Intro to Python through Pygame Game development

Hello,

Welcome to the course on creating video games with PyGame. I'm sure by now many of you have heard about Unreal Engine 4 and maybe even looked into learning how to code in C++ to create the game you've always wanted to. Or you have looked into Unity which uses C# as its language of choice. And while those engines are great at making AAA games such as the Batman Arkham series of games (Unreal Engine) and Firewatch(Unity) there is a great game engine that, while you might not be making AAA games like the ones previously stated, can still create some good looking and fun to play games. This game engine is known as PyGame.

Python is a scripting language that is used in many things from your computer's operating system to big corporations streaming services such as Netflix. It's also used in some of the top video games created as the scripting language for AI and NPC characters.

In this course you will learn the very basics of Python. If you've never programmed before I try my best to break concepts down in to easy to digest and fun exercises. We cover such topics as:

1. Variables

2. Lists

3. Dictionaries

4. Tuples

5. Functions

6. Data Types

7. IDE's and Text Editors

And a whole lot more.

We will recreate some classic games such as Tetris. You'll build your very own text-based adventure game that you can show off to friends and even play yourself. At the very end we will create a basic portfolio web site that will help to cement the concepts learned throughout while also teaching you some basic web development skills and your portfolio site will be a great way to show off your cool projects from this course to future potential employers.

I have created a dedicated Slack channel for this course to help answer students questions and build an active community. The first few lectures will be about setting up your dev environment and getting connected to the slack channel. I look forward to seeing you all inside.

I hope you're as excited as I am! What are you waiting for? Purchase the course and let's start building some awesome games right now.