06: First Steps with GDevelop

Learning Target

• Explore major components of the GDevelop interface

Vocabulary

Look for these words or concepts as you explore GDevelop:

Instructions

Step 1: 

Open the GDevelop editor from the desktop or the Windows search bar. 

Step 2:

Choose the Create menu option.

Step 3:

Create a new game.

Choose the Platformer game template.

Be sure to choose your computer as the save location and change the folder to a new folder in your H: drive. For example:

It may take up to a minute to download all of the project resources.

Step 4:

Click on objects and explore the editor's interface. Find where the vocabulary terms or quantities listed above appear or can be changed.

Note: To see some of these, you will need to select an object in the scene! Others, you may need to hover over a box to know what it's name or purpose is.

Step 5:

Play the game by using the Preview button that looks like this:

Step 6:

Answer the questions below (see Submission instructions).