STEM Video Game Challenge
Week 1
This week you need to:
- locate the website and know what resources are available
- become familiar with the rules and guidelines
- consider the theme
- look at previous examples
- understand what a GDD is
- think about the timeline
Week 7
Using variables to track Health points
GDD - Theme and Style
- Independently complete Health bar tutorial to extend understanding of variables
- Guided exercise or independent - add an actor with a label to show Health variable to explore what is happening (and revise last week) or add an actor with different costumes to show the Health variable (more challenging).
- Extra Challenge: How could we improve this game? What might happen when the health score reaches 0?
GDD - Theme and Style
- Theme - how does the game idea relate to the theme? (20-30 words)
- Style - What will be the basic look of the game? Start drawing characters and elements and collecting visual assets (20-30 words or images)