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Hello, and welcome to this
course on Game Dev with Phaser.
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In this course we're going to learn how to
make games using the phaser game engine.
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Not only are we going to
learn how to build games, but
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we'll also learn a bit more about
the JavaScript programming language.
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If you've just learned the basics
of JavaScript and are looking for
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somewhere to practice your skills,
then this is the perfect course for you.
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In this course we're going to
learn how to make two games.
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The first is a simple breakup game
to teach you the basics of Phaser.
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Here we're going to learn
about how game engines work.
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How to set up a simple Phaser project.
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How to add assets to a game.
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How to add physics to the assets.
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And also,
how to add sound effects to the game.
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The second game we're going to make is
a more complicated platformer game,
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this is going to use more face speeches.
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Here we're going to learn things like
how to set up a sprite sheet animations.
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How to create a level using
a program called Tiled.
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How to load a Tiled level
into a Phaser game.
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How to add a heads-up display.
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And also how to link
multiple levels together.
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Trust me, you're really gonna enjoy this.
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To get the most out of this course,
you should have a basic understanding of
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JavaScript, functions, variables,
arrays, and those sorts of things.
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You also need to have a basic
understanding of the command line, and
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be familiar with a code
editor like VS Code.
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If you're unfamiliar with any of
the things I mentioned before,
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then check out the teacher's notes section
which should have some helpful links to
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get you up to speed.
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By the end of this course,
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you should have a good understanding
of how to make games with Phaser.
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You should also have a better
understanding of the JavaScript language,
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especially when it comes to
object orientated programming.
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Finally, you're going to have two great
games that you can share with your
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friends, family, and more importantly,
potential employers.
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Cool, with that out of the way,
let's get started.
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