Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Week 15 2024 PlayCanvas Basics

November 25 - 26, 2024


Objective: Exploring 3D Game Engine.
Assignment: PlayCanvas Basics
Details: Create an account in Play Canvas. Use your personal email, not csddocs email.




My First Project: 




Thursday, November 14, 2024

Week 13 2024 Animation

 November 11 - 15, 2024


Objective: Animate objects.
Assignment: Animation [1v1] 50 pts
Details: Animate your game to show how it is played. 
Video Tutorial: Animating Objects. Render Animation.




Objective: Create 3D Text
Assignment: Game Title [1v1] 50 pts
Details: Create a name and a title for your game and export it as a still image.
Link: https://www.dafont.com/
Video Tutorial: Create 3D Text.
 


Monday, November 4, 2024

Week 12 2024 Fighting Arena

Nov. 4 - 8, 2024


Objective: Learn to model objects.
Assignment: Fighting Arena 50 pts
Details: Create a fighting arena for your robots. Add color, adjust lighting.
Save As04_Robot.blend






Thursday, October 24, 2024

Week 10 2024 005c Animation [Platform Game]

 Oct. 21 - 25, 2024








Objective: Use sprites to create

Assignment: Animation: [Platform Game]
Details:
Download the template. Create 5 levels and 4 objects using Illustrator. Create multiple Sprites to create animation. 
Download: 5 Levels Templet



Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Week 8 2024 005b Five Levels [Platform Game]

October 7 - 11, 2024

005b GDF1 - Game Development Fundamentals 1:  Assignment: Five Levels [Platform Game]
Download: 5 Levels Templet

Objective: Creating 5 Interactive Levels.
Assignment: Five Levels [Platform Game]Details: Download the templet. Create 5 levels and 4 objects using Illustrator.

Week 8 2022 005b Five Levels [Platform Game]


Download: 5 Levels Templet


Monday, September 30, 2024

Week 7 2024 005a Platform Storyboard

Sept. 30 - 4, 2024

005a GDF1 - Game Development Fundamentals 1:  Assignment: Platform Game: Story
Download: Storyboard


Objective: Storyboard Game intro.

Assignment: Platform Game: Story.

Details: Create a story for your game explaining the why the game is being played. This could be a quest for treasure or a rescue mission or something else.

Download: Storyboard


Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Week 5 2024 Maze Game: Coding

 Sept. 16 - 20, 2024


Assignment:
Maze Game: Coding Details: Export Graphics from Illustrator. Create a scratch account. Do not your csd email, use a personal email.

Exporting Artboards

1. File/Export

2. Click: Use Artboards 

3. Chose Resolution: Medium (72 ppi), Background color: Transparent.

How do you import graphics into scratch? 

1. Look for the upload icon.

2. Upload .png for transparent images.


Monday, September 9, 2024

Week 4 2024 Maze Game: Create

 September 9-13, 2024

Objective: Design a maze game layout. Assignment: Maze Game: Graphics & Coding Details: Create a maze game. Use Illustrator to create shapes to layout the board.

Include a background color, text that would fit your idea for your board game.

Include instructions on how to play the game. Download: maze_game_size_480x360.ai.zip 

Save As:  05_MazeGame_XX.ai

Export As:  05_MazeGame_XX.jpg


Example: First draft or your maze game.


STRAND 5: Game Design Production Cycle (54% -29 of 54 pts): Students will be able to create and develop a game, in one of the identified game genres (Action, Adventure, RPG, Simulation or Strategy), using the Game Design Production Cycle.

Standard 2: Pre-Production (Design) --Students will be able to design documents as part of the

Preproduction of the game.

Put together a "Game Design Document" (the overall blueprint) and include the following components:

Title



Week 3 2024 Board Game: Instructions

September 3 - 6, 2024

GDF1 - Game Development Fundamentals 1:  Assignment: Board Game: Strategy

Objective: Create Instructions on how to play your game.
Assignment: Board Game: Instructions & Game Name
Details: Create a new art board in Illustrator.  

Size: 12 x 12 inches.
Save As:  05_BoardGame_XX.ai
Export As:  05_BoardGame_XX.jpg

Example: First draft or your board game.







Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Week 2 2024 Board Game Pieces

August 26-30, 2024


Assignment: Board Game Pieces


Illustrator is a Vector based tool used to create logos, clip art, t-shirt designs, and many other graphics. Learned how to use the Selection Tool, Moving objects, creating rectangles, ellipses, changing color of the fill and stroke, Duplicating, rotating. Went over the Zoom tool, Align, and Pathfinder.












Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Week 1b 2024 Board Game

August 19 - 23, 2024

GDF1 - Game Development Fundamentals 1:  Assignment: Board Game: Strategy

Objective: Design a board game layout.
Assignment: Board Game: Strategy
Details: Create a board game. Use Illustrator to create shapes to layout the board. Include a background color, text that would fits your idea for your board game. Include instructions on how to play the game. 

Size: 12 x 12 inches.
Save As:  05_BoardGame_XX.ai
Export As:  05_BoardGame_XX.jpg

Example: First draft or your board game.



Monday, August 19, 2024

Week 1 2024 Game Name

August 19 - 23, 2024

002 GDF1 - Game Development Fundamentals 1:  Assignment: Game Name

Objective: Develop a Game Name.
Assignment: Game Name
Details: Create a title page for a video game you would like to create. Use Adobe Illustrator to create this graphic. Include a background color, text and character or characters from other games that would fit your idea for a game. 


Size: 1920 x 1080 pixels. Resolution: 72dpi
Save As:  04_GameName_XX.ai
Export As:  04_GameName_XX.jpg


Week 1 2024 About Me

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Objective: Create a Google Doc
Assignment: About Me
Details: Open a new document. take a picture of yourself. Write two sentences about yourself. List two goals you have for this class. List clubs, sports your are in.
Example

 

 


Friday, May 10, 2024

Week 36 2024: Unity Game Engine

  May 6 - 10, 2024


Objective: Creating Movement
Assignment: Unity Game Engine: 2D Platformer
Details: Login to Unity Hub. Use a personal email. Click on the Learn button. Download and install 2D Platformer.   
Video Tutorial: 2D Platformer




Monday, April 22, 2024

Week 34 2024 Animation

 April 22 - 26, 2024


Objective: Animate objects.
Assignment: Animation [1v1] 50 pts
Details: Animate your game to show how it is played. 
Video Tutorial: Animating Objects. Render Animation.




Objective: Create 3D Text
Assignment: Game Title [1v1] 50 pts
Details: Create a name and a title for your game and export it as a still image.
Link: https://www.dafont.com/
Video Tutorial: Create 3D Text.
 


Monday, April 8, 2024

Week 32 2024 Fighting Arena

April 8 - 12, 2024


Objective: Learn to model objects.
Assignment: Fighting Arena 50 pts
Details: Create a fighting arena for your robots. Add color, adjust lighting.
Save As04_Robot.blend






Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Week 31 2024 005c Animation [Platform Game]

 March 26 - 29, 2023








Objective: Use sprites to create

Assignment: Animation: [Platform Game]
Details:
Download the templet. Create 5 levels and 4 objects using Illustrator. Create multiple Sprits to create animation. 
Download: 5 Levels Templet



Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Week 28 2024 005b Five Levels [Platform Game]

March 4 - 8, 2023

005b GDF1 - Game Development Fundamentals 1:  Assignment: Five Levels [Platform Game]
Download: 5 Levels Templet

Objective: Creating 5 Interactive Levels.
Assignment: Five Levels [Platform Game]Details: Download the templet. Create 5 levels and 4 objects using Illustrator.

Week 8 2022 005b Five Levels [Platform Game]


Download: 5 Levels Templet


Week 7 2023 005b Five Levels [Platform Game]

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Week 27 2024 005a Platform Storyboard

Feb. 26 - 29, 2024

005a GDF1 - Game Development Fundamentals 1:  Assignment: Platform Game: Story
Download: Storyboard


Objective: Storyboard Game intro.

Assignment: Platform Game: Story.

Details: Create a story for your game explaining the why the game is being played. This could be a quest for treasure or a rescue mission or something else.

