Python Game Development for Beginners

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Important – Download These First – Working Files

Lecture 2: Course And Author Overview

Lecture 3: Using Trinket

Lecture 4: Why Code A Game Using Pythons Turtle?

Lecture 5: My Approach To Learning

Lecture 6: Using The Working Files Outside Of Trinket

Chapter 2: Simple User Interfaces – Keys And Clicks With Turtle

Lecture 1: Screen Key And Click Events

Lecture 2: Turtle Click, Release And Drag Events

Lecture 3: Game Sketch – Drawing App – Part 1

Lecture 4: Game Sketch – Drawing App – Part 2

Chapter 3: Make Your Own Game Objects With Class Inheritance

Lecture 1: Object Review – Extending The Turtle Class – Part 1

Lecture 2: Object Review – Extending The Turtle Class – Part 2

Lecture 3: Displaying Information With Custom Turtle Objects – Part 1

Lecture 4: Displaying Information With Custom Turtle Objects – Part 2

Lecture 5: Game Sketch – TurtleChase! – Part 1

Lecture 6: Game Sketch – TurtleChase! – Part 2

Lecture 7: Game Sketch – TurtleChase! Finishing Touches – Part 1

Lecture 8: Game Sketch – TurtleChase! Finishing Touches- Part 2

Chapter 4: Using State

Lecture 1: The Game State Dictionary – Part 1

Lecture 2: The Game State Dictionary – Part 2

Lecture 3: Checking For Intersection – Part 1

Lecture 4: Checking For Intersection – Part 2

Lecture 5: Displaying Game State – Part 1

Lecture 6: Displaying Game State – Part 2

Chapter 5: Fun With Games – Making And Breaking Rules

Lecture 1: Autonomous Turtles – Part 1

Lecture 2: Autonomous Turtles – Part 2

Lecture 3: Surprises With Pythons Random

Lecture 4: Increasing Challenge With Levels – Part 1

Lecture 5: Increasing Challenge With Levels – Part 2

Chapter 6: Extras And Advanced Topics

Lecture 1: Controlling Animation With Screen.Tracer

Lecture 2: Screen.Setworldcoordinates

Lecture 3: Adding Images To Turtle

Lecture 4: Private Methods And Attributes

Chapter 7: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Wrap-Up