Game Design I

The newly designed Game Design I curriculum looks great. I like the improvements to the wiki and to the curriculum. The biggest improvement in my opinion is the action game that has been added to the Game Design I course. This replaces and expands on the mini game that was originally taught as the first coding that the students were able to experience in the class. There wasn't much variety in the game and it really didn't allow for too much creativity either. The action game introduces the same concepts as well as adds additional coding concepts for the students to select from as they complete their games. It is introduced after the completion and presentation of the hidden object game so that the student has some background in action script and Flash. This makes it more beneficial to the student and allows the student to attack it with a little more self confidence than he/she would if it was the first game of the semester. I am looking forward to teaching Game Design I and completing the action game on my own before my students have a chance to complete their games. It looks to be an exciting year in Globaloria!