Video Games, Day 3

Hopper section: Friday, January 9, 2015; Lovelace section: Monday, January 12, 2015

Plan for the day

• Opening Circle
• Saving, Sharing, submitting your work.
• L1
  • Continue programming basic game.
    • Introduction to concurrency
    • Introduction to messages
    • Program basic game and/or bonuses.
• L2
  • Review of Brick Breaker scaffold
    • Finish bouncing ball and share with Studio.
    • Spin off. Finish paddle and share with Studio.
    • Spin off. Program one brick, make it react to collision. Share with Studio.
    • Discussion of overlap / touching geometry. Overlap rule tester
  • Closing Circle

Materials

Level 1 Lesson

• Assignment: Create a video game

Level 2 Lesson

• Assignment: Brick Breaker video game
• Continue programming a bouncing ball: JavaScript sandbox

Level 3 Lesson

• Assignment: Video game lab