Game Design using GameMaker

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GameMaker Project

You will be creating a game using GameMaker.

Resources:

Download GameMaker software from the GameMaker site (if they are not free anymore, download the one that is provided in D2L):

Videos on how to use GameMaker for game design

vidoe 1

vidoe 2

You can find more tutorials from Youtube

Full GameMaker Manual for your reference

What you will need to do:

Design a game (30 points)
Implement your game (60 points)
Submit your game to D2L and WIKI (10 points)

Game Design (30 points)

Design a game for this project. It can be your favorite game or a simplified game that you have played before. Or you even can use the game tutorials that are posted on the official GameMaker tutorial website (except these we did in class) or GameMaker User Guide tutorial here. When you design your game, make sure your game has

one or more players (5 points)
objectives or goals (5 points)
at least a way to interact with the game (5 points)
at least a way to engage players (5 points)
at least a way to lose the game (5 points)
at least a way to win the game (5 points)

Game Implementation(60 points)

Implement your game using GameMaker. When finished your game must have the followings.

At least 10 sprites (-10 points if less than 10 sprites)
At least 5 objects (-10 points if less than 5 objects)
At least 2 sounds (-5 points if less than 2 sounds)
At least one room (-5 points if no room)
At least one score system is used to display scores for players (-5 points if no score)
At least one background image for your game (-5 points if no background image)
At least 10 events totally for all the objects (-10 points if less than 10 events)
At least 20 actions totally for all the objects(-10 points if less than 20 actions)
When play your game, pressing F1 will pop up the information about how to play your game (-10 points if no such help information)
All the contents of your game MUST be appropriate for general public. If not, the grade for your project will be 0 (-100 points).

Submission ( 10 points)

Deadline for submission of this project is
- If you are in section 28, 11:59PM, Thursday, 4/21/2016
Do not be late. You lose 10 points for each day that your submission is late.

Submission Requirements:
- Save your game in .gmk file format and submit the gmk file to D2L. if not, -5 points
- Compress the gmk file, submit the compressed gmk file to WIKI and create a link to the compressed file in WIKI so that we can download the game if not, -5 points
- Take two scree shots of your game and post the two images (in PNG format) to your wiki page; if not, -5 points
- Put some instructions on your submission page in Wiki about how to play your game, the goal of your game, how to win your game, etc.. if not, -5 points