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Game Design Studio 1

This class is the ultimate experience for kids who love video games! They'll learn how to create their 2D worlds, design characters and animations, program controls and motion, add music and sound effects, and master the art of game logic. And the best part? They'll get to play their creations with the whole class! Sign your child up for this class and watch their love for coding and video games soar!

Game Design Studio 1 Live Course

Beginner Level
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14 Lessons
65 Activities

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Recommended for Ages 8+

Web iPad

No Prerequisites

Tynker Code Blocks

Tynker's visual code blocks are a great way for beginners to code, without needing to remember how to type syntax. By dragging and dropping code blocks together, young coders can produce vividly complex programs and games in our proprietary app, which includes support for graphics, sound, physics, and more.

What Kids Learn

  • direction and turning
  • pattern recognition
  • sequencing
  • simple conditionals
  • simple loops

How Kids Learn with Tynker

Kids learn on their own with a guided, hands-on approach that individualizes the learning experience. Tynker's online courses provide a complete learning system for your child to master the fundamentals of programming. Tynker's visual programming language makes it easy to learn, and once kids gain proficiency, they can seamlessly transition to Javascript coding within the Tynker learning system. Enroll in one of our plans for unlimited play across all courses.

Game-Based Learning

Tynker's self-guided lessons break down coding concepts while solving puzzles and making cool apps.

Interactive Assessments

Quick practice quizzes and assessment tests evaluate a child's comprehension of subjects taught.

Captivating Topics

There's always something to learn with multiple subjects, projects, and coding languages available.

System Requirements

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

Introduction

Let’s start with the basics of coding with animation and keyboard events.

12 Activities:

  • Overview
  • What will you make?
  • Coding Puzzles
  • Dragon Dash
  • Forward
  • Forward. Fly Up.
  • Eat and Blast
  • Star Runner
  • House
  • Move the Knight
  • Loot Quest
  • Knight's Quest

Lights, Music, Action

Make your own dance studio with music and built-in character animation.

6 Activities:

  • Piano Robot
  • Build Your Piano Robot
  • Dance Studio
  • Dance Studio Instructions
  • Dance Studio
  • Music Video

Frame-based Animation

Program animations by switching between multiple costumes in a loop.

5 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Flying Comet 1
  • Flying Comet 2
  • Cross the Stars
  • Space Adventure

2D Motion

Move objects using X,Y coordinates. Program motion that tracks the mouse.

6 Activities:

  • Introduction
  • Concepts
  • Learn to Fly
  • Flying Test
  • Space Ace
  • Obstacle Game

Pen Drawing

Use the pen commands to draw. Learn about messaging between Actors.

5 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Plane Colors
  • Plane Shapes
  • Color Match
  • Make Your Own Paint Program

Alien Catcher

Learn how to draw with actors using the pen tool and detect if you're touching a color.

8 Activities:

  • Drawing Concepts
  • Attack the Alien
  • Trap the Ship
  • Trap the Aliens
  • Get the Enemy
  • Pattern Maker
  • Pattern Maker Instructions
  • Pattern Maker

Space Breaker

Use timers and build the space breaker game.

5 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Galactic Breaker 1
  • Galactic Breaker 2
  • Mission To Mars
  • Space Breaker

Fish Tank

Build your own "Get the Treasure" game using functions and operators.

5 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • School of Fish 1
  • School of Fish 2
  • Sunken Treasure
  • Get the Treasure

Make Games - Animated Greeting Card

Template for an animated greeting card.

2 Activities:

  • Introduction
  • Animated Greeting Card

Make Games - Music Video

Template for a music video.

2 Activities:

  • Introduction
  • Music Video

Make Games - Maze Game

Templates for a maze game.

2 Activities:

  • Introduction
  • Maze Game

Make Games - 2-Player Battle Game

Template for a 2-player battle.

2 Activities:

  • Introduction
  • 2-Player Battle Game

Make Games - Animated Story

Template for an animated story.

2 Activities:

  • Introduction
  • Animated Story

Level Design

Build Platformer games using Tynker’s Level Editor.

3 Activities:

  • Selector
  • Platformer Level
  • Level Editor

direction and turning

pattern recognition

sequencing

simple conditionals

simple loops

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