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Self Paced Introduction to Game Lab

You’ll program animations, interactive art, and games in Game Lab. Start off with simple shapes and build up to more sophisticated sprite-based animations and games, using the same programming concepts and the design process computer scientists use daily. In the final project, you’ll develop a personalized, interactive program.

Lesson Name	Progress
1. Drawing in Game Lab	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
2. Shapes and Parameters	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
3. Variables	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
4. Random Numbers	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
5. Sprites	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
6. Sprite Properties	1 2 3 4 5 6
7. Text	1 2 3 4 5 6
8. The Draw Loop	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9. Sprite Movement	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10. Conditionals	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11. Keyboard Input	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
12. Mouse Input	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
13. Velocity	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
14. Collision Detection	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
15. Complex Sprite Movement	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
16. Collisions	1 2 3 4 5
17. Functions	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
18. Project - Design a Game	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Lesson 1: Drawing in Game Lab

1	Sample Programs

2	Introduction to Game Lab

3	Video: Drawing in Game Lab - Part 1

4	Using the Grid

5	Video: Drawing in Game Lab - Part 2

6-8	Skill Building
	6 7 8

10	Assessment

11	Challenges

Lesson 2: Shapes and Parameters

1-5	Skill Building
	1 2 3 4 5

7	Assessment

8	Challenges

Lesson 3: Variables

1	Prediction

2	Video: Introduction to Variables

3-6	Skill Building
	3 4 5 6

8	Assessment

9	Challenges

Lesson 4: Random Numbers

1	Exploration

2-4	Skill Building
	2 3 4

6	Assessment

7	Challenges

Lesson 5: Sprites

1	Exploration

2	Video: Introduction to Sprites

3-5	Skill Building
	3 4 5

6	Video: The Animation Tab

7-8	Skill Building
	7 8

10	Assessment

11	Challenges

Lesson 6: Sprite Properties

1	Prediction

2-3	Skill Building
	2 3

5	Assessment

6	Challenges

Lesson 7: Text

1	Prediction

2-3	Skill Building
	2 3

5	Assessment

6	Challenges

Lesson 8: The Draw Loop

1	Video: Introduction to the Draw Loop

2	Skill Building

3	Prediction

4-5	Skill Building
	4 5

7	Assessment

8	Challenges

Lesson 9: Sprite Movement

1	Prediction

2	Video: Sprite Movement

3-6	Skill Building
	3 4 5 6

8	Assessment

9	Challenges

Lesson 10: Conditionals

1	Prediction

2	Video: Booleans

3	Quick Check

4-5	Skill Building
	4 5

6	Video: Conditional Statements

7	Skill Building

9	Assessment

10	Challenges

Lesson 11: Keyboard Input

1	Prediction

2-4	Skill Building
	2 3 4

6	Assessment

7	Challenges

Lesson 12: Mouse Input

1	Prediction

2	Video: If/Else Statements

3-6	Skill Building
	3 4 5 6

8	Assessment

9	Challenges

Lesson 13: Velocity

1	Skill Building

2	Video: Velocity

3-7	Skill Building
	3 4 5 6 7

9	Assessment

10	Challenges

Lesson 14: Collision Detection

1	Sample Game

2-5	Skill Building
	2 3 4 5

7	Assessment

8	Challenges

Lesson 15: Complex Sprite Movement

1	Prediction

2-4	Skill Building
	2 3 4

6	Assessment

7	Challenges

Lesson 16: Collisions

1-2	Skill Building
	1 2

4	Assessment

5	Challenges

Lesson 17: Functions

1	Video: Functions

2-3	Skill Building
	2 3

6-8	Collector Game
	6 7 8

9	Challenges

Lesson 18: Project - Design a Game

1	Design Your Game

2-5	Project - Background and Variables
	2 3 4 5

6-10	Project - Sprites and Interactions
	6 7 8 9 10

11	Review Your Game

12	Congratulations!

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