Elanor is one of our most experienced LiveCode developers and a top talent when it comes to delivering LiveCode training sessions. This year she is leading a full 12 session Beginners course.

Beginners Course

In this course we will create a word game based around anagrams. We will start with a very simple version of the game and build on it as we go.

Our game will be designed to work on Desktop and Mobile platforms.

1. Introduction to LiveCode
2. Planning and creating the basic game
   • How will the game work, what do we need to know?
   • Planning and creating the basic UI, what elements do we need for the game to work.
3. Adding the basic functionality to the game.
4. Developing the look and feel of the game, what elements work best on different platforms.
5. Storing scores locally
   • Writing data to file
   • Reading data in from file
   • Adding to the UI to display the scores
6. Using DataGrids for display
7. Adding levels to the game
   • How to we decide the player has completed a level
   • How to vary difficulty
8. Sharing scores with other users
   • Write your name and score to a server using a WebService
   • Get the global high scores and display them in the app
9. Building Standalones
10. Using Databases. Using SQLite database instead of text files to store data.
11. Variations on the basic game.
12. Some other games that have been built in LiveCode.