Game Making tutorials

[aca405]

Hello, I am a high school teacher and due to virtual learning we are using Wick Editor for animations and game making. I’m all set with the animation tools but need help with creating simple games. Is there a website or tools (other than the tutorials in Wick) that I can use to start the course? Thank you.

[Jovanny]

Hello teacher @aca405, welcome to the Wick Editor forums. Could you expand a little bit on what kind of help do you need to start a simple game? Do you need tech info, coding, or game theory. Meanwhile, there are several non-video tutorials within these forums that could help you out with the basics…

[1] Object/Clips Cloning.
https://forum.wickeditor.com/t/simple-clone-project-tutorial

[2] Platform Engine:

Platformer Engine 2.1.0 and 2.2.0 - 2+ PLAYERS AND MOVING PLATFORMS

EDIT: New version out! Look somewhere below. Multiplayer support! Find some stuff in the empty frame in “funcs and player list.” Sorry, I don’t really plan on moving platforms or moving boxes anymore. Maybe they will come, maybe not. platformer engine 2.1.09-11-2020_1-54-56PM.wick (15.0 KB)

[3] Memory Game Tutorial:

Wick Memory Game - Tutorial

Here I made 8 different cards inside a card clip object. Just for fun, Is there anyone that wants the challenge to program a memory game with it? [image] It has 14 lines of code already to clone the card 16 times and place it in the right place… [image] Here is the wick file: (Initial Version) WickMemory12-4-2020_22-56-53.wick (178.5 KB) Completed Version: WickMemoryOOP.wick (229.4 KB)

[aca405]

Wow, thank you. I’ll certainly check these out. We were using Game Maker 7 (IMAC) to create games but since the upgrade it was no longer available to us without purchasing. I was thrilled to find the Wick Editor; not only for the animation curriculum but also for game making.

I do have one more question: In Game Maker we can limit the object and not have it move outside of the stage. Can I do the same in Wick? Thank you again for the tutorial links.

[blurredPixels]

@aca405

I do have one more question: In Game Maker we can limit the object and not have it move outside of the stage. Can I do the same in Wick? Thank you again for the tutorial links.

you can limit movements of clips with javascripts
in the code editor —> project you can get project.width and project.height if you want to set limits at project borders or to any other calculated position inside them
I think there is no simple plug and play solution. you have to use js to code your game-

if you havent already done check section learn of wickeditor site

The Wick Editor

[Hamzah_Alani]

@aca405

In Game Maker we can limit the object and not have it move outside of the stage.

I used to use gamemaker before, it’s a good software. Here’s a simple code that can block the player from leaving the screen:

@Colonial_Korn

if (this.y > project.height-(this.height/2)) {
this.y = project.height-this.height/2;
}
if (this.y < (this.height/2)) {
this.y = (this.height/2);
}
if (this.x < (this.height/2)) {
this.x = (this.height/2);
}
if (this.x > project.width-(this.height/2)) {
this.x = project.width-(this.height/2);
}

You can also find more tutorials here: #demos-and-tutorials

[Jovanny]

@aca405

We were using Game Maker 7 (IMAC)

Definitely, game maker is a software oriented for making games. It has more “high-level” tools for that. Wick Editor is broader, and that would requires you more programming skills to make games. If your students have at least a basic understanding of objects, function calls and variables, they should be able to learn how to make games using the Wick-Editor fast. The good news is that the editor uses javascript as a programming language along with the Wick-Editor API.

@aca405

In Game Maker we can limit the object and not have it move outside of the stage. Can I do the same in Wick?

Yes, you can, you have to code it in js, using Clip properties. Every draw in the editor can be converted into a Clip object. After that, you are able to use the Clip properties for position and then, limit their position boundary.

I just prepared this quick example for you:
LimitingPlayer1-16-2021_13-53-43.wick (2.2 KB)

[Crafter_Flance]

Welcome to the forums. @aca405. You can use the examples at wickeditor.com/learn

[Joanna_Paragas]

Hi there, if you want to make a game tutorial, I will recommend this tool https://videopower.me/tips/category-videopower-green/best-game-recording-software/

[aca405]

Yes, we need help with coding and how to export the game for others to play. The game design curriculum is incorporated with the digital media curriculum in visual arts. So, art teachers are teaching this through the lens of design. Any help they can get in terms of programming the assets/objects and coding would be fantastic. Thank you so much.

[UnknownShadowEagle]

To open the file your gonna have to open it in wick if it a .wick file ;-;