An Overview of Darkwall Limited Knowledge Entertainment, as well as Suggestions on How to Get Started in the Video Game Industry
This is the first of many articles and tutorials that can be found on DarkwallLKE.com that are intended for independent and hobby developers who are interested in creating projects but do not wish to spend a lot of money on expensive art assets, frameworks, integrated development environments (IDE), web hosts, and other similar services. DarkwallLKE.com will demonstrate to even the most inexperienced web developer how to turn a project idea into a fully operational web application without spending a lot of money. This will be accomplished through a series of articles and tutorials that will teach the fundamental skills by developing simple, 2D browser-based games, such as Zombie. However, the same concepts can be applied to any web development or web application project that you may want to build in the future.
These articles are geared toward the novice or independent game developer who is looking to get their footing in the industry. However, they are also directed toward those who are simply looking to be entertained by high-quality games that can be played for free on their desktop computer or mobile device without the need to download anything. Simply start playing by clicking on the link provided to access the game collection.
These articles and tutorials will cover every facet of game production, from the creation of conceptual designs and Game Development Documents (GDD) to the publishing and promotion of your game, website, or web application on the internet.
In the following set of posts, we are going to delve into the following topics:
- Resources for Conceptual Design and Art
- Creating and Conducting Tests
- Publishing & Hosting
- Marketing & Monetizing
In the next articles, we will investigate the top free web development programs, frameworks, web hosts, and applications currently available. This includes both web development and game development. In addition to this, we will discuss the most helpful free frameworks that are currently accessible, such as:
An advanced text editor that can be used for both prose and coding is known as Sublime Text.
Phaser is a free and open source HTML5 game framework that may be used on desktop computers as well as mobile devices. It supports Canvas and WebGL powered browser games.
Bootstrap is now the most popular framework for designing responsive, mobile-first projects on the web.
It is comprised of HTML, CSS, and JS.
jQuery is a JavaScript library that streamlines the process of traversing and manipulating HTML documents, as well as handling events, animation, and Ajax.
Open Game Art
Open Game Art is a website that provides a platform for artists to share and archive their work, which in turn serves to facilitate collaboration between programmers and artists in the creation of video games.
Kenney is a website that enables anyone to make their own video games by providing them with high-quality educational resources and game assets that may be used without cost.
GIMP is a free and open-source raster graphics editor that runs on multiple operating systems, including Windows, OS X, and GNU/Linux.
Heroku is a cloud platform that provides businesses with the ability to build, deliver, monitor, and scale their applications.
Bluehost is a web hosting provider that is both affordable and dependable.
Convert Kit is a tool for email marketing that you can use.
and a great many others.
