Roblox Game Design with Lua (Level 1)
This beginner Roblox course introduces students to Roblox Studio for game design and scripting with Lua. They’ll learn modeling, auto-car creation, and scripting basics through 10 project-based lessons, leading to a final project.
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10 live meetings
10 in-class hoursProjects
2-4 hours per week. Projects are not mandatory but we strongly encourage students to complete them.Assessment
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1 after class completionClass Experience
Kick start a passion for game design in the most popular experience platform, Roblox. Students will gain a familiar understanding of Roblox Studio to make games of their very own to share with friends and family. This course covers both building and scripting. Learn the basics of modeling, create auto-cars, and paint beautiful landscapes. Students will become proficient in the programming language Lua. The course covers fundamental concepts like variables, properties, functions, and events. All lessons are project-based, with 8 fun guided projects that allow students to practice new programming concepts. All students will be asked to apply what they’ve learned to create a final project of their own design which will be presented on the last day of class. There will be some reinforcement quizzes for students to complete after lessons, along with review games that will be played in the final class meetings to ensure students remember material and are prepared to take the next steps in their programming adventures. For a week to week program, check out the syllabus.
Learning Goals
In this Roblox game design course, students learn to use Roblox Studio for creating and sharing games, covering both building and Lua scripting.Through 8 guided projects, students practice programming concepts such as variables, functions, and events, leading to a final project presentation. Quizzes and review sessions reinforce learning and readiness for future programming challenges.
Syllabus
10 Lessons
over 10 WeeksLesson 1:
Roblox Setup
-Our lesson plan overview
-What is Roblox
-What is Lua+Who/What uses Lua
-Roblox account creation/Roblox Studio setup
-Window overview
-Scene window
-Explorer window
-Properties window
-Insert Object window
-Toolbar window
-Toolbox window
-Terrain editor window
-Go over explorer, go over topics discussed in today’s lesson, examine the different game templates on offer to see what Roblox is capable of 60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Intro to studio
-Creating a new world
-Inserting objects (block, sphere, wedge, cylinder)
-Moving around the world
-How to move, scale, and rotate objects
-Object properties (Appearance and transform)
-Spawning different objects (sphere, wedge, cylinder)
-Selecting multiple objects
-Grouping/ungrouping objects
-Go over top bar, file/new/undo/redo
-How to save the world
-How to open the world
Project: Build house! 60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Intro to studio part 2
-How to union/negate objects(And why we should)
-How to add effects to objects
-How to use terrain editor
-Ideas behind building (Make them very big, then union them, then scale them down)
– Flower exercise
Project: Improve previously built house with lessons learned today 60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
How to create attachments (HINGE)
-How constraints, welds, and etc work.
-Create an autocar via the motor and hinge tools
Project: Create a unique autocar from the hinge and motor tools 60 mins online live lesson
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Technical Requirements: PC (Windows 10) with at least a 2GHz processor and 2GB of RAM (4GB of RAM is recommended). Mac may work. Chromebook may work if you install a linux system Broadband internet with at least 1.8Mbps download and 900Kbps upload speeds. Please make sure to remove your firewall if any Webcam - Either external or built-in (many laptops have an integrated camera). Microphone and Speakers - We recommend headphones with an integrated microphone
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External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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Live Group Course
$22
weekly or $219 for 10 classes1x per week, 10 weeks
60 min
Completed by 366 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
3-10 learners per class
