neuroawesome Video Game Design (2 Days)

Course Overview

Course Information

Course Format: 2 Days
Delivery format: In person teaching in small groups (max 8)
Suitable for: Age 12 – 17 Neurodiverse students
Pre-requisites: No prior experience required
System Requirements: Windows or Mac System required
Day Structure: 4 x 45 Minute Sessions, with 15 Minute Breaks & 45 Minutes for Lunch

Course Description

Put your gaming experience and imagination into action, ending up with an original creation that you can take home, play and show to family and friends. This is a class for all abilities and ages.

The fundamentals covered in Video Game Design are a great first step into the world of coding. Students are introduced to object-oriented programming, and a behaviour-based logic system – applying behaviours and attributions, testing, debugging and fine-tuning products – that comprises a core component of computer science and is familiar to any programmer.

Our small group sizes with close guidance from tutors mean that students can move at the pace that best suits them while developing their games.

This is a rich course and one of our most popular, and many kids take it more than once to take their skills even further.  

Research Opt-in: This course will be the subject of a research effort into the impact of remote learning for neurodiverse students by Curtin University’s Autism Research Group.
Participation in this research is optional and will not affect the delivery of the course.

What students will learn

• Telling A Story: storyboarding and structuring your game
• Platform Basics: using the Construct 3 environment
• Graphics:  graphic design and animation basics for your characters
• Control: applying behaviours and attributes to characters
• Testing: testing, de-bugging, perfecting your program
• That's a Wrap! Take your game home, access anywhere