Roblox Game Design Using Lua: 4-Week Coding Lab - Level 1

Completed by 41 learners

Ages 9-14

Live Group Class

Code, design, and create your own game in Roblox. Students will design obbys (obstacle course games) and design a gem stealing heist game with scripts to showcase to family & friends and learn Roblox Lua coding skills.

CodeWithUs

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4.2

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Live video meetings

1x per week, 4 weeks

3-6 learners per class

60 min

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What's included

4 live meetings

4 in-class hours

Class Experience

Code, design, and create your own interactive game in Roblox! Students will learn to design a cool “Heist” style obstacle course Roblox game to showcase to family & friends and learn Lua coding skills! 

Roblox is a game all about creativity and limitless design possibilities. In this course, coding and creating objectives will be to design a game with a custom map such as a museum or an ancient tomb where there will be treasures to collect. Students will be challenged to put obstacles as well as other collectible items like a keycard to secure all the treasures, collect hidden treasures through obstacles, and escape to the end of the course before time runs out!

This is a Level 1 Roblox course. In this course, we will be expanding on the idea of an “Obby”, or obstacle course. Students will be using some scripting to make a gem stealing Heist game! 

Course Details (Week-by-Week) 
Week 1: Getting started with Roblox Studio.
Week 2: Collecting Coins - Create collectible coins which awards the player points!
Week 3: Exploding Traps - Create explosive traps!
Week 4: Sliding Doors - Create a pair of sliding doors and learn to use animation tweening to make smooth movements!

This will be a lecture style course where an experienced instructor will lead the group and explain step-by-step as we progress through the class. The instructor will demonstrate each step of the lesson as well as show examples of the code to make sure it is working as intended.

Learning Goals

Objectives:
Understand Roblox Studio.
Learn Roblox Lua.
Learn Roblox scripting.
Understand and design "Obby".
Learn animation tweening.
Design and playtest a game.
Create interactive and fun game playing experiences.
Create scripts using variables and loops for in-game visual effects.

Other Details

Parental Guidance

Safety and privacy are our top priorities. Learners under the age of 13 should be supervised by an adult. Any online account creation needs to be with complete parental guidance and supervision.

Supply List

Students will need either a PC or Mac in order to participate in this class and download the required software and tools. A tablet or Chromebook will NOT work. Please create a free Roblox account prior to the class in order to use the software required. You can do so at  https://www.roblox.com/account/signupredir. 

Roblox Studio can be downloaded at https://www.roblox.com/create.

Language of Instruction

English

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Sources

Custom developed Roblox curriculum by Code With Us will be used as teaching material.

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CodeWithUs

Joined June, 2020

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Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

CodeWithUs, an EdTech organization based in Silicon Valley, was founded in 2016. Since then, we have expanded to multiple in-person locations and over 60 school campuses in the SF Bay Area and greater New York area.

As one of the largest U.S.-based EdTech schools, we serve over 10,000 students worldwide. In addition to the U.S. and Canada, we have students in Europe, Australia, and Asia learning various programming languages, robotics, virtual reality, 3D printing, and creative game design. Popular coding topics include Scratch, Roblox (Lua), Minecraft Modding, Python, JavaScript, Arduino, and more.

Our teaching staff, all based in the U.S., consists of Computer Science graduates and students from top universities. Teachers are thoroughly vetted for their coding skills, teaching ability, and background before joining the team. They undergo regular training to continually improve their teaching skills.

We provide personalized attention to each student through project-based learning. Our customized curricula, featuring project-focused instructions, guide students step-by-step to create games and projects in their chosen coding languages. Teachers explain and break down code steps and purposes while collaborating with students on projects. We emphasize game design projects to engage students and maintain their interest in the subject.

Our students actively participate in coding competitions and perform well in hackathons organized by large corporations and groups.

We are the preferred partner of Google, Salesforce, HP, Intel, and many other large corporations for internal kids' and family coding events.