This experience is not about the standards, but if you are a student, teacher, parent or administrator, you might be interested to know that we'll be covering some important ones that, unfortunately, you often don't see represented in the curriculum at school.
Video Game Design Process - identifying rules, a goal and audience for a video game and then creating a storyboard
Video Game Development Process - iterative process of planning, programming, testing and evaluating
Employing algorithms and logic to program game and solve game issues
Research gaming, game design as well as subject area for game
Create and use a project plan
Follow iterative development process to create a video game: design, program, test and evaluate
See the Video Game Design Rubric for more info about student expectations
Creativity and Innovation
Communication and Collaboration
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Digital Citizenship
Use the basic steps in algorithmic problem-solving to design solutions
Evaluate ways that different algorithms may be used to solve the same problem
Collaboratively design, develop, publish and present products using technology resources
Exhibit legal and ethical behaviors when using information and technology
Recognize that computers are devices that execute programs
Use various debugging and testing methods to ensure program correctness