Video Arcade Games and Handheld Console

Workshop Description

Ages 11-15 Instruction: $350 Materials: $20 Total Cost: $370 Note: This is a four hour/day (20 hour) camp because last summer the kids said the 15 hour format was too rushed. Instructors: Emmanuel and Colman Use MakeCode Arcade to make your own original retro arcade style games (like Mario Bros. and Zelda!).  You can make platform games, maze games, chaser games and more.  You can create your own backgrounds and characters using the Pixel Art tool or choose from a pre-made gallery. ​ We'll use block coding but will switch the view to JavaScript to see how our games look in typed code.  ​ That's not all!  You'll also make a handheld game controller using a miniature computer called a Raspberry Pi.  You can keep it indefinitely or sell back the Raspberry Pi when you're Screentime rating:  60% Tech Resume Skills: Game design concepts. Coding tools such as conditional statements, recursive loops. Intro to 3D printing. Reuse: Cigar Box and Early Model Raspberry Pi Micro Computers.