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Dan's Video Intro to Course

SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS

ZIP UP PROJECT FOLDER & UPLOAD TO CANVAS

 

Classes


  • Class 01a - Orientation


  • Class 02a. GameSalad Intro

  • Class 02b. GameSalad Account set up    Link to GameSalad

  • Class 02c. Compress & Upload to Canvas Test    Mac | PC    2%


  • Class 03a. Platformer Basics  Mac | PC   6%


  • Class 04a. Create a Custom Sphere in Photoshop for GameSalad    Photoshop

  • Class 04b. Collisions, Graphics & Sound - part 1    Mac | PC    -   Download assets - MAC   Download assets - PC

  • Class 04c. Collisions, Graphics & Sound - part 2    Mac | PC    8%

               Tip:  Retrieving lost items on the Stage


  • Class 05a. Graphics & Animation - part 1     Mac | PC     -   Download assets - MAC   Download assets - PC

  • Class 05b. Graphics & Animation - part 2    Mac | PC    6%


  • Class 06a. Double Jumps    Mac | PC     6%


  • Class 07a. Score Counter & Scene jumping - part 01     Mac | PC      -   Download asset

  • Class 07b. Score Counter & Scene jumping - part 02     Create a Game Attribute   Mac | PC     6%


Mid Break


 • Class 08a. Scrolling Camera   Mac - part 1   Mac part 2   |    PC part 1   PC part 2   5%

 • Class 08b. Spawning Scrolling Background     Mac | PC      -   Download asset   5%

                        • Camera Control Caution Tale!


  • Class 09a. Slicing Walk Cycles images in Photoshop   Demo

  • Class 09b. Touch Screen Controls - Part 01    Mac | PC     -   Download sliced asset

  • Class 09c. Touch Screen Controls - Part 02    Mac | PC     6%

  • Class 09d. Touch Screen Controls - Challenge    Mac | PC     2%


  • Class 10a.  In-Class Test - 20%

      The link for midterm Assignment instructions will be provided in class.                               Link to Midterm

      Hand it in zipped on Canvas by end of class.


  • Class 11a. Shoot Em Up - part 01    Mac | PC    -   Download asset

  • Class 11b. Shoot Em Up - part 02     Mac | PC    6%


  • Class 12a.  Final Assignment Work Period  Criteria for Final Assignment


  • Class 13a..  Final Assignment Work Period


  • Class 14a.  Final Assignment Due - 20%   Upload to CANVAS

 

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Bonus Exercises (tutorials in mac only)

 • Bonus 01a. Recycling Scrolling Background     3%

 • Bonus 01b. Wrap Scrolling Background      2%

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  • Bonus 02a. Flappy Birds - part 1

  • Bonus 02b. Flappy Birds - part 2

  • Bonus 02c. Flappy Birds - part 3

  • Bonus 02d. Flappy Birds - part 4  10%

Supplemental GameSalad Academy

  • Walk Sequence  Download

Download GameSalad for Windows

Download GameSalad for Mac

Download PC Manual

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Thanks to Jamie Cross' excellent lessons in Gamesalad for providing resources for some of these videos.

 

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