Gamemaker Movement Lab – A look at One Unit

Gamemaker is a fun application for getting students interested in programming through computer game development. One of the difficulties is finding adequate teaching resources. In this session, Judson will talk about a lab he teaches on gamemaker movement. This covers different methods for getting a character to move automatically, with keypresses, with a gamepad, and […]

This session provides opportunities to explore online coding challenge websites that teachers can use to supplement their computer science curriculum and challenge students. Additionally, we’ll spend some time looking at George Fox Programming Competition problems (last year’s and this year’s – if available) and discuss how to implement them in class as well as ways […]

GameMaker. It’s been around for a while now. Jump on board now if you haven’t already…and if you have, come find out some new tricks! We’ll discuss the new Gamemaker Studio 2 and complete 1 quick & simple game. Scope, Sequence, & Resources will be made available as well. Appropriate for 6-12 grade educators

Game Maker is a powerful tool for teaching Computer Science in a fun way. In this course we’ll discuss the pros and cons of upgrading to the new Gamemaker Studio 2, How to code in Gamemaker, and how to apply it to multiple grade levels and multiple subject areas. We will be looking at the […]