{"id":216,"date":"2019-06-07T10:09:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T17:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mirahan.faculty.unlv.edu\/summercode_2019\/?p=216"},"modified":"2019-06-12T18:41:43","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T01:41:43","slug":"day-4-unit-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mirahan.faculty.unlv.edu\/summercode_2019\/class\/day-4-unit-x\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 4 Unit 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Unit 1. Simple chase game – Loops and Variables<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dream Game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. Divide students into small groups of 2-3 people.<\/li>
  2. In their small groups, ask students to generate a list of games that they enjoy playing. They can compose the list using their design journals or a sheet of paper. <\/li>
  3. We suggest facilitating the brain dump brainstorming activity: give students a short time period (1-2 minutes) to write down as many games as they can. Then, have students narrow down their favorites from the brain dump list.<\/li>
  4. After a few minutes, ask groups about their list of games:
    What do the games have in common?
    What features of their design make them a game?<\/li>
  5. Facilitate a class discussion about what characteristics make up a game and generate a class list of common game mechanics. <\/li>
  6. Next, ask students to imagine their dream game and write a list of design elements for that game.<\/li>
  7. Invite students to share their dream game lists in their small groups to get feedback and suggestions.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    1. Make a list of your favorite games.<\/li>
    2. What do the games have in common?<\/li>
    3. What features of their design make them a game?<\/li>
    4. Create a list of design elements for your dream game.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Simple chase game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Today, you will build a simple game, while you learn about two important computer science concepts, loops and variables<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      We will start by watching this video together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      https:\/\/scratch.mit.edu\/projects\/249143200\/editor?tutorial=animate-an-adventure-game<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Let’s continue with the project. Remember to Sign in on the top right to save your project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. choose a character<\/li>
      2. Make the character say something<\/li>
      3. Glide the character around<\/li>
      4. Choose an object to chase<\/li>
      5. Make the character move to touch the object<\/li>
      6. Track how many time the character collected the object with a score variable<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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