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Intro to Game Design

Perfect for ages 7+, beginners to intermediate coders and kids who love video games! Build 8 games, one per week including racing, arcade, physics, and much more!

Intro to Game Design Live Course

Beginner Level
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8 Lessons
8 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

  • Mouse Maze
  • Go Kart
  • Base Defense
  • Space Voyager
  • Ball Pop
  • Click Hero
  • Fish Frenzy
  • BankShot

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.

Mouse Maze

Guide your mouse through a maze!

1 Activity:

  • Mouse Maze

Go Kart

Steer a car around incoming barrels!

1 Activity:

  • Go Kart

Base Defense

Fire lasers on incoming aliens!

1 Activity:

  • Base Defense

Space Voyager

Pilot a spacecraft to catch batteries and avoid comets!

1 Activity:

  • SpaceVoyager

Ball Pop

Chain react ball pops and explosions!

1 Activity:

  • Ball Pop

Click Hero

Click the pop-ups as quickly as they appear!

1 Activity:

  • Click Hero

Fish Frenzy

Cast a fishing rod into the ocean to catch fish!

1 Activity:

  • FishFrenzy

BankShot

Use physics to launch a cannonball through obstacles!

1 Activity:

  • BankShot

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