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[edit] 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

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Subpages

1. Additional resources
2. Basics of the Blender UI
3. Basics of the GE
4. Conclusions
5. Examples
6.    Adding materials
7.    Collecting pickups
8.    Counting collected objects
9.    Jumping ball
10.    Making a standalone game
11.    Restarting the game
12. First part summary
13. Format of the Tutorial
14. Moving the cube using no physics
15. Moving the cube using physics
16. Sensors, Controllers, Actuators