GameMaker Fundamentals: Learn GML Programming to Start Making Amazing Games

Book Description

Master the fundamental programming skills needed to create your own computer games in GameMaker. This book shows how to use GameMaker to build and publish cross-platform games.

Each chapter covers a certain programming element, including layers, variables, and so on. You will also learn how to design levels in your games, draw sprites to populate your virtual worlds, and build GUIs for your menus and game interfaces.GameMaker Fundamentalsalso provides a thorough introduction to the GameMaker Language (GML). Practical example projects reinforce the concept discussed in each chapter.

On completing this book, you will have a thorough understanding of how to create games from scratch using game design and programming principles using GameMaker and GML.

What You Will Learn

• Review core programming features required for sound knowledge of GameMaker
• Master how to combine GML to orchestrate game actions
• Utilize GameMaker’s layers to create exciting games
• Set up player control

Who Is This Book For

Those new to GameMaker or game programming in general; it assumes no prior knowledge or skill set.

中文：

书名：GameMaker基础知识: 学习GML编程以开始制作出色的游戏

掌握在GameMaker中创建自己的电脑游戏所需的基本编程技能。本书展示了如何使用GameMaker构建和发布跨平台游戏。

每一章都涵盖了某个编程元素，包括图层、变量等。您还将学习如何在游戏中设计关卡，绘制精灵来填充虚拟世界，并为菜单和游戏界面构建GUIs。GameMaker基础知识还全面介绍了GameMaker语言 (GML)。实际示例项目加强了每章中讨论的概念。

完成本书后，您将对如何使用GameMaker和GML使用游戏设计和编程原理从头开始创建游戏有透彻的了解。

你将学到什么

• 查看GameMaker健全知识所需的核心编程功能
• 如何结合GML编排游戏动作
• 利用GameMaker的图层来创建令人兴奋的游戏
• 设置播放器控制

这本书是为谁准备的

通常是GameMaker或游戏编程的新手; 它假定没有先验知识或技能。