Arcade Tutorial

Welcome to this tutorial for Arcade, a 2d game programming library for Python. This tutorial is organized around the essential topics for writing a platformer game. Along the way, you’ll learn about Python and about PyCharm, an environment for Python programming.

Prep

Let’s do some background and get setup.

• Background
• Python Setup
• Arcade Setup

Python Overview

We want to quickly get to drawing things as a way to learn Python. Alas, there are a few Python things we have to get straight first.

• Functions and print
• Basic Variables
• Importing Code
• Functions and Arguments

Graphics With Arcade

Use drawing on the screen to make learning Python more enjoyable.

• Main Block
• Open Window
• Set the Background Color
• Start/Stop Render
• Drawing Text
• First Function

Writing a Game

Let’s start writing a game, with each step in game-writing teaching something in Python.

• Animation
• Delta Time
• First Class
• Using Class Constructors
• Class Animation
• Classes and Delta Time
• Simple Shapes
• Reverse Direction
• Left Edge
• Handle Keypress
• Up Direction
• Movable Graphics with Sprites
• Left and Right
• Sprite Class
• Move Up
• Gravity and Bounciness
• Coins
• Moving Coins
• Detect Collisions
• Keep Score

Indices and tables

• Index
• Module Index
• Search Page