Build Your First Computer Game
Design and build a complete little game — characters, controls, levels, scoring and sharing it with friends.
- Game design
- Coding
- Creativity
Planned: A planned subject in the curriculum roadmap. The outline below is a proposed structure, not a finished course.
Learning outcomes
By the end, learners will be able to:
- 01
Plan a game idea with rules and goals
- 02
Program movement, collisions and scoring
- 03
Design levels that get gradually harder
- 04
Test, improve and share a finished game
Proposed module outline
A proposed structure — refined during curriculum development.
What makes games fun?
Movement and input.
Collisions, points and lives.
Difficulty and progression.
Sound, testing and publishing.
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