Introduction to Game Development

JavaScript

Teach students with no prior coding experience how to conceptualize, design, and make their very own game with this course.

Grade Band:

6-8th Grade

Course Type:

Supplemental

Course Length:

30 Hours

Level:

Beginner

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Video-Based Lessons

Earns Certifications

Capstone Project

Project Portfolio

Teacher-Led

Activity Worksheets

Slideshow Presenaions

Self Grading Quizzes

Description

This course is a great course for students with no prior coding experience to learn how to conceptualize, design, and make their very own games. This condensed game development course gets students learning by doing. Students learn the theory of game development as well as introductory computer science concepts by building interactive games that allow them to express their creativity.

Certifications

Upon completing this course, students will be prepared to earn the following industry-recognized certification(s):

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Course Outline

Course Projects

Through a combination of follow-along projects and self-directed activities, students build a unique coding project portfolio demonstrating the skills and knowledge they acquire.

Narrative Text Adventure

A browser-based text adventure game to learn how to build and incorporate a unique game narrative using JavaScript.

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Word Guessing Game

In this project, students build out a word-guessing game where a random word is chosen and the player is given the opportunity to guess letters.

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