[edugames] Textbook

[PIKE Philip]

I am teaching a year 10 Games programming unit next year for the first time.
Does anyone use a student text for Game Maker or are the inline tutorials sufficient?
Thanks


Philip Pike
Director of ICT
Bacchus Marsh Grammar
Sth Maddingley Rd
Bacchus Marsh 3340
Ph 53664800 Ext 869
Fax 53664850
email pikep at bmg.vic.edu.au<mailto:pikep at bmg.vic.edu.au>
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Subject: [edugames] Exciting Opportunity to Learn Game Maker


Dear edulists subscribers,

Just a reminder for this fantastic opportunity for ALL teachers. For teachers working with Primary aged students the Professional Learning event on September 15th, 2009. There is also a similar event for Secondary teachers on the 17th September. For more information go to http://www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents Get in quick

Apologies for the cross posting.



GameMaker for Primary Teachers 15th September (9.30 to 3.30 pm) and Game Maker for Secondary Teachers (17th September 9.30 to 3.30 pm)

The Programming Awards Competition<http://www.progawards.vitta.org.au/> is coming up (entries close on 16th October). How can you gain confidence in programming skills, graphics, music and creating engaging gameplay, to help your students (and you) showcase your talents?

VITTA and Tony Forster present a practical day of learning with some of your students where you will explore Game Maker in order to learn, inspire and engage. Game Maker is a program that allows you to make exciting computer games, without the need to write a single line of code. Making games with Game Maker is a lot of fun and allows you to create professional looking games within very little time.

Game Maker's simple drag and drop interface is friendly enough to use with as young as Year 3, but through its powerful scripting language, it is suitable right up to Year 12 and beyond. With Game Maker you can easily create games such as top view, platform games, first person shooters, 3D and networked multiplayer games. It is a fully fledged programming language capable of non game applications such as physics simulations and databases.

New: a category for teacher entries in the Programming Awards<http://www.progawards.vitta.org.au/>! Now you can have a go as well.

Dates: Tuesday 15th September 2009 (Primary) and 17th September 2009 (Secondary)

Time: 9.30 am to 3.30 pm

Venue: Forest Hill Centre for Digital Excellence
198 Mahoneys Rd
Burwood East VIC 3151

Presenter: Tony Forster<http://tonyforster.blogspot.com/>. Tony has been providing workshops in Game Maker for VITTA for many years and has expertise in using Game Maker across the curriculum.

Cost: Members: $150.00 Non Members $185.00

Lunch and light refreshments will be provided



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Jo McLeay
VITTA Professional Learning Officer
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Collingwood, VIC, 3066, Australia

Slide to Open ~ digital learning
VITTA Conference 2009
Mon Nov 23 - Wed Nov 25
Grandstand Flemington Racecourse


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