Maybe you're sitting on a great idea, but don't know where to start? Or maybe you tried to kick things off already, but it just felt too intimidating? Or maybe you're working on a project and feel like you're hitting a wall?
Creating games is more accessible than ever and with some dedication and the right resources, creating your own game is absolutely within reach. Playable Workshop is here to empower you to create your own game.
Learn alongside Jack Sather as he is guided by Nick Glenn through the process of creating a game in the style of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Our videos are focused on teaching the concepts of why we do things, not just how to do them. We want you to understand the principles of game development so you can apply them to your own projects.
In this episode, we bring our character to life by adding animations that respond to player movement. We'll cover both simple conditional animation and introduce more advanced blending techniques.
Watch "Basic Animation"Skip the whitebox phase and get right into the fun part of creating your game. We're hard at work creating assets that we'll be providing throughout our series that fit within the retro aesthetic that our series is based on. That way you can create something that actually feels like a game right from the start.
Meet Nick Glenn — he started trying to learn how to make games when he was 9. Since then he's made a living using the game and software development skills he learned and is now turning his attention to helping others start their own game dev journey.
Jack Sather (that's say-ther, not sah-ther) has created a career from sharing his love for games while trying to make you laugh. Now he's helping to make our content both educational and entertaining.