game.

6 lessons345 min lessonSoftware engineering

The lessons

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  1. 1 · Container lab

    The game loop

    I can explain what a game loop does on every frame.

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  2. 2 · Container lab

    Player input and game states

    I can model a game with states and the events that change them.

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  3. 3 · Container lab

    Collision detection

    I can test whether two boxes or two circles overlap.

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  4. 4 · Container lab

    Velocity, gravity and bouncing

    I can move a thing with velocity and gravity, one step per frame.

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  5. 5 · Container lab

    Levels and difficulty

    I can describe a level as data and work out its spawn schedule.

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  6. 6 · Container lab

    Playtesting and game balance

    I can read playtest results and decide what to change in a game.

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