How to start programming games? Create a Game Idea Mindmap

Published 10/2022
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280×720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Genre: eLearning | Language: English | Duration: 14 lectures (1h 49m) | Size: 793.6 MB

Learn how to start programming a game by creating a simple but effective mindmap for your idea.

What you’ll learn
How to create a game core plan.
How to create a mindmap or gameloop plan.
Find out where to start to create games in general.
Learn to think different to simplify your entry into game creation.

Description
In this course you will learn how to create a mind map, based on game ideas, before you start programming a game.
If you struggle with: how to start programming a game idea then this course is for you.

Why this course?

Since I am creating unity game programming courses a lot of students have problems with, how to start in game creation Most of the time they wonder why I am doing things the way I do. So I decided to create this course.

Important

This course is not a programming course. This course is more like a theory course, in which you learn how to create a strategy to create a game from the beginning.

Course Content

This course is mostly an “Audio Course” where i explain the process of content listed below. I will show and explain the conent with simple grafics and text.

Main topics

General game concepts

Breaking down to fundamentals

The game loop

The box concept

Content inside the box

Needed Tools

your brain, your ears

pen and paper

mind map software (optional)

no programming tools needed

Conclusion

At the end of the course you should have a better understanding of how to structure and plan game creation. You should have the ability to find out core elements or core features which will lead you to the answer: where do i start programming a game.

Are you interested in that topic? See you in the Course and start learning today.

Instructor: OctoMan

Who this course is for
If you are struggling with, where to start on a new game project.
If you don’t know what you need to create an game core.
If you never brought an game idea to paper, but can’t create it.

Requirements
A pen and piece of paper are more than enough.
You can use mindmap software or any other software where you can write notes down