mir imad - gamedev workshop with construct 2 1 of 9

Game Development with Construct 2

Mir Imad Ahmed

Meet Mir Imad Ahmed | @mirimadahmed• Indie Dev Background – Freelancer on Fiverr– Hundreds of International clients

• Online– Blog: http://Maddyz.com – Twitter: @mirimadahmed, Email: mirimadahmed@outlook.com

Workshop Topics

Game Development with Construct 201 | Introduction to Game Development & Tools 06 | Monetizing options

02 | Introduction to Construct 2 & making your first Game 07 | Custom Ideas

03 | Expanding Your Game in Construct 2

08 | Custom Ideas

04 | Understanding Behaviors & character building

09 | Exporting & Publishing to different Platforms

05 | Exploring Construct 2 Templates

01 | Introduction to Games & Tools

• Intro to Game Making• Essential Parts of a Game• Tools to make games

Modules Overview

Intro to Game Making

Intro to Game Making• Game are everywhere…

Mobile devices are everywhere!

• Successful/ popular games– Flappy Bird –Words with Friends– Candy Crush– Clash of Clans– Angry Birds

Why Make Mobile Games?• Money!– 3 main ways to make money• Ads (Flappy Bird)• In App Purchases (IAP) (Candy Crush)• Sell your game (Angry Birds)

• Resume/Portfolio– Student? Professional developer?

Stats…WOW!!• 100+ million U.S. gamers (almost 1/3 of population)• 34% of the top 100 grossing apps in the App store

are using the freemium model• Mobile gaming industry is predicted to reach $54

billion by 2015• Over 80% of all revenue by mobile in 2012 was from

games• Mobile games are the most popular App Category• 70-80% of all mobile downloads are games

Essential Parts Of A Game

4 Essential Parts Of a Game

1. Story2. Game Play3. Art4. Audio

1. Story• Combination of– Plot– Events– People

• Important for Game Experience

2. Game Play• Layout of Controls• The Combat System• Upgrading / Leveling Up• Special Moves• Difficulty of game

3. Art• Characters• Weapons• Environment• Icons • Fonts

4. Audio• Music– Clash of Clans, Stronghold

• Sound Effects– Candy Crush, Angry Birds

• Voices– GTA, etc.

Tools

Story + Game Play

General Game EnginesEngine Programming? 2D / 3D Available For Exports to

Construct 2 No 2D Windows All

GameMaker No 2D Windows All

Fusion No 2D Windows All except consoles

Unity Yes 3D Windows, Mac All

Unreal Engine Yes 3D Windows,

MacAll except Web

Art

Audio

More Tools = More Jobs

Downloading Construct 2

• https://www.scirra.com/ Download!

Thanks

See you tomorrow