KODU Soccer Game Instructions

Objective

Create a simple soccer game in KODU where players control a red KODU to push a soccer ball into a goal while an AI-controlled blue KODU tries to push it into the opposing goal. The game will keep score and reset when a goal is scored.

Design Process - Create - Test - Refine

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Create the Soccer Field

• Open KODU Game Lab and create a new world.

• Use the Ground Brush to create a flat field.

• Add two goal areas (one for each team) using different terrain colors:

  • Red Goal: A red-colored landscape area.

  • Blue Goal: A blue-colored landscape area.

2. Add the Characters

• Place two KODUs on the field:

  • Red KODU (Player-Controlled)

  • Blue KODU (AI-Controlled)

• Place a Soccer Ball in the Center of the Field.

3. Program the Red KODU (Player-Controlled)

• Select the Red KODU, then press Enter to open the programming menu.

• Add the following instructions:

Movement

WHEN

DO

Keyboard → Arrow Keys

Move

Pushing the Ball

| WHEN | DO | | See Soccer Ball | Move Toward |

4. Program the Blue KODU (AI-Controlled)

• Select the Blue KODU and open the programming menu.

• Add the following instructions:

AI Movement

| WHEN | DO | | See Soccer Ball | Move Toward |

Pushing the Ball

| WHEN | DO | | Bump into Soccer Ball | Push |

5. Program the Soccer Ball

• Select the Soccer Ball and open the programming menu.

• Add the following logic:

Scoring & Resetting the Game

| WHEN | DO | | On Red Goal (red-colored terrain) | Score 1 for Player & Reset Ball to Center | | On Blue Goal (blue-colored terrain) | Score 1 for AI & Reset Ball to Center |

6. Test & Improve the Game

• Play the game and see if:

  • The Red KODU moves with the arrow keys.

  • The Blue KODU chases and pushes the ball.

  • The ball scores when it reaches the goal and resets.

  • Scores are tracked correctly.

• Adjust speed, AI behavior, or ball physics if needed.

Bonus Features

• Add a scoreboard to display the scores.

• Add a timer to set a time limit for the game.

• Add a crowd or background to make it more visually engaging.

Final Check

✅ Soccer ball moves when pushed.
✅ Red KODU moves with the arrow keys.
✅ Blue KODU moves toward the ball.
✅ Goals increase the score and reset the ball.

Now you’re ready to play! 🎮⚽

The KODU Soccer Game assignment aligns with multiple competencies across different categories. Below are the relevant competencies it addresses:

1. Demonstrating Personal Qualities and Abilities

• Demonstrate creativity and innovation → Students design and program a soccer game with unique AI behaviors.

• Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving → Students must debug and refine their game logic.

• Demonstrate initiative and self-direction → Students independently develop and test their game.

2. Demonstrating Interpersonal Skills

• Collaborate with team members → If done in pairs or groups, students must work together to create their game.

3. Demonstrating Professional Competencies

• Demonstrate big-picture thinking → Students must understand the overall structure of the game, from controls to AI.

• Demonstrate continuous learning and adaptability → They must adjust their code and design based on testing results.

• Manage time and resources → Students must complete their project within the given timeframe.

• Demonstrate information-literacy skills → They research and apply KODU programming knowledge.

• Demonstrate proficiency with technologies, tools, and machines common to a specific occupation → Programming in KODU is a foundational skill in game design and computer science.

4. Introducing Technology

• Define technology → Students engage in digital game creation.

• Identify how technologies have emerged through the use of engineering → Game development and AI behaviors.

5. Investigating the Effects of Technology

• Describe how society affects technology and technology affects society → Students can discuss the role of AI in games.

6. Examining Resources of Technology

• Demonstrate the safe use of a minimum of three tools and/or pieces of equipment as part of the design process → Using KODU’s tools effectively.

7. Designing Solutions

• Describe the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) engineering design process → Game development follows a structured process.

• Demonstrate the use of an engineering design process → Creating, testing, and refining the game.

8. Using the Engineering Design Process

• Define the goal of a challenge → The objective of the soccer game.

• Design a device using criteria and constraints → Programming AI and setting up the game field.

• Evaluate viable solutions → Testing AI behaviors and player mechanics.

• Select a solution → Choosing the best logic for scoring and AI.

• Plan the model or prototype → Laying out the field and KODU behaviors.

• Produce a model or prototype → Creating and implementing the game.

• Assess the design → Debugging and improving mechanics.

• Describe how the solution could be improved → Reflecting on ways to enhance gameplay.

• Communicate the results → Demonstrating the game to others.

• Use the engineering design process as part of a team → If working in pairs, students collaborate on solutions.

9. Examining Systems

• Illustrate how processes change inputs to outputs in any system → Programming in KODU follows input-processing-output logic.

10. Identifying the Contexts of Technology and Engineering

• Describe the computation, automation, AI, and robotics contexts of technology and engineering → Students program AI behaviors in KODU.

This assignment strongly supports computational thinking, problem-solving, game design, and teamwork skills, making it an excellent choice for integrating STEM and computer science education.

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