Day 4 - Logic

Nearly at the half way mark in the project and most of the students are starting to assemble their ideas, themes, graphics and logic and start constructing their games in Game Salad.

Day 3 - Game Dynamics

Today we had a look at Gamification and Game Dynamics - the essence and 'rules' of why we play games and engage with them.

Gaming Mechanics pt 1 - gamification techniques on Prezi

Several pupils are now altering their games to take on board some of these ideas to make their game the most enjoyable it can be.

Day 2 - Game Design

In the second sessions students were starting to think about their themes and visual ideas for their games. By getting a rough idea at an early stage a really clear picture can start to be cemented about how the game will feel when complete.

Currently we have 2 endless runner games, 2 cannon physics games, 1 top down third person shooter and 2 platform games and several more to be decided.

The theme is most definitely action and games with pace and excitement.

Students began work on rough graphics; templates for correct sizes of backgrounds and characters and some visual ideas and sketches to aid with game design.

Day 1 - What's it all about

The Next Generation is now.

The blog will document an initiative by Ashley Brown (@arctic_sunrise). This incredible, apposite initiative will enable students to learn game and app development for iPhone, iPad and iPod and will result in a range of games being uploaded to the AppStore and downloadable for all.