Amazon Lumberyard Primer

This self-paced course is a fundamental introduction to building games on AWS using Amazon Lumberyard. In this course, you will learn about Amazon Lumberyard features and explore various AWS solutions that can be integrated into games built with Lumberyard. This course is for technical learners in game development roles and anyone interested in learning more about game development.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for:     

• Learners interested in game development     
• Developers     
• Designers    
• Administrators   
• Producers     
• Artists     
• Other professionals associate with game development

Course Objectives

This course is designed to teach you how to:     

• Explain the purpose and function of Amazon Lumberyard     
• Describe the role of Lumberyard and its features as a game development tool     
• Describe the architectural benefits of integrating Lumberyard with other AWS services     
• Describe the role of telemetry and data analytics when integrating Lumberyard with other AWS services    
• Describe the business value of Lumberyard

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:     

• Completed Getting Started with Amazon Game Tech     
• Earned AWS Cloud Practitioner certification (recommended)     
• Completed AWS Technical Essentials (recommended)     
• Basic knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP), Linus, security, databases, and bash scripting (recommended)

Delivery Method

• This course is delivered through digital training.

Duration

• 1 Hour 30 Minutes 

Course Outline

This course covers the following concepts:

Module 0: Welcome and Overview     

• Define key terms for the course

Module 1: Amazon Lumberyard Overview     

• Describe the purpose and function of Amazon Lumberyard     
• Describe Lumberyard as a game engine     
• Explain Lumberyard and its qualities at a high level

Module 2: Amazon Lumberyard as a Dev Tool     

• Describe the role of Amazon Lumberyard and its features as a game development tool     
• Define AAA engines at a high level   
• Describe the features that make Lumberyard a AAA game engine

Module 3: Amazon Lumberyard Integrations   

• Describe architectural benefits of Amazon Lumberyard through the integration of other AWS services  
• Describe the relationship of high availability, reliability, and security in relation to Lumberyard with other services as part of an Amazon Game Tech architecture     
• Explain how Lumberyard integrates with other AWS services and third-party services and tools     
• Explain the use and benefits of third-party tools using various plugins for game development    
• Explain Lumberyard advantages compared to other game engines and development tools

Module 4: Amazon Lumberyard and Analytics     

• Describe the role of telemetry and data analytics in relation to Amazon Lumberyard and AWS services     
• Describe the relationship between Lumberyard and Amazon CloudWatch     • Describe how to use data analytics with Lumberyard for future game development     
• Describe how analytics pipelines can be built based on game events     
• Explain the relationship between Lumberyard and telemetry

Module 5: Amazon Lumberyard Business Value     

• Describe the Amazon Lumberyard business value    
• Describe Monetization in relation to Amazon Lumberyard     
• Describe AAA engines classification and its business value benefits in relation to Amazon Lumberyard    
• Explain the pricing model of Amazon Lumberyard     
• Explain the business value of Amazon Lumberyard integrated with Twitch and Amazon.com