Wednesday, November 16, 2016

One week of game design...And other stuff.

Seesaw app - Class Code:  PWPI XNAN

For the next week you have eight options

Option 1 - Basic Coding

Play around in Code.org

You can do the following tutorials:

Play with coding on Code.org

Make Flappy Bird
MineCraft Hour of Code
Star Wars - Block Code
Star Wars - Java Script

Option 2 - More Advanced Coding

Explore Code.org - App Lab

You can complete the 4 video tutorials.

Once the video tutorials are complete, you can work on remixing projects at the bottom of the page.

Option 3 - Drag and Drop Coding

Use Construct2 to create a game

Use this tutorial to build a top down shooter in Construct2.  Feel free to replace the images with your own ideas.

You can find Construct2 by going to the following:

Start - Computer - Classes (X) - NEAL - Construct2 - Then run the file with the gear icon beside it (Construct2)

The tutorial is good, but you need to make sure to read it closely.

Option 4 - Game Maker - Basic


You can find Game Maker by going to the following:

Start - Computer - Classes (X drive) - NEAL - Portable Software - Game Maker Pro 8.0 - Game_Maker

Option 5 - Game Maker - Advanced

Re-make the Legend of Zelda (NES)


Option 6 - Blender (3D modelling and animation software)

Work with Blender - It is installed on the network computers - On the desktop, under courseware,

You can complete one or all of the following tutorials:

Ice Text - Use your own name

Text transformation - Use your own name

Pool Balls

Soccer ball with stitching

Option 7 - Animation - Create a stick figure animation using Pivot

Create an animation that tells a story using Pivot

Pivot can be found by going to the following:

Start - Computer - Classes (X drive) - Animation - Pivot - pivot_stick

Option 8 - Digital Art

You can do this two ways:

1.  Draw some art on paper, photograph or scan it and then use Photoshop to add detail and colour.

2.  Draw some art using a drawing tablet and Photoshop or a Microsoft Surface tablet.

On Thursday, December 14th - We will stop working, show what we have completed, and answer some questions regarding the software we have used.




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