Machine Editor Tutorial: Button Activities

Title: Machine Editor Tutorial: Button Activities

Step 1: Introduction

• Watch the video titled "Machine Editor Tutorial: Button Activities" by Ren from Quicksave Interactive to understand the concept of button activities in UI development.

Step 2: Understanding Button Activities

• Button activities are activities used to provide functionality to UI interactive button elements by triggering events that transition between different machine states.

Step 3: Creating a Button Activity in the Machine Editor

• Open the machine setting panel in the machine editor.
• Locate the section called "Button Activities" and add a new item to create an empty button activity.
• Name the button activity (e.g., "Button Press").
• Choose the main layout for the layout and select the UI element (e.g., start button node) from the UI layout.
• Define the event for the button activity, such as transitioning from the menu state to the game state using a previously created game event.

Step 4: Attaching Button Activity to Menu Machine State

• Navigate to the activity section in the machine editor.
• Add the newly created button activity to the menu machine state where the start button exists.

Step 5: Testing the Button Activity

• Go to the view panel in the machine editor.
• Click on the start button to trigger the button activity.
• Observe the UI trigger event animation and the transition from the menu state to the game state.
• Repeat the action to confirm the functionality of the button activity.

Step 6: Understanding the Importance of Button Activities

• Button activities are essential interactive elements in UI design for transitioning between different states seamlessly.
• The machine editor provides a visual representation of how button activities work in transitioning between states.

Step 7: Conclusion

• Stay tuned for the next video where best practices and the destruction of button activities will be discussed.
• Thank you for watching the tutorial on button activities in the machine editor by Quicksave Interactive.

Step 8: Additional Resources

• For further information and tips on utilizing button activities effectively, refer to the Quicksave Interactive channel for more tutorials and insights.