High School course

Programming Studio 1

  • ALL GRADES
  • INTERMEDIATE
  • WEB
  • 16 LESSONS

Description

Students build Snowball Siege, Star Runner, and other intermediate-level games using concepts such as layering, Actor visibility, motion, line drawing, math art, and sprite collisions.

Topics Covered: More complex animation sequences combined with motion, game design basics, built-in animation commands, advanced keyboard and mouse control, sending and receiving messages, Actor layering, advanced events, math operators, and functions.

What Students Learn

  • Gain confidence in building a variety of programs
  • Apply programming concepts to build your own games
  • Design characters with multiple animation sequences
  • Write interactive stories with multiple scenes
  • Make an image editor using drawing primitives
  • Define more advanced keyboard and mouse interaction
  • Program special effects and explosions
  • Troubleshoot and debug programs

Technical Requirements

* Online courses require a modern desktop computer, laptop computer, Chromebook, or Netbook with Internet access and a Chrome (29+), Firefox (30+), Safari (7+), or Edge (20+) browser. No downloads required.