In my university's game design society, we have a short competition to make "pong with a twist" near the start of the year. Use of Game Maker and similar progra

In my university's game design society, we have a short competition to make "pong with a twist" near the start of the year. Use of Game Maker and similar programs is encouraged, because we're "game design" not "game programming", but it's the same principle: if you want to make games, start by making a game.