Exploring Game Mechanics with Python by Example_1

Exploring Game Mechanics with Python by Example, available at $84.99, has an average rating of 4.76, with 63 lectures, based on 255 reviews, and has 2928 subscribers.

You will learn about Discuss the game mechanics best suited to human cognitive abilities. Demonstrate the programming of game mechanics. Use Python and Pygame to create a 2D game. Setup a Python and Pycharm Integrated Development Environment and import packages. This course is ideal for individuals who are Beginner Python developers curious about create games. or Game programmers keen to learn how to use Python to create games. It is particularly useful for Beginner Python developers curious about create games. or Game programmers keen to learn how to use Python to create games.

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Summary

Title: Exploring Game Mechanics with Python by Example

Price: $84.99

Average Rating: 4.76

Number of Lectures: 63

Number of Published Lectures: 63

Number of Curriculum Items: 63

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 63

Original Price: $39.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Discuss the game mechanics best suited to human cognitive abilities.

Demonstrate the programming of game mechanics.

Use Python and Pygame to create a 2D game.

Setup a Python and Pycharm Integrated Development Environment and import packages.

Who Should Attend

Beginner Python developers curious about create games.

Game programmers keen to learn how to use Python to create games.

Target Audiences

Beginner Python developers curious about create games.

Game programmers keen to learn how to use Python to create games.

What makes games fun? Game mechanics! What makes learning a new programming language fun? Creating games with it! This course allows you to do both.  If you’ve ever wanted to take your programming skills further and get into Python, then this is your opportunity.  If you already know Python but want to know how to use it to create games, then this course is also for you.

Designed for INTERMEDIATE level students with a working knowledge of programming, the content in this course will take you step-by-step through the setup of a Python/Pygame development environment on your own computer and take you through a series of workshops designed to help you learn Python and Pygame while recreating some fun retro computer games including Breakout, Tetris, Asteroids, and Space Invaders.

You will learn about:

The Pycharm Development Environment.

The Pygame API, which is an interface for OpenGL and DirectX.

The use of screen coordinates to place, size, move, animate, and restrict game characters.

Constructing a main game loop.

Working with Static and Animated Sprites.

Sprite Collision Detection.

What people are saying about Penny’s courses:

Dr. Penny is a wonderful person and a true expert. All of her courses I’ve taken have been top notch and in my opinion there is no better teacher out there.

Allow me to say how hugely important this is for a person who is interested in certain types of game design. Creating games where you can create AI behaviors that support emergent situations.

I honestly love Holistic’s teaching approach and I’ve never learned so much within a few hours about coding effectively with such detailed explanations!

This course focuses on providing students with hands-on experience coding game mechanics, while also providing an easy introduction to Python for the intermediate programmer.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Welcome

Lecture 2: Join the H3D Student Community

Lecture 3: Contacting H3D

Lecture 4: FAQs

Lecture 5: Game Mechanics 101

Chapter 2: Getting Started

Lecture 1: Installing Python and Pycharm

Lecture 2: Hello Pygame

Lecture 3: The Main Game Loop

Lecture 4: Displaying a Sprite

Lecture 5: Resizing a Sprite

Lecture 6: Moving A Sprite with the Keyboard

Lecture 7: Frames

Lecture 8: Restricting Movement

Lecture 9: Monitoring Mouse Motion

Lecture 10: Lets Make a Button Part 1

Lecture 11: Lets Make a Button Part 2

Lecture 12: Lets Make a Button Part 3

Chapter 3: Breakin Bricks

Lecture 1: Loading Resources

Lecture 2: Placing Bricks

Lecture 3: Moving the Bat

Lecture 4: Adding the Ball

Lecture 5: Batting the Ball

Lecture 6: Breaking Bricks

Chapter 4: Tetris

Lecture 1: Project Setup and Base Grid

Lecture 2: Defining the Block Shapes

Lecture 3: Displaying a Block Shape

Lecture 4: Dropping Blocks

Lecture 5: Moving Blocks Sideways

Lecture 6: Creating a Game Board

Lecture 7: Spawning New Blocks

Lecture 8: Rotating Blocks

Lecture 9: Testing for Block Collision

Lecture 10: Changing Block Colours

Lecture 11: Eliminating Whole Lines

Lecture 12: Displaying a Score

Lecture 13: Game Over

Chapter 5: Asteroids

Lecture 1: Window, Background and Ship

Lecture 2: Moving the Ship

Lecture 3: Moving Asteroids

Lecture 4: Shooting Bullets

Lecture 5: Shoot Clamping

Lecture 6: Ship Drift

Lecture 7: Screen Wrapping

Lecture 8: Asteroid and Bullet Collisions

Lecture 9: Asteroid and Ship Collisions

Lecture 10: Sound Effects

Lecture 11: Game Over

Lecture 12: Splitting Asteroids

Chapter 6: Space Invaders

Lecture 1: Project Setup and Class Structure

Lecture 2: Switching Between Scenes

Lecture 3: The GamePlay Scene

Lecture 4: The Player Character

Lecture 5: The Alien Characters

Lecture 6: A Grid of Aliens

Lecture 7: Moving the Grid of Aliens

Lecture 8: Animating Sprites

Lecture 9: Shooting At Aliens

Lecture 10: Destroying Aliens

Lecture 11: Sprite Explosions

Lecture 12: Aliens Attack

Lecture 13: Game Over

Chapter 7: Final Words

Lecture 1: Some Final Words from Penny

Lecture 2: Where to now?

Instructors

Penny de Byl
International Award Winning Professor & Best Selling Author

Penny Holistic3D
Academic, Author & Game Development Enthusiast

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2 stars: 2 votes

3 stars: 12 votes

4 stars: 71 votes

5 stars: 169 votes

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