Ms. Nicholas Spring VIDEO GAME DESIGN LESSON PLANS

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1 Ms. Nicholas Spring VIDEO GAME DESIGN LESSON PLANS April 15-19, 2013 All week (in this order) Game 3 Ping Pong, Game 4 Break Thru, and Game 5 Pin Ball Use your time wisely FIND INFO IN TEACHER TEMP Review skills from previous lessons Create a 2-player game Create a scoring display system Using old and new skills, develop a game similar to the original Pong Assignments: Ping Pong Due Tuesday, April 16 1) Unit 3 Ping Pong PowerPoint Read and Comprehend 2) Build Ping Pong Game according to instructions 3) Modify the game so that the a sound plays when the players hit AND miss the ball (different sounds) 4) Also modify the game so that each time the players hit the ball, the ball speeds up. Save it as pingpong April 15-19, 2013 All week (in this order) Game 3 Ping Pong, Game 4 Break Thru, and Game 5 Pin Ball Use your time wisely Using old and new skills, develop a game similar to the original BreakOut Destroy blocks and gain points. Create a game that transitions from room to room, once all the blocks are gone. After 3 balls, the game will end and the score will be displayed on the high score table. Assignments: Break Thru Due Thursday, April Develop a game similar to the original BreakOut *Must have at least 3 rooms after completing 1 st move to 2 nd. Utilize all color blocks with different point values. As game progresses, speed of ball increases. After 3 balls, game ends and high score is displayed. Save as breakthru APRIL 19 BEGIN PINBALL LESSON 1

2 April 11-12, 2013 Review skills from Introduction Create a background Add simple object control (up and down) Add how to create a simple scoring system Using old and new skills, develop a game of paddle ball Assignments: 5) Unit 3 PowerPoint Read and Comprehend 6) Build Paddle Ball Game according to instructions 7) Then modify the game so that the ball and paddle move faster (increase the difficulty of the game). Save it as Game 2A The instructions are provided as a. There are 3 assignments at the end of this lesson that will require students to make modifications to the game they just created. K:\Teacher Templates\Nicholas, Alisha\gaming\Unit 3\Game 2 lessons Paddle Ball April 8-9, 2013 This lesson shows how to program a simple bouncing ball. It also shows all of the EVENTS available in Game Maker. Assignments: Unit 3 PowerPoint Read and Comprehend The instructions are provided as a. There are 3 assignments at the end of this lesson that will require students to make modifications to the game they just created. K:\Teacher Templates\Nicholas, Alisha\gaming\Unit 3\Game 1 lessons The Bouncing Ball Apply last slide of PowerPoint: 1) Modify the game so that the when you click your left mouse on it, it will disappear. Save it as Game1A

3 2) Modify the game so that the when you click your left mouse on it, it will change direction and increase speed (hint: relative button). Save it as Game1B 3) Modify the game so that the when you click your left mouse on it, it will change direction and increase speed and if you right click it will change direction and slow down. Save it as Game1C 2)RESOURCES: There is also a great resource channel at for game building ideas and trouble shooting. April 1-5, ) Begin a NEW WORD OF THE DAY Name is 2 nd nine weeks - Print out last weeks and today WOD and turn in for a pop quiz grade K:\Teacher Templates\Nicholas, Alisha\gaming\Unit 3\Game 1 lessons The Bouncing Ball 2) Actions PowerPoints, Worksheets and Quizzes- PRINTED Contains PowerPoint presentations for all of the Game Maker Actions: Move, Main 1, Main 2, Control, Score, and Draw. In addition, it contains student worksheets / study guides for all six Action tabs. Four quizzes on the Actions are included: Move, Main 1&2, Control, Score & Draw. March 25-28, ) Begin a NEW WORD OF THE DAY Name is 2 nd nine weeks 4) Reiterate Tutorial 1 off Gamemaker a. Create TWO new games to reinforce your knowledge before break Due March 27

4 March 6-7, ) Show you that those math & science courses really do have practical real-world 2) Maybe help you in other courses or make you interested in learning more 3) Review Physics and Vocab handouts IN CLASS ACTIVITIES: 1) WORD OF THE DAY 2) 09 - Team Game Development Team Project - Get into groups of at least 3 This is your Design Team Assign tasks of graphic artist(s), technical writer(s) & project manager(s) we won t program this first game so don t worry about assigning a programmer - Apply Design Cycle Steps Due end of class. 3) This should be completed and turned in - Finish Physics used in Game Design - Partner Exercise - Pick a partner in class who played a different game than you did last week. Each start by playing the game you played last unit. Play it for a few minutes and really notice how everything moves, how the game really works. Then use the Physics Vocabulary & Formula sheets to help you answer the following questions about your game. March 4, ) Show you that those math & science courses really do have practical real-world 2) Maybe help you in other courses or make you interested in learning more 3) Review Physics and Vocab handouts IN CLASS ACTIVITIES: 1) WORD OF THE DAY 2) Quiz over Physics, careers, velocity 3) Physics used in Game Design - Partner Exercise - Pick a partner in class who played a different game than you did last week. Each start by playing the game you

5 played last unit. Play it for a few minutes and really notice how everything moves, how the game really works. Then use the Physics Vocabulary & Formula sheets to help you answer the following questions about your game. 4) 09 - Team Game Development Team Project - Get into groups of at least 3 This is your Design Team Assign tasks of graphic artist(s), technical writer(s) & project manager(s) we won t program this first game so don t worry about assigning a programmer - Apply Design Cycle Steps March 3, ) Show you that those math & science courses really do have practical real-world 2) Maybe help you in other courses or make you interested in learning more 3) Review Physics and Vocab handouts 4) Group Activity: Play Pole Position game and answer worksheet Go to my teacher templates gaming folder. 5) Compete in Pole Position top winners get bonus point on quiz 6) Quiz over Physics, careers, velocity March 1, 2013 We do need to spend a little time on the science and math involved in game design to: 1) Help you build a better game in units 3 & 4 2) Expose you to a terrific, high paying, in-demand career option if you like science and programming, go to college and hire an agent, you are gold! 3) Show you that those math & science courses really do have practical real-world 4) Maybe help you in other courses or make you interested in learning more Go to my teacher templates gaming folder: Read through the 03 - Physics, Math & Games powerpoint, 05 - Physics Formula Sheet, and 04 - Physics Vocab Sheet. Study and take notes. It is VERY

6 important to understand these math and physics concepts in order to produce a quality game.