2015 Schools Workshop Programme. Wednesday 10 th to Thursday 11 th June Proud to be sponsored by:

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1 2015 Schools Workshop Programme Wednesday 10 th to Thursday 11 th June 2015 Proud to be sponsored by:

2 PLANNING YOUR VISIT The schools workshop programme at Games Britannia 2015 runs on Wednesday 10 th June and Thursday 11 th June in the Cantor Building at Sheffield Hallam University. Workshops are open to schools and home schoolers from anywhere in the UK and workshop places are provided FREE OF CHARGE, thanks to the kind support of our sponsors. However, please note that charges may apply if you do not attend a workshop you have booked. THE VENUE The Cantor building is sited in Sheffield City Centre, close to the train station and is within easy access of public transport by bus and by train. Please contact us for details of available parking facilities if these are required. Cantor Building 153 Arundel Street Sheffield S1 2NU RUNNING TIMES Each day of the schools workshop programme follows the following format: Registration Videogame Assembly Morning Workshops Lunchtime Afternoon Workshops 09:00-09:30 09:30-10:00 10:00- :00 :00-13:00 13:00-15:00 CATERING We advise that all pupils should bring a packed lunch to eat on the day. STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIOS It is the responsibility of visiting schools to ensure adequate staffing during their visit to ensure that a reasonable level of supervision is maintained, and all schools will be expected to sign a conduct agreement to this effect. DfE guidelines suggest one adult per ten to fifteen students with at least one teacher in charge. PHOTOGRAPHY Both photography and filming will be routinely taking place throughout Games Britannia Schools will be required to sign a photographic permissions form and take responsibility at the event for managing any pupils who do not have permission for photographs to be taken. DISABLED VISITORS The university is accessible to visitors who use wheelchairs, but additional provision may need to be made for each workshop so please contact us in advance to discuss your requirements. RISK ASSESSMENT and CONDUCT AGREEMENT A template risk assessment form is available to download from the GB website along with a general conduct agreement that all schools are required to sign before attending. BOOKING will be allocated on a first- come, first- served basis, with some restrictions on the number of places which can be booked on each workshop by a single school during the first 4 weeks of booking. To book workshops contact Tristan Van Den Bosch on (0114) or you can him at t.v.bosch@shu.ac.uk

3 The remainder of this document provides details of all the schools workshops taking place at GB Although the details provided are correct to the best of the information available to us at the time of writing, all workshop details and times are potentially subject to change WORKSHOP PROGRAMME Seats Wednesday 10th June Thursday 11th June 20 PlayStation 4 Programming PlayStation 4 Programming 20 Portal Level Design Portal Level Design (ALL DAY) (ALL DAY) AM 16 HTML5 "Nebulous" (Sold Out) HTML5 "Nebulous" 20 Robotics Workshop (Sold Out) Robotics Workshop 16 Kodu Workshop TouchDevelop 20 Virtual Reality Virtual Reality 20 PlayStation 4 Programming PlayStation 4 Programming 20 Unity Level Design Unity Level Design (Continued from morning) (Continued from morning) PM 16 HTML5 "Nebulous" HTML5 "Nebulous" 16 Kodu Workshop TouchDevelop 3D Printing and Video Games 3D Printing and Video Games 20 Virtual Reality (Sold Out) Virtual Reality (Sold Out) Colour Coding: Green = Programming Blue = Art Purple = Design Gold = Technology

4 PlayStation 4 Programming Programming rockets on the PS4 PROGRAMMING WORKSHOPS KS4 or mathematically strong KS3 groups An introduction to programming games on the PlayStation 4 with Dr. Jake Habgood, Senior Lecturer in Game Development at Sheffield Hallam University. Jake spent a decade of his career programming PlayStation games for Gremlin in Sheffield. Supported by PlayStation First, this workshop provides a rare opportunity to gain access to the world's largest PlayStation teaching facilities at Sheffield Hallam University. Session 1: 10am- pm on Wednesday 10 th June 20 Session 2: 1-3pm on Wednesday 10 th June 3 Session 3: 10am- pm on Thursday 11 th June 6 Session 4: 1-3pm on Thursday 11 th June 2 HTML5 "Nebulous" Code your own web games KS4 pupils with some previous experience of simple programming An introduction to programming browser games using HTML/JavaScript, from Tom Sampson, a professional programmer at Sumo- Digital. Tom will show you how to create a simple space- shooter, using free tools which are available for to you to use at home. This is a more challenging programming workshop and some previous exposure to programming (in any other language/system) would be an advantage. Session 1: 10am- pm on Wednesday 10 th June Sold Out Session 2: 1-3pm on Wednesday 10 th June Session 3: 10am- pm on Thursday 11 th June Session 4: 1-3pm on Thursday 11 th June 11 Note: A maximum of 8 places on each session may be booked by any one school TouchDevelop Game programming in a web browser KS3 and KS4 pupils with an interest in how games are programmed Learn to use Microsoft's free TouchDevelop platform to develop games for mobile devices with David Renton of West College Scotland (Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator). TouchDevelop games can be created and tested on most devices that have an up- to- date browser, from SmartPhones to a Desktop PCs. These can be published to the Windows stores, exported as a Cordova App for ios & Android, or released as an HTML5 web app. Session 1: 10am- pm on Thursday 11 th June 8 Session 2: 1-3pm on Thursday 11 th June 16 Note: A maximum of 8 places on each session may be booked by any one school

