Introduction to Games Programming

In this subject students will be introduced to the basics of Python programming, Data Science, and Game Programming. Students will learn how to write Python programs to help them solve various problems. They will also be introduced to the basic skills for analyzing large data sets and how to construct various charts in Google sheets. These skills will be invaluable in the other fields of science they study. Students will also learn about how to plan and develop a game, and will apply the skills they have learnt to develop their own game in Python. ·

Overview:

• Learn about data science concepts, focusing on data visualisations of large data sets using spreadsheets.

• Explore python coding through a series of mini-challenges leading to developing a text based python adventure games.

• Finally learn about the ideas behind game programming such as event handling, rectangle objects, collisions, game coordinates and the Pygame loop, leading to developing a game using the PyGame library.