Windsurf AI: Build a Game in Minutes!

Learn to use Windsurf AI to quickly build a game similar to Chrome's offline dinosaur game. This tutorial covers setup, coding, and deployment.

Duration: 10 minutes
Level: Beginner
7 Lessons
Prompt Engineering Coding Automation

Course Timeline

00:00

🎬 Introduction: Windsurf AI Overview

Introduction to Windsurf AI and its capabilities; addressing viewer requests for a tutorial.

00:36

💻 Getting Started: Setup and Installation

Guidance on downloading Windsurf Editor and creating a new project; explanation of key bindings and theme selection.

01:43

🛠️ Project Initialization: Creating a React App

Steps to create a React app using Windsurf's terminal commands, handling potential npm issues, and showcasing the simplicity of the process.

03:27

🚀 Building the Game: Coding with Windsurf AI

Using Windsurf's AI capabilities to generate a sidescroller game based on a descriptive prompt; adding images and context to enhance generation.

07:53

🎮 Game Play and High Scores

Testing the generated game; highlighting the functionality, score tracking, and collision detection. Highlighting real-time code reflection and its advantages.

08:18

💬 Chat-Based Coding Assistance

Exploring Windsurf's chat feature for clarifying code sections; demonstrating how to interact with the AI for explanations and context.

09:24

🎯 Conclusion & Next Steps

Summary of the tutorial; promoting future videos covering deployment to a live website and other AI tool comparisons.