[Yr7-10it] Gamemaker materials and training

[Tony Forster]

> Does anyone have links to training or materials for Gamemaker?

Lesson plans
http://online.haileybury.vic.edu.au/sites/edrington/computerclub/Gamemaker%20Lesson%20Plan.doc 
(356kB)
http://intranet.woodvillehs.sa.edu.au/kerrbi/g/int.htm or 
http://users.tpg.com.au/billkerr/g/int.htm or http://beam.to/billkerr
http://portal.newman.wa.edu.au/technology/10cap/html/Gmkr03.htm
http://www.newtown.tased.edu.au/computingweb/gamemaker/
http://www.gamelearning.net/
IT Course-game.doc (47 kB) A multidisciplinary project spanning the dramatic 
and visual arts, music, economics, mathematics, literacy and ICT.
Gamemaker Code.doc (31 kB) more advanced programming using code
http://www.acmi.net.au/games_lab_culture.htm  super sonic: video games and 
learning, Education Pack containing information and activities for classroom 
use. Understanding character in video games, an essay by Matthew Sakey.
http://www.numbatconspiracy.com/moodle/ Numbat Conspiracy Project. gamemaker 
101 gamemaker 102
http://www.bettscomputers.com
http://www.lhps.org/scarbeau/hp2.htm Lake Highland Preparatory School 
Computer Programming Honors II / Grades 9-12 (Upper School)
http://www.warwickshs.eq.edu.au/icte/year_10/game.html Year 10 ICTE
http://www.wonko.info/cybertext/gamemaker/pong.htm

http://www.kurwongbss.eq.edu.au/curriculum/integrated%20planning/Diversity%20and%20Change%20years%204-5/outofthebox.doc 
Children play, study and analyse a variety of games to develop arguments 
that computer games give them skills for real life. This unit plan includes 
activity black line masters, an extended planning outline, assessment task 
handout and other valuable resources.

Game programming in schools
See samples of student work:
http://online.haileybury.vic.edu.au/sites/edrington Gamemaker year 1 to 8
http://www.newtown.tased.edu.au/computingweb/gamemaker/examples.htm  Newtown 
High School, Tasmania Australia, Gamemaker
http://www.reignhead.sheffield.sch.uk/games/research_04.htm  Stagecast year 
3 to 6 Age 7 to 11
http://www.ioe.ac.uk/playground/gameplace/index.html Toontalk, children aged 
4-8
http://www.cattanach.org/microworlds/studentwork.html Microworlds years 4&5
http://www.csmdigital.com/Dragstar/studentwork/stdentmenu.htm LCSI 
Microworlds
http://ahefner.com/game.html The Hefner Hideout, Gamemaker games
http://www.nhavenr7.sa.edu.au/students.htm  games made by 6/7 students using 
Gamemaker
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/numeracy.htm Programs by pupils: 
(Made as independent or group work in Numeracy Hour)
http://www.flashclassroom.com Flash Classroom, Flash resources and students' 
gallery
http://www.nexusresearchgroup.com/info_systems/games.htm  students from 
Inglewood High School and New Plymouth Girls' High have been taught to 
create games that are fun to play while learning about programming, logic 
and graphics design.
http://alupton.wordpress.com/learning/game-maker/ A dual purpose educational 
site. It helps serve the communication and collaboration needs of an 
Australian Year 3 class. It is also an exploration and demonstration to help 
cater for the needs of other primary school classes
http://vermontsc.vic.edu.au/gallery/computer_programming/  Year 9 & 10 The 
Games Factory

http://www.dsv.su.se/research/kids/kidsprojects.htm The Kids research group 
is part of K2lab at the IT-University in Kista. We are working with groups 
of elementary and middle school children. (Toontalk)

http://alupton.wordpress.com/learning/game-maker/ Al Upton's grade 3

http://psweb.etr.org/gcgweb/public/games/index.html TNT and Camp GIG (Girls 
Inventing Games) are two programs designed for middle school girls to create 
games using Macromedia Flash MX.

http://www.epcds.org/Student%20section/Game_Maker/gamemaker_games.htm 
Gamemaker games from  El Paso Country Day School (K-12)

http://www2.osc.lk/eye/Student%20gallery/gamemaker.htm Gamemaker games from 
The Overseas School of Colombo

Teachers' forums
http://lyris.education.tas.gov.au:8080/read/?forum=gamemaker
http://www.gamelearning.net/
http://www.learningplace.com.au/deliver/content.asp?pid=24029
http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/course/view.php?id=81

http://lists.becta.org.uk/mailman/private/gamesandeducation/

Gamemaker "how to" samples
http://www.gamemaker.nl/tutorial.html
http://intranet.woodvillehs.sa.edu.au/kerrbi/g/d.htm
http://www.mindtools.tased.edu.au/gamemaker
http://velorum.ballarat.edu.au/~rrussell/tutorials/gamemaker/index.php

http://alupton.wordpress.com/learning/game-maker/




Tony Forster,
ASISTM Computer Game Design, Programming, Multimedia and Mathematics 
Cluster.
1405 Wellington Rd. Narre Warren East 3804
Phone 03 9796 8161
Mobile 0403 07 3717
Email forster at ozonline.com.au
http://www.gamelearning.edu.au
http://online.haileybury.vic.edu.au/sites/edrington
http://www.freewebs.com/schoolgamemaker/