Getting Started with GameMaker (Coursera)

This course doesn't assume you have any game development experience. Don't worry if you've never developed games before; we'll start at the very beginning and start building your game development skills from scratch. Throughout the course you'll develop core GameMaker skills to help you develop games.

Module 1: Learn about sprites and sprite strips

Module 2: Learn how to implement functionality using events, actions, and code

Module 3: Learn how to add sound effects and implement NPC movement

Module 4: Learn how to add randomness to your games

* I do have Coursera Specializations called C# Programming for Unity Game Development and C++ Programming for Unreal Game Development for those more advanced topics.

This course is part of the Game Development with GameMaker Specialization.

Syllabus

Getting Started

In this module, you'll learn about the course and get GameMaker and Paint.NET installed. You'll learn about sprites and sprite strips in GameMaker and get some practice creating and editing sprites in Paint.NET

Do Something!

In this module, you'll learn how to create objects and instances in GameMaker. You'll also learn how to give objects behavior using events and actions, using both GML Visual and GML Code.

Sound Effects and NPC Movement

In this module, you'll learn how to add sound effects to your GameMaker games and edit audio files using Audacity. You'll also learn some fundamental ideas for implementing NPC movement.

Randomness

In this module, you'll learn how random number generators work in computers, and you'll also learn how to add object-level and game-level randomness to your GameMaker games.