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Richard Sneyd
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Richard Sneyd

Richard Sneyd (BA Hons.) is the founder and CEO of CyberMyth Games, an indie game development studio based in Country Cork, Ireland. His role within the company requires that he wears many hats, including that of a programmer, designer, digital 2D and 3D artist, sound designer, scriptwriter, texture artist, leader, marketer, and business man. He is also a fully registered, qualified, and highly experienced lecturer. His specialty subjects include 3D modeling and animation, computer game programming, 2D image processing, game design, desktop audio, psychology, consumer behavior, human resources, and business management. In addition to classroom teaching, he is actively involved in online education, regularly publishing new courses, and various other learning materials, such as books and tutorials, in conjunction with CyberMyth Games. He is enthusiastic about his work, and his students and colleagues think of him as a very dedicated and accomplished teacher. All of his courses and books are characterized by a steady, incremental flow of information, and a lucid teaching style that is easy to understand and follow for all. He is a husband to his wonderful wife, Jennifer, and father to a wonderful son, Darius.
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Adding the scene and background


To create our menu screen, we will need to create a brand new scene, and then add a new background to this menu scene before we start adding our buttons. To do so perform the following steps:

  1. Go to the Dashboard tab, select Scenes, then click on Create New, as shown in the following screenshot:

  2. In the ensuing window, set Name to Main Menu, and leave all of the other values unchanged. Click on Create.

  3. After a few moments, you will see a new, blank scene appear on the screen. Next, click on the + button in the Layers pane, and select New Background Layer, as shown in the following screenshot:

  4. The Choose a Background window will appear. Select Home Screen Background, and then click on OK. You will see the background appear in the preview of your scene.

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Richard Sneyd (BA Hons.) is the founder and CEO of CyberMyth Games, an indie game development studio based in Country Cork, Ireland. His role within the company requires that he wears many hats, including that of a programmer, designer, digital 2D and 3D artist, sound designer, scriptwriter, texture artist, leader, marketer, and business man. He is also a fully registered, qualified, and highly experienced lecturer. His specialty subjects include 3D modeling and animation, computer game programming, 2D image processing, game design, desktop audio, psychology, consumer behavior, human resources, and business management. In addition to classroom teaching, he is actively involved in online education, regularly publishing new courses, and various other learning materials, such as books and tutorials, in conjunction with CyberMyth Games. He is enthusiastic about his work, and his students and colleagues think of him as a very dedicated and accomplished teacher. All of his courses and books are characterized by a steady, incremental flow of information, and a lucid teaching style that is easy to understand and follow for all. He is a husband to his wonderful wife, Jennifer, and father to a wonderful son, Darius.
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