Learning to Code G Develop 5 : Create a Platformer Game for Beginners

Step by step guide for Beginners to create a Platformer Game using free online software G Develop 5. PowerPoints with over 75 slides of instruction. Source files for each lesson provided. Written to cover main aspects of Gaming so leaners learn the fundamentals and then can create their own more elaborate games. Games can be exported to be run using a browser.

Lesson 1:

Be able to:

create and save a project
add Objects from Assets page
create platformer objects
control platformer character with keyboard run and
jump and animate the character turn and face direction it is
running in
create a global variable to store a Boolean value in order to
control when Jump sound is played and be able to understand a flow
chart to show this process

Lesson 2:

Be able to:

“rip” music from YouTube to use as background music
add Background music to game
create Text Object to display Score on screen
create collision events and score on screen using a score variable
use ladders climb between platforms by adjusting collision masks

Lesson 3:

Be able to:

use a timer to control enemy animation
control Score when a correct player /enemy collision occurs
reduce health if an incorrect player / enemy collision occurs
lose lives if health goes to zero or player falls of platform
place enemy back on stage to continue with game

Lesson 4:

Be able to:

create a game over screen and display when Lives =0
create a spring-board to double jump to reach higher
platforms
extend game adding further objects and control camera to follow player
work with layers to control position of Score, Lives and Health