Copyright
by
The
Goodheart-Willcox
Co.,
Inc.
Lesson 3 Click Ball 27
Name: __________________________________________
Date: ___________________________________________
Class: ___________________________________________
Situation
The Awesome Game Company wants to create a game for young children to improve the
child’s control of the mouse and ability to left click. This game hopes to improve motor skills
for these young children in a fun game environment. The game will need three levels, each
requiring better mouse skill and hand-eye coordination.
How to Begin
1. Launch Game Maker 8.0.
2. If the splash screen is displayed asking if you wish to buy the Pro edition, click the
Continue Using the Lite Edition button.
3. Click the Create a Room button on the toolbar to create a new room or scene for your
game. You could also select Resources Create Room from the pull-down menu. The
Room Properties dialog box is displayed.
4. Select the Backgrounds tab, Figure 3-1. The background color for the room is gray by
default, as shown in the Color: swatch and the room grid.
5. Click the Color: swatch to open the Color dialog box, Figure 3-2.
6. Select a green color swatch (any green) and click the OK button to close the Color dialog
box and change the background color for the room to green.
Notice that the room has a grid pattern with gray lines on the green background. The
spacing of these grid lines can be changed by entering new values in the Snap X: and Snap Y:
text boxes. Grid lines do not show during gameplay, they only help in alignment during design.
Backgrounds
tab
Color swatch Snap settings
Grid on/off
Isometric
grid on/off
Room grid
Figure 3-1
Create a
Room