Web Game Development

History and Current Trends in Video Game Design

& Application of ELA and Math in 

Video Game Design

& Ethical Decision Making

Technology Applications, 

Problem Solving, and Efficiency

Professional Communications

Cyber Safety

Creating New Knowledge

Employability and Career Development & Leadership

Programming and Coding

Design Process and Video Game Design

Video Game Principles

Technology Concepts, Systems, and Operations

Evaluation and Constructive Criticism

Unit:

(1) History and Current Trends in Video Game Design

- Research history and evolution of game design

- Compare & Contrast current and past technologies 

- Examine various game design styles

(2) Application of ELA and Math in Video Game Design

- Use ELA and Math concepts for web game development.

(These skills will span the entirety of the course.)

(3) Ethical Decision Making

- Analyze the impact of web game design on society. Analysis to include, but not limited to:

• acceptable use

• copyright laws

• intellectual property

• ethical conduct

- Confidentiality required by the design process (ethical conduct)

Unit:

(4) Technology Applications, Problem Solving, and Efficiency

- Write technology specifications and debug specific issues

- Utilize time management skills to plan work and insure completion

(5) Professional Communications

- Utilize sound communication techniques (orally and in writing) to deliver informal and formal presentations

(6) Cyber Safety

- Implement personal and professional safety. 

(These skills will span the entirety of the course.)

(7) Creating New Knowledge

- Research skills and electronic communication by participating in on-line gaming. 

(With proper supervision)

Fall CCA

Unit:

(8) Employability and Career Development

- Learn, Understand, and demonstrate positive work behaviors

- Start a career portfolio with licenses, certifications, and work samples

- Evaluate and compare employment opportunities 

(9) Leadership

- Demonstrate leadership skills in group settings

(10) Programming and Coding

- Differentiate between current programming languages

- Develop coding with correct and efficient use of expressions. 

- The student will be expected to use:

• user-defined functions

• proper operator precedence

• sequential, conditional, and repetitive control structures

(11) Design Process and Video Game Design

- Employ appropriate design processes to create and modify solutions to problems

- Demonstrate knowledge of a variety of computer hardware,  software, and operating systems

- The student will be expected to:

• combine graphics, images, and sound

• apply the principles of design

• develop and reference technical documentation

• edit products

Unit:

(12) Video Game Principles

- Apply game design principles, elements, an techniques including, but not limited to:

• script writing

• character design

• storyboarding

• audio & delivery formats

• motion paths

• programming

• interactivity

• lighting & perspective

• titles

• credits

• special effects

(13) Technology Concepts, Systems, and Operations

- Identify basic game components and technology concepts such as:

• the generation of random numbers

• conditional statements

• game engine

• gameplay subsystems

• data structures

• models 

• interfaces

• object-oriented game programming

• event-driven programming

• the role of game events

• animation loops

• triggers

• timed events

• collision detection

• sprite collision

• player progression

(14) Evaluation and Constructive Criticism

- Presentation of an oral and written game design project to include:

• identify the intended audience

• describe aesthetics

• explain the storyline

• summarize subject matter

• discuss the use of sound

Spring CCA

Required Project: 

Start From Scratch

Required Project:

Cyber Safety 101

Required Project: 

Scratch Team Project

Required Project: 

Create a Video Game

Employability Skills:

Professionalism

Employability Skills:

Teamwork-Problem Solving

Employability Skills:

Communication Skills

Employability Skills:

Job Seeking Skills