Level Up!
Students Creating
Digital Games

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Motivation through Games

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What can games be used for?
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phonics games
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1000s of questions
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make quiz for their peers
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such as mazes,
pingpong, roleplaying, aliens, and
more

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Adventuregamestudio.co.uk
Textadventures.co.uk/quest
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Game Creation Apps

iPad Gaming by Michael Nugent, Flickr
Tiny Tap Game Creation App

http://www.tinytap.it/

Features:
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answer, a hint
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the in-game scoring
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games from the TinyTap
store with narration and
images
Game Press Free for iPad
-drag & drop
- over 500 graphics,
music, sound effects,
particle effects
-import your own
pictures, graphics,
animations, sound
effects, music
- create sound &
special effects
- physics engine for real
world simulation
Have them
take each
other’s
games &
assess them

NASA Visualization Explorer (iPad app) By NASA Goddard Photo and Video, Flickr
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Have them design walkthroughs
Embed on a Wiki or Blog
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Level Up! Engaging Students by Having Them Create a Digital Game