GAME:IT
Assignments:
November 11--November 15
Monday - Read through Game 1 handout.
Tuesday - Complete Game 1 Assignments
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Students complete & turn in STEM worksheet for Game 1o
Make sure you are able to handle the Game 1 changes as assigned. Ask questions early on to make sure you are “getting it”. We will be building on these basic commands as we go further.Upon completion of each game project you should hand-in:
Finished game based on the How-To Instructions
Finished game(s) based on the Assignments
A completed STEM worksheet
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Begin Game 2 PresentationWednesday -
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Go through Score and Draw Actions PowerPoint s and complete worksheetso
Continue with Game 2 PowerPoint presentationso
Complete Game 2 Assignmentso
Complete & turn in STEM worksheet for Game 2Thursday -
Take Score & Draw Quiz
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Continue Game PowerPoint presentations (probably end of 2 or onto 3 by now)o
Assignments are located at end of Power Point.o
Students use non-presentation time to program their assignments and complete the STEM WorksheetFriday -
Continue Game PowerPoint presentations.
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Assignments are located at end of Power Point.o
Students use non-presentation time to program their assignments and complete the STEM WorksheetAnd you probably get the pattern by now that will carry you through the rest of this unit, so you may continue ahead if you are finished with the above assignments.
October 28-November 1, 2013
After you finish taking the quizzes below, I will assign more. Try to get them done by Wednesday, so we can go on.
October 22-25, 2013
You haven't done any of the quizzes from last week yet. You have to get them from me when you are ready, so you will need to come in and take them during first or third period.
October 14-18, 2013
Tuesday–Move Actions Quiz. Read the handout "Main 1 Actions." Do the "Main 1 Actions" worksheet.
Wednesday–Quiz over Main 1 Actions. Read the handout "Main 2 Actions." Do the "Main 2 Actions" worksheet.
Thursday–Quiz over Main 2 Actions. Read the handout "Control Actions." Do the "Control Actions" worksheet.
Friday–Quiz over Control Actions. Read the handout "Score Actions." Do the "Score Actions" worksheet. Quiz Monday over Score Actions
October 14-18, 2013
Read the handout "Intro to GameMaker."
Read the "Move Actions" handout.
Do the "Move Actions" worksheet.
Hand in the Move Actions worksheet and see me to take the Move Actions Quiz (Tuesday).
October 7-11, 2013
Monday–If you haven't gotten your software licensed at home, try again, and if it doesn't work, see me and Mr. Doering will have to try something else to make it work. Until then, we can't go on in the assignments.
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Friday–
September 30-October 4, 2013
Monday–Go through the Physics, Math, & Games PowerPoint found in the Unit 2 folder. Read the handout (see me to get the handouts) that goes with the PPT. Read and study the handouts on physics vocabulary and formulas, and stop at this point.
Tuesday– Continue reading the handout Physics, Math, & Games and start on the 2nd page where it tells you to look at examples of how each physics term is important to a game. Then do the Pole Position worksheet.
Wednesday–Do the Physics used in Game Design Partner exercise by yourself.
Thursday–Continue working on the above assignments.
Friday– Continue working on the above assignments.
September 23-27, 2013
***You will be starting programming with the GameMaker software soon, so open it up at home and click on the button that says free version. It should tell you that it has been licensed successfully and that you need to restart GameMaker to activate your license. If that all works, you should be able to use it at school.***
Monday–Scan your drawing of the character you created and put it in your PPt. Read through last week's assignment and make sure that you have all required elements in your PPT. Then submit your PPT through Blackboard Learn.
Tuesday–Read the "Lessons in Color Theory for Spyro the Dragon". Print off and complete the accompanying worksheet. Play the same game that you critiqued earlier, print and complete "Color Theory Game Critique" based on color theory criteria. Hand in the worksheet to Mrs. Nightingale.
Wednesday–Review for tomorrow's quiz on Unit 1.
Thursday–Unit 1 Quiz
Friday–Begin Unit 2- Read about the different jobs in a game design team in the handout "GAME DEVELOPMENT TEAMS & CAREERS". Answer the questions in the handout by commenting to my post on the class blog.
September 16-20, 2013
Brainstorm with the computer applications class on an idea for designing a game. You will need to design an educational game for kids ages 8-12. Come up with a marketable character and create a PowerPoint presentation that will introduce your game to me. Your PPT should have a picture of your character and answer the following questions:
What genre?
What colors?
How expensive?
Character - boy, girl, animal, make believe?
How difficult--what levels?
Object of the game--how do you win?
Your PPT should also have a slide dedicated to listing the jobs and tasks necessary to build this game, such as programming, graphics, sound effects, voice over recordings (if needed), writing instructions, project manager, customer support, etc.
Submit your PPT to Blackboard Learn.
September 9-13, 2013
Monday–Catch up work
Tuesday–Catch up work
Wednesday–Catch up work
Thursday– Catch up work
Friday–NO CLASS - Homecoming
September 3-6, 2013
Tuesday–Read pages 1-11 in "GM Tutorial - Designing Games" (up to "Presence & Immersion") This tutorial does a great job of defining the components of a computer game and what designers should consider when they develop a game. This will serve as the foundation for our game design decisions for the rest of the course. Review "Designing Good Games PowerPoint" (slides 1-4) - providing highlights from "GM Tutorial - Designing Games". Think about your favorite games and how they follow these "good game" concepts. (Call of Duty, Madden's Football, Angry Birds, etc.) Play the same game you chose on Friday, August 30 from http://www.addictinggames.com . While playing your game, print off and complete the "Game Critique Worksheet 1" based on the "GM Tutorial - Designing Games" handout. Hand in worksheet to Mrs. Nightingale.
Wednesday–Continue reading the rest of "GM Tutorial - Designing Games" (pages 11 to the end). Read through the rest of "Designing Good Games PowerPoint" (starting with slide 5) to highlight the essential concepts of this portion of the tutorial. Play the same game that you critiqued yesterday and continue thinking about the concepts just covered. Print off and complete "Game Critique Worksheet 2" and hand in the worksheet to Mrs. Nightingale.
Thursday–Read the "Lessons in Color Theory for Spyro the Dragon". Print off and complete the accompanying worksheet. Play the same game that you critiqued on Monday and Tuesday, print and complete "Color Theory Game Critique" based on color theory criteria. Hand in the worksheet to Mrs. Nightingale. Review for Monday's quiz on Unit 1.
Friday–Unit
1 Quiz-See Mrs.
Nightingale to get a copy of the quiz. Complete the quiz and hand it in to Mrs.
Nightingale. Then reflect on the design/engineering cycle and how it applies to
problem solving and game creation with
"Gaming and the Engineering Design Cycle" PowerPoint and
"Design
Cycle in Class Exercise". After reading through them, post your thoughts on
the topic to your Game:IT class
August 26-30, 2013
Wednesday –
Meet with Mr. Doering to download the
program onto your computer.
Thursday –
NO CLASS – at State Fair
Friday –
Watch Jane McGonigal’s
“Games Can Make A Better World”
video clip.
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Bring a jump
drive to save your games
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Bring
headphones or ear buds if possible – it can get a little loud when we start
adding music &
sound
effects to the games
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Bring a
notebook with pen or pencil
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Bring a
folder for
GAME:IT
materials – we will continually use information from previous units
as we move
forward throughout the course
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Bring ideas
and opinions
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Bring a fun, curious & creative attitude!