The Art of Doing: Video Game Basics with Python and Pygame

Have you learned the fundamentals of Python and then asked yourself; what’s next?

If so, consider taking this course which will start you on your journey to making your own playable, fun, and rather addicting video games using Python and the Pygame library.

So often, when students ask for advice they are told to, “Go build something” or “Get involved on a project” but have no idea what projects to build or get involved in.

This course will set you on your way! In this course, I will walk you through, step by step, the fundamentals of video game design with Python and Pgyame.  We will cover all of the basics including:

• Concepts of the main game loop, frames per second, and a clock.
• Creating a surface and drawing to it.
• Blitting (copying) images and rendering text to a surface.
• Adding sound effects and music.
• Handling keyboard and mouse input for player movement and control.
• Basic collision detection methods

By the end of this course, I hope for two things:

1. You will want to continue learning and consider Pygame and Python and enroll in the full course!
2. Have the confidence and knowledge to begin making your own basic arcade-style games with Python!

Good luck and I hope to see you in our next video!