Game Programming Primer

This course teaches a complete beginner how to make a video game using the BASIC programming language with a free compiler called DarkBASIC Pro. A video lecture shows how to get started with this easy-to-use programming tool, while lecture presentations cover more in-depth instruction on the language and features of DarkBASIC Pro. Several simple games are created in the lessons following the video tutorial.

Content and Goals

• Over 36 lectures and 16.5 hours of content!
• Understand the basics of programming, including variables, subroutines, and logic.
• Understand how to load and draw images and perform animation.
• Understand how to get user input from common input devices.
• Understand how to load and play audio files to enhance a video game.