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Video Game Design (Beginner Coding: Part 1)

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Shawn D Walk (Create2Discover)
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Code and design your own video game for you and all your friends to play.

Class experience

US Grade 2 - 5
Beginner Level
6 lessons//6 Weeks
 Week 1
Lesson 1
Kodu Basics
Students learn the basics of using the Kodu software to develop a foundation for the rest of the class. They learn how to start a new game and add terrain and characters to their game world.
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Intro To Coding
Students are introduce to Kodu coding language and learn how to use game logic (When/Do) to code characters to do things in their games. They then take what they learned from the lesson to complete a coding challenge.
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Landscaping/Map Design
The focus of this lesson is to help students create richer game environments. Students learn how to create different types of terrain, various landforms, and water features. Finally, students learn how to use size perspective in their worlds and create paths (roads, walls, and bridges).
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Player/NPC Coding
Students focus in this lesson is on the differences between coding characters that they control in the game vs NPC (Non-Player Controlled) characters. Students also learn how to use character's senses in Kodu to code them to automatically react to their environment.
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Power Ups
Students learn how to use advanced logic in Kodu to code characters to gain new abilities after an event in the game. For example, they code a player character to gain an ability to shoot missiles after collecting a power-up item.
 Week 6
Lesson 6
Final Games
Students follow a planning guide to develop an idea for a final game that will require them to take everything they learned to create. Students work on creating their games and then share them with the class.
Students learn to...

--Program logic to code characters’ behaviors and reactions to events in their games.  All programming in Kodu is WHEN/DO (similar to IF/THEN statements).
--Use the tools available in Kodu to create land, water, mountains, buildings, and more.
--Create more advanced coding to give their characters power-ups.  This involves creating parallel programming that changes the behavior of their characters based on a specific event.
--Complete game design planning prior to starting their final projects to create the best video game possible. 
I have been teaching technology, coding, and 21st century skills for nearly 15 years.  I am a certified elementary teacher in PA and have a Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. I also have run my own educational technology business in the past.  My goal is to help kids learn the skills they need in today's world, but also help them believe they can be the creators of new technology instead of simply consuming it.
Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
Students are encouraged to submit their final game for feedback from the teacher. In my feedback, I will always start with a compliment on your work, provide some suggestions for future games, and sometimes will give help or tips.
Grades Offered
Important: Kodu currently only runs on Windows.  Please test running Kodu prior to signing up for the class.  Kodu is a free download at https://www.kodugamelab.com/
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Rising Star
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(1,151)
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Hello!  My name is Shawn Walk from Create2Discover.  I look forward to being your child's teacher as they discover the power of coding.  I have been an educator for over 17 years.  I was a 4th/5th grade teacher for 11 years at an elementary school... 
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6 pre-recorded lessons
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Ages: 7-10

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