How to write your own computer game

Step 04 — Put your child in the action

Now it's time to put your child in the game. Take a full-length body shot of your child with a digital camera, and cut out the image in photo-editing software so that only the body is retained (see our guide at www.pcpro.co.uk/links/179photo). Save it as a GIF file. Now Click on the Choose New Sprite from File icon and select the photo of your child. Alternatively, you can select one of the provided images of children from the People folder.