Download: Storyboard


Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Week 23b 2024 Maze Game: Create

 January. 29 - February 2, 2023

Objective: Design a maze game layout. Assignment: Maze Game: Graphics & Coding Details: Create a maze game. Use Illustrator to create shapes to layout the board.

Include a background color, text that would fit your idea for your board game.

Include instructions on how to play the game. Download: maze_game_size_480x360.ai.zip 

Save As:  05_MazeGame_XX.ai

Export As:  05_MazeGame_XX.jpg


Example: First draft or your maze game.


STRAND 5: Game Design Production Cycle (54% -29 of 54 pts): Students will be able to create and develop a game, in one of the identified game genres (Action, Adventure, RPG, Simulation or Strategy), using the Game Design Production Cycle.

Standard 2: Pre-Production (Design) --Students will be able to design documents as part of the

Preproduction of the game.

Put together a "Game Design Document" (the overall blueprint) and include the following components:

Title

Monday, January 29, 2024

Week 23 2024 Board Game Final

January 29 - February 2, 2024

003c GDF1 - Game Development Fundamentals 1:  Assignment: Board Game: Final Draft

Objective: Design a board game layout.

Assignment: Board Game: Final Draft

Details: Create a board game. Use Illustrator to create shapes to layout the board. Include a background color, text that would fit your idea for your board game. Include instructions on how to play the game.

Size: 12 x 12 inches. 

Save As:  05_BoardGame_XX.ai

Export As:  05_BoardGame_XX.jpg

Links: Dice Roller


Example: Final draft or your board game.


STRAND 5: Game Design Production Cycle (54% -29 of 54 pts): Students will be able to create and develop a game, in one of the identified game genres (Action, Adventure, RPG, Simulation or Strategy), using the Game Design Production Cycle.

Standard 2: Pre-Production (Design) --Students will be able to design documents as part of the

Preproduction of the game.

• Put together a "Game Design Document" (the overall blueprint) and include the following components:

• Title




Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Week 22 2024 Board Game Pieces

January 22-26, 2024


Assignment: Board Game Pieces


Illustrator is a Vector based tool used to create logos, clip art, t-shirt designs, and many other graphics. Learned how to use the Selection Tool, Moving objects, creating rectangles, ellipses, changing color of the fill and stroke, Duplicating, rotating. Went over the Zoom tool, Align, and Pathfinder.












Friday, January 19, 2024

Week 22 2024 Board Game

January 22 - 26, 2024

GDF1 - Game Development Fundamentals 1:  Assignment: Board Game: Strategy

Objective: Design a board game layout.
Assignment: Board Game: Strategy
Details: Create a board game. Use Illustrator to create shapes to layout the board. Include a background color, text that would fits your idea for your board game. Include instructions on how to play the game. 

Size: 12 x 12 inches.
Save As:  05_BoardGame_XX.ai
Export As:  05_BoardGame_XX.jpg

Example: First draft or your board game.



Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Week 21 2024 Game Name

January 16 - 18, 2024

002 GDF1 - Game Development Fundamentals 1:  Assignment: Game Name

Objective: Develop a Game Name.
Assignment: Game Name
Details: Create a title page for a video game you would like to create. Use Adobe Illustrator to create this graphic. Include a background color, text and character or characters from other games that would fit your idea for a game. 


Size: 1920 x 1080 pixels. Resolution: 72dpi
Save As:  04_GameName_XX.ai
Export As:  04_GameName_XX.jpg


Friday, January 5, 2024

Week 19 2024 Game Career Project

January 2 - 5, 2024


Objective: Identify Game Careers
Assignment: Game Career Project
Details: Create a Google Slide. Chose gaming career and brainstorm idea's and create your own project. Document what you learn about the career you have chosen and show graphics of what your are creating. 



Primary Gaming Industry's job titles: 
Lead Programmer, Lead Designer, General Game Designer, Mechanics Designer, Level Designer/World Builder, User Interface (UI) Designer, Animator, Writer, Audio Director, Art Director, Project Manager, etc.

Example:





Week 15 2024 PlayCanvas Basics

November 25 - 26, 2024 Objective:  Exploring 3D Game Engine. Assignment:  PlayCanvas Basics Details:  Create an account in Play Canvas. Use ...