Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter1.Getting Started with Construct
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Game development is very similar to making music, writing topics, making movies, and
pretty much every other creative process. As a creator, you might have an idea that you
want people to enjoy. You have to find the tools and the time necessary to make your ideas
a reality. If you don't make your idea a reality, people will not get to enjoy your creation. It
only makes sense that you choose the right tools for the right job.
With lots of options in terms of how to develop your game and with what engine, it is easy
to become lost. Let's take a moment to see what we really want in a game engine. A game
engine should have the following attributes:
• It should be very user friendly
• It should have a lot of export options
• It should be fairly inexpensive
• It should be able to make your creation a reality
Let's have a small introduction to Construct 2. Construct 2 is one of the best non-program-
ming engines around. I have made a ton of games on it.
So, what makes
Construct 2
(
C2
) so awesome? The first reason is that it develops games
using HTML5. HTML5 is the new version of HTML, and the best part about this is that
you can play these HTML5 games right in your browser. The Web has a ton of infrastruc-
ture around it, and HTML5 games tap into that infrastructure. HTML5 games can be
played almost anywhere, which makes exporting a real charm. While HTML5 is still under
development, browser support gets better by the day.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
• Downloading and installing Construct 2
• Coding in Construct 2
