An interactive tutorial known as Platformer Toolkit has been revealed via YouTube and presents a free PC game that teaches players how to make a game. As the means of game development become more accessible, experienced developers have utilized a variety of methods to share their experiences with other aspiring designers. YouTube, for example, has become a place of information for those willing to learn and analyze video game design.
Over the past few years, there have been many strides taken by both gaming companies and communities in allowing easier public access to the tools and knowledge necessary for game development. Gaming engines like Unreal and Unity have been made freely available by their publishers, providing would-be developers a firm foundation to build their games upon. On the community side of things, several YouTube videos by experienced developers and game theorists in the community cover a variety of subjects ranging from in-depth tutorials on how to create games to analyzing design choices. Some have even created an assortment of tools and assets for others to use in their projects. Even the platform of user-generated content games like Super Mario Maker 2 has allowed millions to experience a taste of game development.
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Video game journalist and creator of YouTube channel Game Maker’s Toolkit, Mark Brown, has contributed to amateur game development by creating an interactive essay entitled Platformer Toolkit. In Platformer Toolkit, players control Kit, an avatar plagued by noticeably bad control design like delayed jumps and awkward acceleration. After a brief hands-on with Kit's controls, players can access the Toolkit—an
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