If it plays like an arcade game, but you made it, does that make you a Game Designer?
MakeCode Arcade takes the Blockly programming language and adds in the premise of making your own arcade games to teach the fundamentals of both computer programming and principals of game design. Sprinkled in with some elements of graphic design, this can be were great game designers could get their start.
At Truman Middle School, we start with a unit designed by Joel Karl, a former PLTW teacher, to introduce the website through a series of tutorial based learning exercises. As students progress, they will make a variety of basic games designed with personal elements. At the end of the unit, students will design a game from scratch.
Check out this silly example made in class called Space Sharks. How long can you last?
MakeCode Arcade takes the Blockly programming language and adds in the premise of making your own arcade games to teach the fundamentals of both computer programming and principals of game design. Sprinkled in with some elements of graphic design, this can be were great game designers could get their start.
At Truman Middle School, we start with a unit designed by Joel Karl, a former PLTW teacher, to introduce the website through a series of tutorial based learning exercises. As students progress, they will make a variety of basic games designed with personal elements. At the end of the unit, students will design a game from scratch.
Check out this silly example made in class called Space Sharks. How long can you last?