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LEAD YOUR CLASS FROM CODERS TO GAME DESIGNERS

With Game Builder, students will learn fundamental game designing concepts. Using CoffeeScript, students will learn to design and build online games. Try CodeMonkey’s FREE hour-long coding courses to introduce your students to the basics of Computer Science in a fun and easy way.

Game Builder

Students will learn the basics of game design by building a Platformer game similar to that of Super Mario™
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ABOUT GAME BUILDER

HOUR-LONG VERSION

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15 Exercises

With 15 game-creation challenges, Game Builder takes around an hour to complete.

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6-8 grade

Students should be 12 years or older to play. We recommend completing the Coding Adventure hour of code activity prior.

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Real Coding

Using what they learned in Coding Adventure, students code games.

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Learn Game Design

Students will master keyboard user-interface and game mechanics

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Standards alignment

Rated 5 out of 5

Game Builder aligns to the CSTA and Common Core standards so you know you are bringing a quality curriculum to your students.

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