Perlenspiel 3.3 | Learning

Learning

This series of tutorial pages explains how to set up and use Perlenspiel.

By reading the pages in sequence, studying the examples, learning the highlighted terms and trying some of the exercises, you'll quickly learn how to coax Perlenspiel into doing what you want.

Then you can start figuring out what is worth doing.

Consult the API documentation for a complete description of all engine features.

Getting started

01 Set up your programming environment
02 Elements and layout
03 How the engine works
04 Your first script
05 Using the debugger

Basic commands

06 Color expression
07 Grid size, color and shadow
08 Bead color, shape and scale
09 Border width and color
10 Glyph character, color and scale
11 Status line text, color and input
12 Audio library and control

Advanced commands and techniques

13 Coding strategies
14 Bead data, functions and visibility
15 Faders
16 Timers
17 Images
18 Grid planes and advanced animation
19 Sprites
20 Lines and paths
21 Utilities