Udemy – Create your First Computer Game with Stencyl

With no previous programming or game design experience, build your own amazing 2D games in just a matter of hours!

What you'll learn

By the end of this course, you will be capable of creating your own 2D games
You will learn to build logic in a visual interface, skills which are transferable to traditional programming if & when you choose to take that step
You will learn to create your own sprites with Photoshop
You will have acquired a skillset which, in the near future, will allow you to publish your creations to Windows Desktop, Windows 8, Mac OS, IOS & Android

Requirements

A computer, either Windows or Mac, which can run Stencyl. Almost any computer should be capable of this
Enthusiasm about the subject
Commitment

Description

Note: This course is officially endorsed by Stencyl.

No prior experience is required to take this course. Learning from the ground up, you will acquire all the skills necessary to Design and Create your very own computer games, which can then be shared with your friends, or even published to commercial markets such as flash portals, the App Store & Google play. Using the unique logic block system of Stencyl thought in this Stencyl Course, you will be able to create a game of any genre, quickly and effectively. Please follow through the lectures sequentially, and always maximize the videos to get the most out of them. Among many other things, by the end of the course you will have learned how to:

Create a top-down perspective for your game
Move characters with the keyboard
Easily rotate actors to look at the mouse cursor
Spawn and destroy actors in real-time, at will
Write simple and advanced AI for non-player characters
Design levels using tile-sets and actors
Create health bars
Implement game rules to determine between success or failure

For the most effective learning experience, it is essential that you pay close attention to each lecture in order, and then complete the task yourself. If you struggle, watch the video again until you get the full sense of the lesson. Get excited, this is a learning experience you'll never forget. Prepare to start making your own games with Stencyl.

Who this course is for:

Complete Beginners
Hobbyists who wish to create their first production quality, cross-platform title in less time
Students
Indie Developers, Looking For a Faster Way To Build Multi-Platform Games