space invaders design having struggled with game maker - and worried about enabling students - i decided to rewite the space invadrs v 3 as a design document.
i am thinking about using this as the basis for discussing designing a game.
comments welcome
Gamemaker seems to be an absoloute gem. I can see this working for us at KS3, 4 & 5.
We currently do some game design work with 6th formers who have experienced programming in A’Level Computing. They have thoroughly enjoyed creating simple games in Flash but the ActionScript was very tricky. With Gamemaker I can see the process being accelerated greatly.
I know that a GameMaker’s Club will be popular at KS3 since we have a number of hard core ‘Flash Animation’ nuts who spend nearly every lunchtime in our computer rooms. Many of these would love to move from animation into games design.
KS4 is an area where we intend to develop the iMedia Level 2 course & clearly GameMaker will fulfill the needs of unit 7 (2D Game Engines)
Finally, I am going to enjoy teaching Game Design much more than ‘Goal Seek’ or Flowol.
The audio effects for the Space Invaders game can be downloaded by clicking here. If you’re looking for a background track to play, you could try the Space Invaders Song, click here to download.
The sprite objects (32×32) can also be downloaded from this site.
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