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Introduction to the Game Engine

• The Format of the Tutorial, contains:
  • Intended Audience
  • What skills will you need to know in advance
  • How to start a game project
  • Downloading Blender
• The basics of the Blender UI, contains:
  • The basics of the Blender UI, and how to quickly use it
  • Taking a closer look at the default scene
  • Interacting with the 3D scene
  • Changing the 3D scene to Perspective mode
  • Manipulating objects within the scene
  • Selecting other objects within the scene
  • Adding and removing objects in the scene
  • Fixing newly added 3D objects
  • Renaming objects
  • Practice, Practice, Practice
• The basics of the Blender Game Engine, contains:
  • Setting up the default scene
  • A very useful keypress sequence when working with the GE
  • Choosing the correct Shading Mode ( or Draw Type ) for the GE
  • The Main Game Panel
  • Visually controlling the GE - Sensors, Actuators, Controllers
  • Setting up a basic Sensor, Controller, Actuator sequence
  • Breaking down the events in the GE system
• Moving the cube without using physics
  • Controlling the cube via the arrow keys
  • Adding in additional keyboard controls
  • Some GE house keeping
  • Removing logic blocks and connections
• Making the default cube move, using physics
  • Making a model physical within the GE
  • Moving the physical object within the GE
  • Controlling the sphere using the arrow keys
  • Adding some obstacles into the level
  • Making some of the objects physical
• First part summary
• More complex examples
  • Making the ball jump
  • Restarting the game when a goal is reached
  • Collecting pickups within the level
  • Counting the collected objects
  • Adding color to the levels using Materials
  • Making a stand-alone version of the game
• Overview of all of the Logic Bricks
• Additional resources
• What's next