2D Game Development Training in St Louis

2D Game Development Training Course Outline

Module 1: 2D Games

• Introduction to 2D Games
• Types of 2D Games
• Art Styles in 2D Games
• Creating 2D Artwork

Module 2: Game Design Dictionary

• Platforms
• Input Devices
• Game Genres

Module 3: Writing a Game Design Document

• What is a Game Design Document?
• Project Description
• Characters
• Storyline
• Levels and Environments
• Gameplay
• Graphic Style and Art
• Sound and Music
• User Interface
• Game Controls
• Accessibility Options
• Tools

Module 4: Game Loop

• Input-Update-Draw Abstraction
• Input
• Timing Your Loop
• Issues and Possible Solutions
• Drawing to Screen

Module 5: Collision Detection and Reaction

• Why Collision Detection is Done in Multiple Passes?
• Narrow-Phase Collision Detection
• Broad-Phase Collision Detection
• Collision Reaction/Correction
• Separating Axis Theorem
• Ray Casting

Module 6: Creating Your Assets

• Assumptions
• Graphics
• Sounds and Music
• Fonts
• Shaders

Module 7: Artificial Intelligence in Videogames

• Path Finding
• Finite State Machines
• Decision Trees
• Behaviour Trees

Module 8: Developing Game Mechanics

• General Purpose
• 2D Platformers
• Top-View RPG-Like Games
• Rhythm Games
• ‘Bullet Hell’ Style Games
• Match-x Games
• Cutscenes

Module 9: Testing Your Game

• When to Test?
• Mocking
• Types of Testing
• Unit Testing
• Integration Testing
• Regression Testing
• Playtesting

Who Should Attend 2D Game Development Training?

This course is intended for those who want to learn about the development techniques for 2D games and enhance their career prospects in the gaming world.

Prerequisites of 2D Game Development Training

There are no formal prerequisites for attending this 2D Game Development Training course.

2D Game Development Training Course Overview

Game development is the method of developing video games that combines game development, design, and release. 2D games have straightforward objectives and controls that are easy to manage to owe to their linearity and nature. 2D game development has a flat design, simply understandable instructions, and an easily manageable interface that takes less time. This training equips learners with the skills to construct an efficient and appealing 2D game for a wide range of audiences and the efficient use of 2D platforms for creating animated interfaces. Individuals with creative thinking and excellent design skills will get higher designations in multinational corporations and claim higher earnings.

In this 1-day 2D Game Development Training, delegates will thoroughly understand 2D games and how to design games using different techniques. During this training, delegates will learn about the languages and terms used in game design and the way game genres work. They will also learn about the abstraction in game loops and how they process input by giving an API to make use of events. Our highly skilled and professional trainer with years of teaching experience will deliver this training course, who will put in the best efforts to make delegates understand things easily.

Course Objectives

• To interact with game elements and improve characters through stats
• To create with 2D artwork an ambience so fitting for the tale of the game
• To learn about platforms, input systems, and game genres in game design
• To implement the event queue and keep the code organised properly
• To identify the game objects that collided with each other and react to that collision
• To design a document that contains information regarding all sections of the game

At the end of this training, delegates will be able to design characters, objects, and environments with 2D game art and animation on a linear surface. They will also be able to create game assets using graphics stored in video memory and shaders executed inside the graphics card.

What’s Included in 2D Game Development Training

• World-Class Training Sessions from Experienced Instructors
• 2D Game Development Training Certificate
• Digital Delegate Pack