Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
Drag and drop
One of the things GameMaker is well known for is the ability to create a game without the
need to actually program anything. This is done using the drag and drop action in
GameMaker.
A drag and drop action is essentially a piece of code that allows you to fill in the blanks
with a user-friendly interface. It makes it easy for even someone with no programming
knowledge at all to make a game.
To learn more about this, we are going to create a small game that will have the player
move an object around the screen. For this, we are going to be using events and drag and
drop actions.
We are going to need a new project for this. If GameMaker is not already open, open it and
go to the
New
tab on the start screen. Name the project
Drag and Drop-Movement
and click on the
Create
button.
Once this is done, you will be presented with an empty project and we can get started.
