Python Coding - Create Your Own Video Game! (Once a Week, 16 Weeks)

In this course, students will learn  how to build simple Python based games using programming concepts and graphics using the Python module Turtle . Learners will create video games using  Pygame module. Turtle and Pygames are 2 modules we will learn in this course to make video games along with python programming basics 

Please refer to details on python installation and notes in the classroom prior to class start time. 

Lesson 1 – Setting up and getting started  
Understanding how to set up your account on online editors and getting started with Python basics like saving and creating a file. 

Lesson 2 – Turtle Graphics 
Understanding how to use graphics and draw things using the turtle module in python, Using the pen up and pen down  

Project 2 - Drawing a home 

Lesson 3 – Flow Controls (if-else)  Day 3
Using functionalities like conditionals , elif and drawing a big field for our turtle.

Lesson 4 - Turtle Graphics (loops) Day 4 and Day 5 
Understanding loops and using them to make patterns in graphics 

Project 4 – Turtle race  
Create a race game to make various turtles run  

Lesson 5 - Lesson 5  Lists  Day 6  and Day 7
The students will learn how to use a list
Project 5 – Students will create a quiz game, which will ask user to provide questions and their corresponding answers. 

Lesson 6 – Functions , modules and OOPS  Day 8 and Day 9 
Understanding what is OOPS concept and how it helps us shorten the codes , the functions used 

Lesson 7 - Pygame  Day 10 , Day 11 and Day 12 
Pygame module understanding and how it helps in deigning video games .
Project 7 –  Students will create a program which will let the image move through the screen - working on their chase game

Lesson 8 - Chase Game:  Day 13 - Day 16.
Project 8 – Create a carrot chase game, where the rabbit will gain 1 point for each carrot and will lose one point for each collision with fox. The game will end after the 6th collision with fox. 

This is an interactive class where students will learn how to make simple video games in python while building on their knowledge of pygames and turtle graphics modules . They will be asked to share the codes for debugging if needed.