Summer Coding and Video Game Design

Through the guidance of Dr. Weldon, this class is designed to be completed over eight, 55-minute sessions. For each activity, students will watch a series of videos and create one coding project with opportunities to personalize their work using “Add-Ons,” which are mini-coding challenges that build on top of the core project.

Learners will receive badges for different levels of achievement.  A Certificate will be given when this course is completed.

Activity 1: Gaming Story-- Learners find out how CS First works, then create a gaming story in
Scratch.

Activity 2: Racing Game-- Learners create a two-player racing game in which players control
movement with the keyboard.

Activity 3: Maze Game-- Learners create a game in which the player guides a sprite through a maze.

Activity 4: Platform Game--- Learners create and learn about platform games. Students program a player sprite to move and jump across platforms.

Activity 5: Escape Game--- Learners create an escape game in which a player must avoid other sprites
that move randomly.

Activity 6: Launcher Game--- Learners create a launcher game using keypress events, clones, and
variables.

Activity 7: Quest Game--- Learners find out how to use storytelling in video game design while building
an RPG style Quest Game.

Activity 8: Cave Surfing Game-- Learners create a game with a side-scrolling background (similar to the
popular game Flappy Bird).



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