5 Virtual Reality Enter the world of the Oculus Rift KS3 and KS4 pupils interested in technology Not suitable for students that suffer from motion sickness or headaches TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS Get an experience of the next generation of gaming technology with this Oculus Rift workshop led by Ivan Phelan and Stephen Florence, who use this revolutionary new technology in cutting edge medical research projects at Sheffield Hallam University. Experience the heightened levels of immersion provided to games, and discover some of the potential future applications of this exciting technology in this hands- on workshop. Session 1: 10am- pm on Wednesday 10 th June 20 Session 2: 1-3pm on Wednesday 10 th June Session 3: 10am- pm on Thursday 11 th June Sold Out Session 4: 1-3pm on Thursday 11 th June Sold Out Robotics Workshop A day at the races with robots KS3 and KS4 pupils with an interest in Programming. Learn how to program small, wheeled robots to compete in robot races, with Pete Collingwood, Subject Group Leader in Software Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University. Write programs to control their movements and get a taste of what it's like to be a programmer. Work in a team and create the most efficient program to steer your robot around the track and achieve a glorious victory over your classmates. Session 1: 10am- pm on Wednesday 10 th June Sold Out Session 2: 10am- pm on Thursday 11 th June 6 3D Printing and Video Games Designing real objects inspired by Gaming KS3 and KS4 pupils interested in 3D design Successful Games can lead to real products, such as phones cases, clothing, toys and even fashion accessories. 3D printing is changing the way these products can be made. In this workshop Senior Lecturer Andy Stratton will show you how to create your own Game inspired objects using a freely available 3D editor. We expect to have a 3D printer in action in the workshop and the best designs will be printed out. Session 1: 1pm- 3pm on Wednesday 10 th June 5 Session 2: 1pm- 3pm on Thursday 11 th June 8 Note: A maximum of 6 places on each session may be booked by any one school

6 ART WORKSHOPS Make modelling clay come to life! (Full day workshop) KS3 and KS4 pupils with a strong artistic interest and good concentration This is the ultimate workshop for anyone seeking to explore the exciting possibilities afforded by stop- motion animation. Led by Sheffield Hallam University s Melvyn Ternan and Daniel Baccus, students will get the chance to work together on their own stop- motion computer game. They will create and animate a character for the player to control and populate the environment with a range of beautiful clay props. The finished Flash- based game can be enjoyed by family and friends running your favourite web browser. Note that this is a FULL day workshop. Session 1: 10am- 3pm on Wednesday 10 th June Session 2: 10am- 3pm on Thursday 11 th June Note: A maximum of 6 places on each session may be booked by any one school

7 DESIGN WORKSHOPS Portal 2 Level Design 3D game level design KS3 and KS4 pupils interested in designing levels, including puzzles, for first person 3D physics based games. This workshop will show you how to build your own maps/levels using Valve's excellent Map Editor for Portal 2. Create and try out your own Portal 2 test Chambers add companion cubes to drop through portals onto laser guided turrets, aerial faith plates to help you jump pools of poisonous gas, add in the different types of gel bouncy blue Repulsion gel, speedy orange Propulsion gel and portal making white Conversion gel. Workshop led by Andy Stratton, Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University Session 1: 10am- pm on Wednesday 10 th June 15 Session 2: 10am- pm on Thursday 11 th June 5 Unity Level Design Practical level design KS3 and KS4 pupils with an interest in game design Learn how to develop games using the Unity game engine with our Game Development Researcher Ivan Phelan. Design new scenarios set within an army compound avoiding motion- sensing turrets. Want to take a stealthy approach on a snowy night or perhaps lots of explosions at daybreak? The choice is yours and after creating your new game you will be given a copy to bring home for your family and friends to play. Session 1: 1pm- 3pm on Wednesday 10 th June 13 Session 2: 1pm- 3pm on Thursday 11 th June 2 Kodu workshop Introductory game programming KS3 pupils with an interest in game design Kodu is an exciting visual programming environment which is easy for both teachers and pupils to learn and makes a great first step into the world of game development. This introductory workshop will be led by Microsoft s Stuart Ball. Stuart is a former school teacher now working for Microsoft Partners in Learning to help teachers skill- up for the new Computer Science curriculum in England and Wales. Session 1: 10am- pm on Wednesday 10 th June 16 Session 2: 1pm- 3pm on Wednesday 10 th June 16 Note: A maximum of 8 places on each session may be booked by any one school

8 DESIGN WORKSHOPS We look forward to welcoming you to Games Britannia 2015 at Sheffield Hallam University this summer. If you have any additional questions or wish to book workshops then please contact Tristan Van Den Bosch on (0114) or him at