From Playing to Creating: Teaching Game Design - 10/1/2007 - School Library Jo... - The Diigo Meta page

• 10 Jan 09
  

  Tina Rooks

  • McKinley Technology High School

    The Institute of Urban Games Design (IUGD) at McKinley Technology High School was developed during the summer of 2005 with the intent of using the “hook” of video games to give at-risk teens information about careers in information technology. This simulation and game development program is offered every Saturday on a semester basis (10 weeks). The game development curriculum includes programming, motion capture, architecture (3-D CAD), 3-D modeling, animation, and mor

  • Scratch offers game creators the opportunity to connect online and share with other Scratch users. Teens who participate in the game design workshops create accounts on MIT’s Scratch Web site and upload their games for everyone to play. Scratch’s site also offers forums, tutorials, galleries, and easy access to new projects. New game designers can connect with others just learning how to use the software through a group called New Comers United that was formed by a newbie.
• 15 Jul 08
  

  Sarah Sutter

  article about teaching kids to design games.

  gamedesign teaching

• 07 Nov 07
  

  Chris Walsh

  game design school LEAT

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