Creating the Game

Today we started off by updating our personal development plans. this is when we set targets throughout the unit and try to achieve them before the unit finishes. We had to comment on the targets we had set before and then set new ones that we think we can achieve before the end of the unit. We have been setting PDP targets for the last three weeks and trying to achieve them. I have achieved most of the targets so far but I still need to achieve some more. I feel that I am keeping my PDP up to date very well.

Most of the class then went to the UEA for a look around the university but some stayed behind and continued with their work like I did. I finally began creating my game after working hard last week on the design aspect of the game I moved on to actually developing it. I started off by adding the main character sprite and then making sure it was the correct size for the game. I then added the maze wall and began creating the layout of the maze. I feel that the game looks good so far and I hope to add more sprites and assets tomorrow.

I looked at lots of Game Maker tutorials on YouTube in order to help me with certain aspects of Game Maker like re-sizing images and making certain objects solid within the game so that assets do not float through walls or escape from the games arena. I got through 3 tutorial videos and I found them incredibly helpful considering how unreliable YouTube can be at times. I hope to have the game finished sometime after the Christmas holidays but before the hand in deadline.

Overall today was a very good day because I found that creating my game was very enjoyable because I was expecting it to be very complex and difficult meaning I would be tempted to throw the computer out of the window but fortunately it was actually quite easy. The negative of today was the lack of other students in the centre meaning we had less people to talk to and no one wanted to play football during lunch break.