Compiling Your Game
LEARNING GOAL: Students will learn the process of compiling a game build into an executable file that will launch using a custom made icon.
ACTIVITY: Your game build file will now be made into a playable game file that will launch by clicking on a custom desktop icon that you create. When you launch it, you don’t want the Game Maker game building application to open because players will have access to all of your resources and properties. In these tutorials, you will learn the vocabulary, concepts, and skills needed to make your finished game. In the first tutorial, you will learn how to convert a graphic asset into an icon (.ico) file. For this, you will use an image processor application called Gimp. In the second, you will learn the process of compiling all of your resources, properties, and icon in an executable (.exe) file that can launch from your desktop.
Compiling your Game Maker File