You need to decide on the appropriate programm(s) to use. We have Games Factory and Game maker. Look at some tutorials and resources below to help you decide.

Game maker

Games factory

 

Types of Games - You can get a good idea of how to make a game with these tutorials. The lite version of Game Maker is available free for download here.

Game Maker Games, download the resources and read the tutorials below:

  1. Introduction - first game "catch the clown" tutorial video tutorial here, pdf here
    Download the resources to make the game here
  2. Platform games - a tutorial here resources here
  3. Multi player - a tutorial here resources here
  4. Maze - a tutorial here resources here
  5. scrolling shooter - a tutorial here resources here
  6. First person shooter - tutorial here resources here

Games from Texas Games Network (Game Maker v6 so you will need to adapt for our version, v7)

  1. Ball Game - similar to the "Catch a clown" game above: tutorial resources
  2. Maze Game - tutorial resources

Games from the Game Maker's Apprentice - A very good book on game design with Game Maker

  1. Galactic Mail - take on the hazardous job of delivering galactic mail here
  2. Lazarus -attempt to save Lazarus from the harsh justice of the Blob Mob here
  3. Koalabr8 - Help the koalas to combine their willpower and overcome the effects of the evil Dr. Bruce's mind-control experiments. here

 

Designing games

  1. A good game, notes here resources here
  2. Adding depth to games - noters here resources here
  3. Designing Games with Game Maker pdf here

Resources:

  1. SPRITES - link here
  2. Link to the official web site for lots more here
  3. Game Maker wiki here
  4. The Game maker's apprentice here
  5. Gamelearning - game maker treacher website here

Go through this tutorial here
Download Games factory here

Student Games   Other games Instructions  
Vampire Cash Game   TOYLAND TOYLAND  
coins2   CARD4 CARD4  
blob_game2   ROM_DISK ROM_DISK  
Baby Whale   RAC_DISK RAC_DISK  
hens3   REV_DISK REV_DISK  
super skater   MUSIC MUSIC  
squashfinal   HUNGRY10 HUNGRY10  
roaming the sea   GRA_DISK    
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         

 

Flash


Flash games using action script

Using action scrip 3. a video tutorial

Action script game example
space picture for game

 

Investigation design plan create evaluate

 

Educational games: ideas and tutorials

 

Game ideas - How about: Tutorials
Adapt the clown game  
A maze game where you need to collect healthy food - you score points for healthy and loose points for junk food Game maker maths game here