At COMSATS Islamabad game development workshop is organized by ACM Students Chapter. The game development workshop will cover the basics of game development and development in specific with Construct 2. Construct 2 is used to build 2D games using with zero programming skills. Construct 2 basically works on HTML5 in the back end. These games can be exported to run on almost every platform.

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3. Workshop Topics
Game Development with Construct 2
01 | Introduction to Game Development &
Tools
06 | Monetizing options
02 | ​Introduction to Construct 2 & making
your first Game
07 | ​Custom Ideas
03 | Expanding Your Game in Construct 2 08 | Custom Ideas
04 | Understanding Behaviors & character
building
09 | Exporting & Publishing to different
Platforms
05 | Exploring Construct 2 Templates

5. • Intro to Game Making
• Essential Parts of a Game
• Tools to make games
Modules Overview

7. Intro to Game Making
• Game are everywhere… Mobile
devices are everywhere!
• Successful/ popular games
– Flappy Bird
– Words with Friends
– Candy Crush
– Clash of Clans
– Angry Birds

8. Why Make Mobile Games?
• Money!
– 3 main ways to make money
• Ads (Flappy Bird)
• In App Purchases (IAP) (Candy Crush)
• Sell your game (Angry Birds)
• Resume/Portfolio
– Student? Professional developer?

9. Stats…WOW!!
• 100+ million U.S. gamers (almost 1/3 of population)
• 34% of the top 100 grossing apps in the App store are using the
freemium model
• Mobile gaming industry is predicted to reach $54 billion by 2015
• Over 80% of all revenue by mobile in 2012 was from games
• Mobile games are the most popular App Category
• 70-80% of all mobile downloads are games

11. 4 Essential Parts Of a Game
1. Story
2. Game Play
3. Art
4. Audio

12. 1. Story
• Combination of
– Plot
– Events
– People
• Important for Game Experience

13. 2. Game Play
• Layout of Controls
• The Combat System
• Upgrading / Leveling Up
• Special Moves
• Difficulty of game

14. 3. Art
• Characters
• Weapons
• Environment
• Icons
• Fonts

15. 4. Audio
• Music
– Clash of Clans, Stronghold
• Sound Effects
– Candy Crush, Angry Birds
• Voices
– GTA, etc.

17. Story + Game Play

18. General Game Engines
Engine Programming? 2D / 3D Available For Exports to
Construct 2 No 2D Windows All
GameMaker No 2D Windows All
Fusion No 2D Windows
All except
consoles
Unity Yes 3D Windows, Mac All
Unreal Engine Yes 3D Windows, Mac All except Web

19. Art

20. Audio

22. Downloading Construct 2
• https://www.scirra.com/ Download!