Intro to Game Programming

Spring 2025 Landmark High School

Hello! Welcome to Intro to Game Programming! This is where we will post materials and excercises, if the format changes at all I'll let you guys know.

Instructions for Today

• Go to: https://www.piskelapp.com/p/create/sprite
• Create your own sprite (at least 12 frames)
• Click the save image on the right, save as .piskel file
• Switch to the Export image panel, click PNG and save as a png file
• In the same panel, on the top left click GIF and download as a .gif also
• Email me both the files at [email protected]

LINKS FOR TODAY'S CLASS!!!!

Main Excercise:

• NYC Archive: https://writlarge.ctl.columbia.edu/view/collection/54/
• School Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayard_Rustin_Educational_Complex
• CapCut: https://www.capcut.com/templates/web-7254043054582091010?
• Blank BeepBox: https://www.beepbox.co/
• PROJECT A.N.T: https://playground.babylonjs.com/#C8KY7T
• Cicada Clues: https://connortumbleson.com/2019/09/30/the-cicada-3301-mystery/
• LPP Registration Form: https://forms.gle/kXLLsGhvsKSjwirq8

Models:

• Trevor Phillips: trevor_phillips.glb

• Golden Patty: golden_patty.glb

• Raiden: raiden.glb

• Capybara: capy.glb

• Free Fire: free_fire.glb

• Noot Noot: noot_noot.glb

• Penguin: penguin.glb

• Roblox: roblox.glb

• Sonci: sonic.glb

• Spiderman: spiderman.glb

• Toothless: toothless.glb

• Red Dinosaur: carno.glb

• Spinosaurus: spino.glb

• Tyrannosaurus: tyranno.glb

• Stegosaurus: stego.glb

• Allosaurus: allosaurus.glb

• Raptor: raptor.glb

• Tricera: tricera.glb

• Blank Playground: https://playground.babylonjs.com/#3EO62V#1

• Assets Directory: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nrush23/game_programming/main/week1/assets/

Objectives

• Be aware of good/bad design principles
• Gain experience with JavaScript and Babylon.js
• Create demo excercises
• Understand the future of web development
• Explore any topics you guys would like!

Schedule

Week 1

• Introduction, favorite games, hello world
• Overview of Unity, Unreal, Babylon.js, 3D modelling, material basics
• Trevor Phillips Playground: https://playground.babylonjs.com/#3EO62V#7

Week 2

• Trevor Phillips, Glow Layer, Color Changes, Babylon.js basics
• More import model things, music, cube introduction, transforms

Week 3

• Import a character, make it walk around a map
• Flappy Bird Playground: https://playground.babylonjs.com/#4YOZ3

Contact information

• Email: [email protected]
• Discord: https://discord.gg/wuY47S48