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Learning Objective: Develop platform designs using tile sets in Game Maker Starter: Expert Cards?! Update the Cida Tracker Main: What are tile sets? Why do we use them in Game Maker? Task 1 Complete your tile set designs in  classroom.google.com . Download your designs in to your Game folder (see Prompt sheet in Google classroom to help you)  10mins Task 2 Complete your platform designs in your game: 1. Insert your tiles as a background but make sure you click the 'tile set' box: 2. Design your platforms/walls etc with your tiles. 10mins Task 3 Design your platforms for each level. Top Tips: - Ensure your level 1 is easy - Ensure each level gets progressively harder - Remember you can change this as your continue to develop your game! Extension: Insert your characters as sprites Plenary: Update your Tracker with comments/development logs

Learning Objective: Complete your tile set designs.  Complete your platform designs. Starter: 1. Ensure you have updated your development logs (classroom.google.com) 2. All screens should be complete 3. All backgrounds and rooms should have been created 4. All buttons should have been created 5. Ensure the Cida Tracker is up to date (both tabs) Main: Task 1 Complete your tile set designs in  classroom.google.com . Download your designs in to the Game folder Tips: 1. Remember they are very small so don't spend ages on the design 2. You do not have to use all of the tile designs 3. You can add more tile designs by copying the google drawing 4. When downloading the images, download as a .png 5. You can change these later if need be (very easily) Task 2 Complete your platform designs in your game: 1. Insert your tiles as a background but make sure you click the 'tile set' box (name them appropriately): Task 3 Design your platforms/walls etc with your ...

Learning Objective: Complete all buttons for your screen. Use objects to create platforms for your game. Understand what a tile set is for a game and develop your own tile set for your game. Starter: Development Logs recap: How many are there? What are they used for? When should you be updating them? Main: Task 1 Complete buttons for the following: 1. Start Button (goes to Level 1) 2. Backstory Button (goes to Backstory Screen) 3. Instructions Button (goes to Instructions Screen) 4. Back Button (goes back to the main menu) 5. Exit Button (Quits the game) Task 2 1. Go to classroom.google.com 2. Go to the assignment 'Create your own tile set' What is a tile set?! 3. Design your own tile set from the templates. 4. Download your tile set to the appropriate folder. Task 3 1. Insert your tiles as a background but make sure you click the 'tile set' box: 2. Design your platforms/walls etc with your tiles. 3. Do this for every level Extension...