Build one tiny GML Visual setup in GameMaker where a key press moves the player and another opens a door, without writing a line of code. GameMaker includes a visual scripting system called GML Visual. Instead of typing code, you drag action blocks into events. Each block does one thing, and the blocks run from…
Go past your first Shader Graph material and build a dissolve that eats an object away with a glowing edge, then drive it from a script. In the beginner Shader Graph guide, you built a lit material with a color, varied smoothness, and a fresnel rim. That taught you the core loop: add a property,…
Plan what you sell in a Roblox experience, choose between passes and developer products, and keep every purchase decision on the server. Monetization on Roblox is less about pricing and more about design. Before you think about what anything costs, you need to know what you are selling, why a player would want it, and…
Choose between Unity and Unreal for your first XR project, then build one small test: a room, the player’s head, and one object that reacts when you look at it. Your first VR or AR project should not be a game. It should be a test that proves three things work: the headset or phone…
Make one small 3D space in Godot 4 with meshes, light, a camera, and a door that opens, then stop while it still feels good. Your first 3D project should be small enough to finish in a weekend. Not a world. Not a dungeon generator. One room, one light, one camera, and one thing the…
Design a HUD, feedback, input reach, and pause screen for a small game in any engine, so players understand what is happening without reading a paragraph. Good game UI is mostly invisible. Players glance, understand, and go back to playing. Bad UI makes them stop and read, or worse, miss something important. You do not…
Keep your GML Visual actions readable as your GameMaker project grows, with clear names, one job per function, a folder habit, and notes that let future you follow the logic. Your first graph was easy to read. A key press opened a door, and you could see the whole thing on one screen. Then you…
Take a single prop from Blender into Unreal Engine 5 with the right size, the right facing, a clean material slot, and collision that matches its shape. Your first export from Blender into Unreal usually goes wrong in a small, annoying way. The crate is the size of a house. The door faces the wall….
Start a small first world in Meta Horizon Worlds with one space, one interactive object, and a clear signal that tells visitors what to do. Meta Horizon Worlds lets you build a shared 3D space that other people can visit. For a solo creator, the trick is to start small. One room. One thing to…
A blank one-page game design document you can fill in for your own project in an evening and keep open while you build. A game design document does not need to be a hundred pages. For a solo developer, a long document is usually a way to avoid building. A single page does the real…