ABSTRACT
This project is perhaps the quintessential video game for most kids. A platformer game has players controlling a character that can run and jump around the level, generally a side-on 2D area, with multiple platforms to move around and between. These games focus on exploration and acrobatics, with players learning to use timely and accurate movement to negotiate their way through challenging courses. With multiple levels to work through, we’ll see lots of classic mechanics from platformers which will provide a wide range of possibilities for designing interesting and challenging levels. Players will need to get to the waypoint flag to unlock the final exit, but they can lose a life to spikes or falling off-screen. In around two hours (for adults), we’ll build our basic platformer, though it gets tempting to add in more levels to extend the project.
