Game Builder
Teach fundamental game design concepts. Using CoffeeScript, students will learn to design and build online games.
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Game Builder is the perfect platform for students to explore their coding skills
for school, district or after-school club
WITH GAME BUILDER, YOUR STUDENTS WILL:
Build real computer games using CoffeeScript
Design swipe/touch interface games for mobile devices
Remix CodeMonkey games and make them your own
Share creations with the world on Discover, CodeMonkey’s community page
our courses
For the ultimate game-design experience, Game Builder incorporates a multi-faceted process to guide students into becoming computer game creators
platformer
The perfect place to jump-start creativity
- Learn the fundamentals of game design and creation
- Master user-interface and game mechanics including keyboard events, timers, collide events, and much more!
frogger
Bring back retro with this Classic
- Create unique versions of the classic game ‘Frogger’
- Learn to control touch interface
- Play new games on tablets or smartphones!
Sprite Animations
Where creations come to life
- Create images, animations and graphic elements
- Define and program animations
- Implement sprites into your games!
CURRICULUM
Platformer
CONCEPTS TAUGHT
Event handlers
“Rules” for different values of parameters (i.e. write if statements)
COURSE STRUCTURE
35 Exercises
COURSE LENGTH
Classroom lessons plans: 7
Frogger
CONCEPTS TAUGHT
Parameters a function gets
Forever loop
COURSE STRUCTURE
30 Exercises
COURSE LENGTH
Classroom lessons plans: 7
Sprite Animations
CONCEPTS TAUGHT
Sprite sheets
Add and run an animation
COURSE STRUCTURE
26 Exercises
COURSE LENGTH
Classroom lessons plans: 5
STANDARDS ALIGNMENT
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
- CCSS.MATH .PRACTICE. MP1/MP3/MP4/MP5
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.EE.A.2/B.6
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.F.A.1
- CCSS.ELA- LITERACY.RI. 5.10
- CCSS.ELA- LITERACY.RS T.6-8.3/8.4/8.7
- CCSS.ELA- LITERACY.RS T.9-10.3/10.4/10.7
CSTA STANDARDS
- LEVEL 1/K-3/3-6
- LEVEL 2/6-9
- LEVEL 3A/9-12
- LEVEL 3B/9-12
UK COMPUTING PROGRAMMES OF STUDY
- KEY STAGE 1/2/3/4
WHAT'S NEXT?
After completing these courses, your students will be ready to design and share their very own games using the freestyle Create Games platform
Create Games
It’s finally time to DIY!
- Experience with designing computer games
- Publish and share games with friends and the world!
- Play on any PC, laptop or mobile device
- Want an astronaut? Change the gravity
- Want a racing game? Use an aerial perspective
- Want strong, fierce enemies? Make them bigger
- Want a life-like game? Upload your own graphics.
CHECK OUT STUDENT CREATIONS!
Wonder what they all have in common?
They were all created with Game Builder
Find out what masterpieces your students will create!
Game Builder is scaffolded, self-paced, and automatically assessed, so just like CodeMonkey’s award-winning Coding Adventure, it’s super easy to implement in the classroom.