Purpose:

We are learning the basics of Game Lab by drawing shapes.  

Task:

• Log in to Game Lab - Use the link provided by your teacher

• Find the Interactive Animations and Games tutorial

• Complete lessons 3 & 4 - Drawing and Parameters

Extension:

• Do some of the challenges at the end of the unit

Purpose:

We are learning about variables and how to use randomness in our code.  

Task:

• Find the Interactive Animations and Games tutorial

• Complete lessons 5 & 6  - Variables & Randomness

Extension:

• Do some of the challenges at the end of the unit

Purpose:

We are learning how to create sprites.

We are setting up the game that we will develop as we go. Example

Task:

• Find the Interactive Animations and Games tutorial

• Complete lessons 8 & 9  - Sprites & Properties

• Create a new Game Lab project named yourname-10DTEC-skillsproject

• Add a sprite, give it an animation - ignore the draw() function for now.  Example

• Save and Share it

• Turn it in to Google Classroom

Extension:

• Customise your sprite

• Add more sprites

Purpose:

We are learning how to display text

Task:

• Find the Interactive Animations and Games tutorial

• Complete lesson 10 - Text

• Open your Game Lab project named yourname-10DTEC-skillsproject

• Add a title to your game - Make it pretty. Example

Extension:

• Do some of the Challenges in the unit

Purpose:

We are learning how to move our sprite

Task:

• Complete lessons 12 & 13 - Draw Loop and Movement

• Open your Game Lab project named yourname-10DTEC-skillsproject

• Make your sprite move. Example

Extension:

• Do some of the Challenges in the unit

Purpose:

We are learning how to control our program with logic

Task:

• Complete lesson 15 - Conditionals

• Open your Game Lab project named yourname-10DTEC-skillsproject

• Add an if statement so that when the sprite reaches the right hand side it goes back to the start. Example

Extension:

• Do some of the Challenges in the unit

Purpose:

We are learning how to control our program with the keyboard

Task:

• Complete lesson 16 - Keyboard Input

• Open your Game Lab project named yourname-10DTEC-skillsproject

• Add code to move your sprite with the arrow keys. Example

• Follow the slides to create a start screen in your game. Example

Extension:

• Do some of the Challenges in the unit

• Add more screens

Purpose:

We are learning a different way to move our sprite. This can give a totally different feel to your game.

Task:

• Complete lesson 19 - Velocity

• Open your Game Lab project named yourname-10DTEC-skillsproject

• Change your controls so the character starts drifting when the keys are pressed. Example

Extension:

• Do some of the Challenges in the unit

• Press use a key to stop drifting

• Make the character go faster the longer the key is pressed

Purpose:

We are learning how to detect when our sprite touches something else.

Task - Lots to do this lesson:

• Complete lesson 20 - Collision Detection

• Open your Game Lab project named yourname-10DTEC-skillsproject

• Add a pickup sprite

• Create a "score" variable

• Use text() to display the score

• When your original sprite touches the pickup sprite:

  1. • • Your score goes up

       • The pickup sprite teleports to a random position

• Example

Extension:

• Do some of the Challenges in the unit

• Add a sprite to avoid that reduces your score

• Sometimes the pickup appears on the character. Can you find a solution?

Purpose:

We are learning how to create a gravity effect

Task:

• Complete lesson 22 - Complex Sprite Movement

• Open your Game Lab project named yourname-10DTEC-skillsproject

• Make your character fall - like in the falling rock activity: Example

Extension:

• Do some of the Challenges in the unit

• Find a way to stop your character falling through the floor (use an if() statement)

Purpose:

We are learning how to collide with other sprites

Task:

• Complete lesson 23 - Collisions

• Read the help about the bounciness sprite Property

• Read the help about edges

• Open your Game Lab project named yourname-10DTEC-skillsproject

• Add a platform sprite under your character for it to start on

• Add edge collisions. Choose the best collision method to make it work: Example

Extension:

• Do some of the Challenges in the unit

Purpose:

We are learning how to tidy up our code with functions

Task:

• Complete lesson 25 - Functions

• Open your Game Lab project named yourname-10DTEC-skillsproject

• Put all your start screen code in one function

• Put all your game code in another function

• Modify your draw loop so it looks like the example: Example

Extension:

• Do some of the Challenges in the unit

• Add a win screen (when you get 5 points)

• Add a restart button

Purpose:

We are learning how to create a jump mechanic

Task:

• Look at the slides

• Open your Game Lab project named yourname-10DTEC-skillsproject

• Change your movement controls so your sprite can jump

• Add platforms so you can get to all parts of the screen: Example

Extension:

• Do some of the Challenges in the unit

• Add a win screen (when you get 5 points)

• Add a restart button

Purpose:

We are learning how to manage groups of sprites.

Task:

• Look at the slides

• Open a Game Lab project

• Create a sprite group

• Experiment with some of the group functions

Extension:

• Use a for loop to effect individual sprites