[game_edu] great game maker games?

[Noah Wardrip-Fruin]

Hi Katherine -

My introductory course uses Game Maker and I always bring in students from the prior year to demo their games. This gives a sense of scope (they only have six weeks to make their games) and some of the variety of games beginning students can make with GM.

I realize your course is new, so you won't have prior games to use this way. So here are some from my class in case they're useful:

Thrive, which combines RTS and Tower Defense elements with an environmental undertone:
http://games.soe.ucsc.edu/project/thrive

TwoPlayersOneKeyboard, an art game that questions minigame conventions and uses a "dirty" aesthetic:
http://games.soe.ucsc.edu/project/twoplayersonekeyboard2pk1

Utapei, an abstract platformer:
http://games.soe.ucsc.edu/project/utapei

Puff, in which you navigate a drifting dandelion seed:
http://games.soe.ucsc.edu/project/puff

Derpatron 3000, an action puzzler focused on visibility:
http://games.soe.ucsc.edu/project/derpatron-3000

Best,
Noah


On Aug 6, 2012, at 6:05 AM, Katherine Isbister <katherine.isbister at gmail.com> wrote:


> Hi all,

> 

> I'm putting together a course syllabus and part of the course will make use of game maker. Trying to collect examples of really great games made with game maker that will inspire... if you know of one, would you share with me? 

> 

> Many thanks in advance!

> 

> Katherine

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