TiConf 2014 Game Dev with Titanium and Platino 5/10/14

1. Game Development and Gamification
With Titanium, Platino and Hyperloop
John Gould, MCTS, TCD
CFO, Codex Labs, LLC
President, Avatar Software, LLC

2. • Avatar Software
@AvatarJohn
http://blog.avatar-soft.com
• Codex Labs
@CodexLabs / @CodexCasts
http://blog.codexlabs.com
• Game Development
Coming Soon!
Blogs and Twitter

3. Why Game Development With Platino?
• Development Cost of AAA Titles
• Specialized Languages and Complex
Engines
• Rise of Retro
Gaming
• Use of Existing
Skills in Titanium
• Gamification

4. So What Can I Start on Right Away?
• Important to Have Realistic Expectations
• Types of Games YOU CAN DO TODAY:
• 80’s Arcade-Style (Stay Tuned!)
• Board Games
• Puzzle
• 2D Adventure / Platforming
• Educational
• Mobile Platform-Centric / 2D Physics
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5. • Lanica Website: http://lanica.co
• Platino modules
• Platino Ruble:
https://github.com/Lanica/Platino.ruble
• Install ruble
• Create new Platino project
• Demo
• Ruble vs. Lanica samples
(Alloy not Included, so use CommonJS!)
• Game View
• Setting the Scene
How To Get Started

6. Sprites and SpriteSheets
• Using Lanica Animo Sprites
• Using SpriteSheets in Platino
• Creating Sprites in Platino
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7. • Basic: Using Sprite Sheets with
Transforms
• Neat Trick: Intro to Particles!
Background Animations

8. Action / Arcade Basics – Setting Stuff Up
• Start by setting up your in-game
elements
• (Don’t forget projectiles, explosions, and
other ephemeral objects!)
• JavaScript Arrays for keeping track
of multiple enemies
• Layout “gotcha’s”

9. • Setting up the Game Loop
• Set up listeners for touch-screen
input
• How to tell where the user touched the
screen
• Multi-Touch – Module required
Start Your Engines!

10. Collision Detection
• Here’s where Platino REALLY shines!
• Displaying collision effects – particle
time!
• Hiding “dead” enemies

11. • Adding sound effects
• “Game Over” conditions
• Scoring
• Levels / Increasing Challenge
Now, for the Polish…

12. Hyperloop!
• What is it? Ti.Next compiler.
• What does it mean for the future of
game development?
• FPS Demo – Game of Life in current
Titanium vs. Hyperloop
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13. • GameStick Demo?
• NOPE!
• We’ll keep working on it…
And now for something completely
unfortunate…

14. Gamification
• Definition
• Game Mechanics – Adding a Point System
to your apps
• Levels, Leaderboards and other
Metaphors
• Dynamics that Drive User Adoption
• Be creative!

15. Conclusion
• This is realistically within your grasp!
• Start by Doing
• Then Start Over by Planning
• Have Fun!

16. Questions?
Questions