Programming 2D games with RPG Maker

With its incredibly user-friendly interface and extensive resource system, RPG Maker welcomes programmers of all ages to engage in 2D game development.

RPG Maker allows students to explore the professional game development process and directly experience the implementation of a game project from ideation to a tangible product. Utilizing the Ruby programming language (which shares similarities of about 80% with Python), RPG Maker helps users familiarize themselves with coding concepts and transition from drag-and-drop thinking to writing code by typing.

TRAINING CONTENT

PART 1

Lesson 1: Introduction to RPG Maker application.

Lesson 2: Creating maps and using tilesets in application design.

Lesson 3: Connecting maps and using loops.

Lesson 4: Creating non-playable characters (NPCs) and events.

Lesson 5: Enhancing maps with sound and animations.

Lesson 6: Creating a starting map for a minigame.

Lesson 7: Adding cutscenes to the minigame.

Lesson 8: Adding dialogues for characters in the application.

Lesson 9: Creating conditional dialogues.

Lesson 10: Creating a quest system and rewards.

Lesson 11: Adding character-specific cutscenes for quests.

Lesson 12: Creating a chain of events in the minigame.

Lesson 13: Planning the execution of the project.

Lesson 15: Presenting and testing the project in the class.

Lesson 16: Students present the game applications they have programmed.

PART 2

Lesson 1: RPG Maker Review.

Lesson 2: Class & Actors & Items in the Database.

Lesson 3: Attributes and Animations in the Database.

Lesson 4: Learning about Common Events and System.

Lesson 5: Learning resource management in RPG MAKER.

Lesson 6: Learning to create self-configuring characters.

Lesson 7: Learning about the Region system in RPG Maker.

Lesson 8: Creating scripts for character classes.

Lesson 9: Creating special configurations for maps.

Lesson 10: Learning to create self-configuring events.

Lesson 11: Learning to create triggers in RPG Maker.

Lesson 12: Learning to configure items.

Lesson 13: Creating family life scenes in RPG Maker.

Lesson 14: Creating advanced applications.

Lesson 15: Sharing class projects and giving trial presentations.

DURATION AND TARGET AUDIENCE

Age range: 07-10
Course section: 32 sessions
Duration: 4 months

COURSE BENEFITS

Proficiency in using RPG Maker VX Ace application.
Ability to design visual objects, sound, and color elements.
Creativity in content creation and script writing.
Advanced mathematical knowledge and basic understanding of Ruby programming.
Ability to think critically and develop unique and impressive 2D game applications.

Age range 09-13
Course section32 sessions
Duration4 months

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MODULE 1: MODULES, PACKAGES, AND PIP
1	Module introduction
2	Python Module: Math, Random, Platform
3	Module and Package
4	Python Package Installer
5	Module 1 Quiz – Test
MODULE 2: STRINGS, STRING AND LIST METHODS, AND EXCEPTIONS
1	Character, Strings, Computer
2	The nature of strings in Python
3	String methods
4	Strings in action list methods
5	Error – The Programmer’s daily bread
6	The hierarchy of exceptions
7	Useful exception
8	Module 2 Quiz – Test
MODULE 3: OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING
1	The foundaton of OOP (classes, objects, attributes)
2	Stack: The procedural vs OOP approach
3	Properties (instance variables, class variables, attributes)
4	Methods (Class and Object methods, constructors, parameters, Properties)
5	Inheritance (Function methods, class hierarchies, polymorphism, composition, single vs multiple inheritance)
6	The objective nature of Python exceptions
7	Module 3 Quiz – Test
MODULE 4: MISCELLANEOUS
1	Generators. iterators and closures
2	Files (File streams, file processing, diagnosing stream problems)
3	Processing text and binary files
4	The OS module – interacting with the operating system
5	The datetime and time modules – working with date – and time related functions
6	The Calendar Module – Working with calendar-related functions
7	Module 4 Quiz – Test

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
1	Introduction to programming with Python
2	Downloading and Installing Python
3	Module 1 Quiz – Test
MODULE 2: DATA TYPES, VARIABLES, BASIC I/O OPERATIONS, AND BASIC OPERATORS
1	Hello World
2	Python Literals
3	Arithmetic operators & Hierarchy of prorities
4	Variables – Comments
5	The input() function and string operators
6	Module 2 Quiz – Test
MODULE 3: BOOLEAN VALUES, CONDITIONAL EXECUTION, LOOPS, LISTS AND LIST PROCESSING, LOGICAL AND BITWISE OPERATIONS
1	Comparison operators and conditional execution
2	Loops
3	Logic and bit operations in Python
4	Lists
5	Sorting simple lists
6	List processing
7	Multidimentional arrays
8	Module 3 Quiz – Test
MODULE 4: FUNCTIONS, TUPLES, DICTIONARIES, DATA PROCESSING, AND EXCEPTIONS
1	Functions
2	Function parameters and argument passing
3	Functions and Scopes
4	Creating simple functions
5	Tuples and Dictionaries
6	Exceptions
7	Module 4 Quiz – Test

Programming 2D games with RPG Maker

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