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Amazon GameDev Tutorials

Welcome to the tutorial page for Lumberyard and GameLift. The tutorials listed here will help you get up and running.

Lumberyard Basics

Series	No.	Name	Format
Setting Up The Lumberyard Editor	1	Installing And Configuring Lumberyard

Series	No.	Name	Format
Quick Start Reference	1	Getting Started
Quick Start Reference	2	Creating A Level
Quick Start Reference	3	Placing A Camera
Quick Start Reference	4	Lumberyard Objects
Quick Start Reference	5	Creating Terrain
Quick Start Reference	6	Lighting
Quick Start Reference	7	Game Scripting

Series	No.	Name	Format
Getting Started Guide	1	Introduction
Getting Started Guide	2	Editor Overview
Getting Started Guide	3	Object Placement
Getting Started Guide	4	Terrain
Getting Started Guide	5	Lighting
Getting Started Guide	6	Player Start
Getting Started Guide	7	Designer Objects
Getting Started Guide	8	Materials
Getting Started Guide	9	Physics
Getting Started Guide	10	Flow Graph Scripting

Art

Series	No.	Name	Format
Animation	1	Geppetto Basics

Series	No.	Name	Format
Character Art	1	Geppetto Basics
Character Art	2	Character Creation Basics

Series	No.	Name	Format
Exporting From Max	1	Installing DCC Tools And Plugins
Exporting From Max	2	Accessing Max Tools
Exporting From Max	3	Exporting Static Mesh
Exporting From Max	4	Exporting Characters
Exporting From Max	5	Exporting Animation

Series	No.	Name	Format
Exporting From Maya	1	Installing DCC Tools And Plugins
Exporting From Maya	2	Accessing Maya Tools
Exporting From Maya	3	Exporting Static Mesh
Exporting From Maya	4	Exporting Characters
Exporting From Maya	5	Exporting Animation

Cloud Canvas

Series	No.	Name	Format
Overview Of Cloud Canvas	1	What Is Cloud Canvas

Series	No.	Name	Format
Using Cloud Canvas	1	Initializing And Administering A Cloud Canvas Project

Amazon GameLift

Series	No.	Name	Format
Overview Of Gamelift	1	Introduction To Amazon Gamelift

Series	No.	Name	Format
Getting Started	1	Packaging Your Server Build
Getting Started	2	Uploading Your Server Build
Getting Started	3	Creating A Fleet
Getting Started	4	Creating And Connecting To A Game Session

Programming

Series	No.	Name	Format
Basics	1	Setting Up Your Development Environment
Basics	2	Compiling The Engine Editor And Game
Basics	3	Creating A New Game Project

Series	No.	Name	Format
Gems	1	Creating A Gem With Code

Scripting

Series	No.	Name	Format
Flow Graph	1	Introduction To Flow Graph
Flow Graph	2	Adding Triggers And Areas
Flow Graph	3	Using Movers
Flow Graph	4	Input Controls And Debug
Flow Graph	5	Camera Basics

Twitch

Series	No.	Name	Format
Incorporating Twitch Into Your Game	1	Adding Twitch Chatplay

UI Creation

Series	No.	Name	Format
Your First Game Menu	1	Getting Set Up
Your First Game Menu	2	Using The UI Editor
Your First Game Menu	3	Creating A Resolution Independent Background Image
Your First Game Menu	4	Creating Images From A Prefab
Your First Game Menu	5	Adding Buttons To A Game Menu
Your First Game Menu	6	Aligning Menu Buttons
Your First Game Menu	7	Adding A Fadeout Animation
Your First Game Menu	8	Testing Your UI