Video Game Design for Kids
Introduce your child (Ages 7-10) to coding and video game design with our course. Learn programming logic and create original video games using a simple visual programming language. Follow a kid-friendly process similar to real game designers. Develop characters’ behaviors and reactions, create landscapes and buildings, and add power-ups. Complete game design planning for the best video game possible. Please note, Kodu currently runs on Windows. Download Kodu for free and start your child’s coding journey today!
What you’ll learn
- Students learn programming logic to code characters’ behaviors and reactions to events in their games.
- Students learn to use the tools available in Kodu to create land, water, mountains, buildings, and more.
- Students learn more advanced coding to give their characters power-ups.
- Students complete game design planning prior to starting their final projects to create the best video game possible.
How would you like to help your child (Ages 7-10) create their own original video game? This course helps kids learn to make games via a simple visual programming language. This program is a great entry into design and programming skills. Students will follow a kid-friendly process similar to real video game designers who create the games they play at home!
Students learn programming logic to code characters’ behaviors and reactions to events in their games. All programming in Kodu is WHEN/DO (similar to IF/THEN statements).
Students learn to use the tools available in Kodu to create land, water, mountains, buildings, and more.
Students learn more advanced coding to give their characters power-ups. This involves creating parallel programming that changes the behavior of their characters based on a specific event.
Students complete game design planning prior to starting their final projects to create the best video game possible.
Important: Kodu currently only runs on Windows. Please test running Kodu prior to signing up for the class. Kodu is a free download. Simply Google “Kodu.” This course is designed for parents that want to introduce their kids (Ages 7-10) to coding and video game design.
Who this course is for:
- Parents that want to introduce their kids (Ages 7-10) to coding and video game design.
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