Benefits and Tools for Teaching Coding and Game Design

kristielAll Topics, Game Design

Benefits and Tools for Teaching Coding and Game Design

GameMaker was first developed in 1999 by Professor Mark Overmars to be used in education. This easy-to-learn 2D game-making tool with its GML visual system is ideal for teaching coding and game design. In this article, we will explore the benefits of teaching coding and game design, take a closer look at GameMaker, and learn about the free resources available … Read More

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Welcome to Little Town, a New Tutorial from GameMaker

kristielAll Topics, Coding & Programming, Game Design

Welcome to Little Town, a New Tutorial from GameMaker

YoYo Games has just released a significant new tutorial for GameMaker Studio 2. It is called Little Town. This education tutorial package was developed in collaboration with Benjamin Rivers. Benjamin is an award-winning game developer and university lecturer. While geared towards students at a College and University level, this tutorial enables students, new game designers, and hobbyists to get an … Read More

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Resources for Teaching Programming with GameMaker

kristielAll Topics, Game Design

Resources for Teaching Programming with GameMaker

In this article, I will share some of the great resources YoYo Games has made available for teaching coding and game design with GameMaker. Before we get into that, I wanted to share why teachers love working with this 2D development environment. It is a great tool for teaching students how to make games because of the fast and friendly … Read More

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