Coding Kids: Let's Make Games!

Coding Kids: Let's Make Games!, available at $54.99, has an average rating of 4.3, with 38 lectures, based on 609 reviews, and has 3892 subscribers.

You will learn about make their own games at home using free software understand the basic concepts and logic of programming build their confidence working with computers and professional software This course is ideal for individuals who are Kids aged 8-15 with interest in programming and/or game development or Parents who want to help their kids learn programming or Adults who look for a simple and easy introduction to game development It is particularly useful for Kids aged 8-15 with interest in programming and/or game development or Parents who want to help their kids learn programming or Adults who look for a simple and easy introduction to game development.

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Summary

Title: Coding Kids: Let's Make Games!

Price: $54.99

Average Rating: 4.3

Number of Lectures: 38

Number of Published Lectures: 38

Number of Curriculum Items: 38

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 38

Original Price: $29.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

make their own games at home using free software
understand the basic concepts and logic of programming
build their confidence working with computers and professional software

Who Should Attend

Kids aged 8-15 with interest in programming and/or game development
Parents who want to help their kids learn programming
Adults who look for a simple and easy introduction to game development

Target Audiences

Kids aged 8-15 with interest in programming and/or game development
Parents who want to help their kids learn programming
Adults who look for a simple and easy introduction to game development

Course Description

This course offers a gentle and fun introduction to the world of game development, teaching basic coding and game design concepts. The goal of the course is to get kids comfortable and passionate about coding and game development. It is also a great way for creative kids to express themselves by bringing their own game ideas to life.

The Coding Kids Approach

Learning should be fun. Our kids are having too much fun to realize they are actually gaining some of the most indispensable skills for their possible future career.

At Coding Kids we turn kids’ love of playing videogames into making videogames. The journey will prepare them for potential careers in fields such as programming, game design, digital art, interactive media and so much more.

Contents and Overview

In over three and a half hours of content including 38 lectures, this course covers the foundations of programming and game design by building four different games from scratch. Completed Construct 2 project files for each tutorial can be downloaded through the course.

This course covers, amongst other things:

Object based programming
2d game sprites
Behaviours
Variables
Events and Actions
Game design

Students will also learn basic good programming habits such as proper object naming, frequent saving of work and pre-planning of work.

Upon completion, students will understand basic programming concepts and be able to make a variety of games entirely on their own. They will be at a much better position to take on further learning of programming and game development at school or at home.

2024 Notes: The course uses Construct 2, a game-making software, which is free and still available to download. Construct 3 requires a subscription for full access, so the course remains based on Construct 2.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Getting ready to program!

Lecture 1: Put your programmer hat on!

Lecture 2: Installing Construct 2

Lecture 3: What To Do If The Screen Goes Weird

Lecture 4: Before We Start

Chapter 2: Let's make a platformer!

Lecture 1: Setting up game project

Lecture 2: Adding our Hero

Lecture 3: Adding a spike

Lecture 4: Adding additional behaviours

Lecture 5: Adding a goal

Lecture 6: Adding moving enemies and platforms

Lecture 7: Adding a key

Lecture 8: Designing our level

Lecture 9: Designing additional levels

Lecture 10: Wrap up

Chapter 3: Let's make a shooter!

Lecture 1: Setting up the game project

Lecture 2: Create our mouse controlled player

Lecture 3: Add shooting mechanics for the player

Lecture 4: Create the first enemy

Lecture 5: Adding score system

Lecture 6: Adding a high score

Lecture 7: Creating enemy 2 and it's spawn conditions

Lecture 8: Adding a scrolling background and Wrap Up

Chapter 4: Multiplayer Game

Lecture 1: Setting up the project

Lecture 2: Custom platform controls

Lecture 3: Creating the goal and winning screen

Lecture 4: Adding random collectibles

Lecture 5: Counting and displaying the score for both players

Lecture 6: Wrap up

Chapter 5: Car Game

Lecture 1: Setting up the project

Lecture 2: Creating the Track and Car

Lecture 3: Drawing the Track

Lecture 4: Barriers

Lecture 5: Tweaking the Car

Lecture 6: Adding a timer part 1

Lecture 7: Adding a timer part 2

Lecture 8: Adding a timer part 3

Lecture 9: Wrap up

Chapter 6: Extras

Lecture 1: Congratulations

Instructors

Mickey Blumental
Game Designer

Rating Distribution

1 stars: 17 votes
2 stars: 8 votes
3 stars: 30 votes
4 stars: 168 votes
5 stars: 386 votes

Frequently Asked Questions

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