Make Your First Mini-Game
4 weeks · 4 classes
Try game development in four fun classes! Your learner designs a hero, builds a forest world, adds an enemy to defeat, then publishes their finished game online to share.
By the end: a complete little top-down game with a hero, an enemy to defeat, a title screen, a victory screen, and music, published online to share.
The classes
One live class each week. Open any week to see what your learner will build.
- Week 1
Your Hero Comes to Life
Your learner meets GameMaker and brings a hero to life, walking and animating in all four directions.
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- Week 2
The Forest Turns Solid
Your learner paints their own forest and makes the world solid, so the hero cannot walk through trees.
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- Week 3
Sword and Slime
A slime moves into the forest and the hero gets a sword. Your learner builds the heart of the game.
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- Week 4
Finish and Publish
Your learner adds a title screen, a victory, and music, then publishes the finished game online.
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Enrolment, schedule, and pricing are all handled through the City of London courses website. Course and class details can be found here.