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Stencyl Essentials

You're reading from Stencyl Essentials Build beautiful, unique, cross-platform games rapidly with the free Stencyl 2D game engine and toolset

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2015

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781784399450

Length 206 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

Stencyl

Concepts

2D Game Development

Author (1):

Richard Sneyd

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Table of Contents (14) Chapters

Preface

1. Exploring the Stencyl Toolset and Game Engine FREE CHAPTER

2. Starting the Game Project

3. Backgrounds and Tilesets

4. Building Levels Using Scenes

5. Actor Types and Instances

6. Writing Simple Behaviors

7. Complex Behaviors and Code

8. Adding Sound FX and Music

9. Adding HUD Elements

10. Adding Menus and Buttons

11. Scoring and Game Rules

12. Publishing and Monetization

Index

Mobile publishing and monetization

The Proof of Concept (POC) game prototype we developed in this book was conceptualized, from the ground up, to lend itself to both mobile and desktop targets. The gameplay and interface, however, are certainly more suited to the conventions of the casual mobile market, so we will focus on this publishing option. Mobile publishing also happens to be the most popular first choice for fledgling game developers, largely due to the low barriers to entry as well as the comparatively shorter development cycle required to create a quality mobile game, as opposed to a quality desktop game.

The two principle mobile platforms to which you may wish to publish your Stencyl creations are:

iOS: Publishing to iOS requires that you have a developer's license with Apple, which, at time of writing, stands at $99 per year. It is also necessary to purchase at least one modern Apple device for testing purposes but, preferably, you would have a modern version of both an...

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Authors (1)

Sneyd

Sneyd

Richard Sneyd (BA Hons.) is the founder and CEO of CyberMyth Games, an indie game development studio based in Country Cork, Ireland. His role within the company requires that he wears many hats, including that of a programmer, designer, digital 2D and 3D artist, sound designer, scriptwriter, texture artist, leader, marketer, and business man. He is also a fully registered, qualified, and highly experienced lecturer. His specialty subjects include 3D modeling and animation, computer game programming, 2D image processing, game design, desktop audio, psychology, consumer behavior, human resources, and business management. In addition to classroom teaching, he is actively involved in online education, regularly publishing new courses, and various other learning materials, such as books and tutorials, in conjunction with CyberMyth Games. He is enthusiastic about his work, and his students and colleagues think of him as a very dedicated and accomplished teacher. All of his courses and books are characterized by a steady, incremental flow of information, and a lucid teaching style that is easy to understand and follow for all. He is a husband to his wonderful wife, Jennifer, and father to a wonderful son, Darius.

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