HTML5 Game Development with GameMaker

Summary

Creating art and audio for games is an enormous task, both in terms of the time it takes and the assets to be produced. As a game developer, it is your responsibility to ensure that everything is cohesive and aesthetically pleasing, whether you are creating the assets or working with artists and sound designers. In this chapter you have started to understand how art and audio works in GameMaker: Studio and what the difference is between good and good enough. You learned about the acceptable image formats and how to import a sprite sheet. You created a tileset that will make better use of computer memory and allow for large unique worlds. You animated a sprite and made it loop properly. You also learned how to control sounds and the direction ...