Steve Isaacs - Game Design and Development in the Studio

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Game Design and Development provides an authentic introduction to computer science concepts. Developing these skills with upper elementary and middle school students enables them to explore computer programming and problem solving within a design framework. The goal of this session is to provide a framework for teaching game design and development in a school setting. Game design and development is an underutilized, but powerful tool in terms of creativity and design thinking. Video game design provides a valuable context for creating a constructionist learning environment where students are provided with great flexibility in both the learning path and the content as students become creators of content rather than consumers. Developing games puts students in a position to utilize technology as a design tool. Throughout the process, students have opportunities to work in a studio like environment while participating in a variety of activities including graphic design, programming, and sound engineering.

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Game Design and Development in the Classroom
Presentation resources:
http://bit.ly/gamedev_seriousplay
Steve Isaacs, William Annin Middle School
stevei2071@gmail.com
twitter: @mr_isaacs
http://gamesandlearning1.blogspot.com

Evolution of a Game Design and Development
Curriculum
● Summer camps / After school program
● Unit in G & T program
● Full semester elective - Game Design and Development
o GameMaker
o Portal 2
o MineCraft
● Extension activities / Quest Based Learning
● 6 week cycle / exploratory course in Game Design and
Digital Storytelling

Why is Game Design and
Development Important?

Constructionism / Creativity
"Children don't get ideas, they make ideas"
"Better learning will not come from finding better ways for the teacher to
instruct, but from giving the learner better opportunities to construct"

Designing for an Audience (Client)
This is hard for middle schoolers!!!!

Design Thinking / Iteration
Evaluate
Play Test
Conference
Refine
Engaging in process from conceptualization to finished product

Collaboration / Interdisciplinary
Computer Game
Development
CSC 5930-002
Dr. Tom Way
Innovative open studio approach to
game development, simultaneously
team-taught with a section of the
course at Villinova and The College
of New Jersey (TCNJ).

Computer Science Concepts
Naturally emerge in construction of game resulting in
genuine, applied introduction to programming:

Debugging
o It didn’t work...why?
o Authentic problem...not just hypothetical

“In a fishing analogy, landing the fish
would be mastery for the child, and once
taught, we let them move on to be
fascinated by some other enticing concept
or to use their new knowledge to scaffold
to the next higher level. They move on,
with greater knowledge and experience, to
build upon what they now know.”
~Connie - Little Stars Learning
http://littlestartlearning.blogspot.com

So, what does game design in class look like?

Student-Driven Learning
● Open-ended
● Democratic learning environment
● Studio setting
● It doesn’t have to be an “educational game”

Setting up the classroom
● Studio environment
o Teacher as facilitator / partner in learning
o Quest Based Learning (3dgamelab)
 Main Quest Lines
 Side Quests
o Collaboration
 Options in terms of working alone or with others
 Build in mechanism for peer evaluation and feedback
 Community goal: help peer make game better (not critique)

Quest Map:
Video Game Design and
Development

Game Design Tools
Modding -- creating content for existing games often with in-game level editors /engines

Development Tools
GameMaker Studio
o 2D game engine
o All objects programmed with events and actions
o Drag and Drop (or coding) environment
o Ability to use existing resources or create your own
o GameMaker has built-in sprite editor
o Strong introduction to Programming

Empowering Learners in the Maker Age
● Wood / Sheet Metal Game Controller
● Makey Makey Game Controller Box
● Makey Makey Power Towel Roll Flute
● Minecraft Automatic Chicken Generator
● Student Created Version of Flappy Bird (code.org)
● Student Created Version of Flappy Bird (GSM)

Reflection and Debriefing
“Debriefing is the processing of the game experience to
turn it into learning.”
---Crookall, 2011

Reflection and Debriefing
What does good reflection look like?
● Game design principles
● Storyline / Character development
● Game Mechanics
● Replayability factor
● Challenge level vs. frustration
● Aesthetics / Sound
● Scoring mechanisms
● Winning / losing scenario

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