Fovea - Programming

Programming

Construct 2

The game was developed in Construct 2 by Scirra.

According to Scirra, Construct 2 is a ground breaking HTML5 game engine. It lets anyone make games - without any programming experience.

Construct 2 has a visual and intuitive approach for game making based on events.

Events are a simple way of making a game without need of any programming.

Construct 2 is a tool which allows the user to do real, productive work in a non-programming system. It's great for beginners, and powerful enough to let experts work even quicker than by coding.

Construct 2 is based on the DirectX-powered "Construct Classic" which has been downloaded over half a million times. With Construct 2 Scirra has re-imagined, redesigned and rewritten the editor, taking in to account the feedback of thousands of users over the past years. It's a tried-and-tested formula, refined and polished, and aimed directly at HTML5 development.

Construct 2 Program Window

Construct 2 Program Window

Why Construct 2?

As soon as it was a fact that the game would be a platform type, Construct 2 by Scirra was quickly adopted by its simplicity, power and short development time. The possibility of generating an online HTML5 game was a big plus because nowadays that is the trend.

On the other side, with such an ambitious game, all the hands were simply not enough for programming. Construct 2 proved to be the right tool for the programming discrepancy knowledge within the group.