Pong - GiG 2018
Introduction to the game creation pipeline
This game was made during my wonderful time at the Girls in Games Dev Day at Media Design School all the way back in 2018. I spent the day learning all about how video games are made, and trying my hand at creating game assets before finally diving into GameMaker2 to create this Pong game. Although it was rather overwhelming to be introduced to so many different concepts and softwares in just a few hours, the workshop really solidified my love and desire to learn and create games, and reduced my anxieties around work and learning opportunities here in NZ.
PLAY THE GAME
We started the day with a small exercise in designing character assets by creating our own Pokemon to fit within the classic battle scene.
After a few more talks we got deep into GameMaker2