Hour 1. Learning the Basics of Game Creation

If you've ever seen or played Pong, you can certainly appreciate the advancements made over the last 30 years that allow us to now have video games that literally rival movies in audiovisual appeal . If you've ever been curious about how these games work, you've certainly come to the right place. I started my journey into video game development through this same sense of amazement and curiosity that I had the power to create my own little virtual world that lived by its own rules, my rules. Armed with a little programming knowledge and a desire to see where my imagination could take me, I learned the essentials of video game creation. Unfortunately, I had to learn it the hard way by inventing my own solutions and using trial and error to solve even the simplest of problems. Fortunately for you, this painful approach is no longer necessary. This hour introduces you to the fundamentals of game creation.

In this hour, you'll learn

About the different kinds of video games
The main things to consider when designing a new game
Why object-oriented programming (OOP) is important for game development
What kinds of tools you'll use as a game developer