In our Video Game Design camp, we teach kids 9-13 years old how to make video games using the Game Maker software from YoYo Games. This short video shows one of the tricks we teach kids in summer camp: how to change the speed of an object during gameplay. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbVE6aBvcpk Using Variables in Game Maker Variables are used to store values. Some of the variables in Game Maker are "pre-defined", which means that they are variables that already existed when we started … [Read more...]
How to play Game Maker games on my Mac
Parents often ask "How do I play my child's Game Maker games from camp on my Mac computer at home?" This is a great question, but one where the answer can be a little confusing. We use Game Maker 8.0 for Windows in camp. The Mac version of Game Maker is 7.5. Because they are different version levels, in 2012-13, the games made on Windows computers in camp cannot be played on your Mac at home. However, all is not lost. The entire Game Maker interface (how the gaming software looks and … [Read more...]
