Session One (1.4.1): Design, Program and Create some Things

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Objectives

By the end of this session, you should be able to:

design, program and create ‘things’ within a game.

Engage

Think back again to the games you have played. Were there any where you just meandered about without touching anything? Things are really important in games – it adds a whole other level of interactivity. Think about what things were effective in games, and what may have been red herrings.

Learn

Read about the design that goes into things by reading the Design some Things section on page 18.

Consider what might be some of the problems about starting to make things without designing them properly.

Learn

Read about the programming that goes into things by reading the Program some Things section on page 19.

Do you think there’s enough here for every thing you might want? What problems can you foresee?

Learn

Read about actually creating things – and the additional programming you will need to do for different things – on pages 19–25.