The global gaming market is set to reach $256.97 billion by 2025 with more than 2.5 billion people worldwide playing games. The UK has the 5th largest computer gaming market in the world and the requirements for trained individuals has never been higher. In this series you will learn how to design and make some simple games but also open the door for you to learn the more advanced skills.
Difficulty Level: Easy to Extremely Hard
Game Developer
A developer's job is to turn the ideas of a designer into reality. They make the actual game itself. This can be done using a variety of methods but often the easiest is to use and engine such as GameMaker, Unity or Unreal. In the zip file at the bottom I have all the required files to product some interesting 2D games using GameMaker. This is also a great starting point before moving onto the more challenging Unity or Unreal engine.
Game Designer
Designers have a different role to that of video game developers, who take designers' concepts and write the code to make them into a game that can be played. The work of a games designer typically involves: Coming up with new and appealing game ideas. Developing gameplay ideas.
Zip File - Everything you need to get started is in this Zip File including the program itself.
Complete the challenges below and then bring them into school and we can put them on the student gallery
Create a simple Platform game
Create Flappy Bird
Create a Top Down Shooter