Today I found out how to actually create a game with a program called Game Maker. I will be creating Pong for my test game and if it's sucessful I will try to make another game that will be more complex. I watched plenty of videos and read on how to use and make games in Game Maker and will be trying it out at home. Here are just some of the links I've learned off of: http://www.mashpeetech.com/web_pages/web_links/pdf_files/PONG%20TUTORIAL%20-%20GAME%20MAKER%208.pdf and www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bAmzbPVVRY

The first and most important part of creating a video game is to design the game play. You have to design the game play before you can actually start developing the game so here are the steps I will follow to design my game play:  1. Determine your goals 2. Determine your audience 3. Design for different devices 4. Consider your genre 5. Determine player agency options 6. Outline your challenges 7. Create the incentives for your player 8. Balance difficulty with playability. Once I have all of my designing finished I will make a post with all of my progress.

Hello, I will be blogging the process of creating a video game for my Genius Hour. I will be researching about the process and posting about it. I will attempt to create a small video game when I'm done with my research and if successful I will post it for everyone to enjoy.