Contents contributed and discussions participated by Steven Isaacs - video game design and development

Sploder - Make your own Games Online - Arcade, Platformer, Space & Retro Games - 2 views

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Steven Isaacs on 24 Sep 13

Sploder is an online game creator. Create fun games that you can publish and share with friends. Sploder provides a variety of game building tools including a platform builder, physics game builder, retro arcade game builder, shooter, 3d adventure builder.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Sploder is an online game creator. Create fun games that you can publish and share with friends. Sploder provides a variety of game building tools including a platform builder, physics game builder, retro arcade game builder, shooter, 3d adventure builder.</div>

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5 Interactive Fiction Authoring tools - 0 views

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Steven Isaacs on 27 Jun 13

This blog post features interactive fiction authoring tools used to create interactive fiction (i.e. text based adventure games. ) The tools featured are: twine, Inform7, TADS, Quest, and ADRIFT.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This blog post features interactive fiction authoring tools used to create interactive fiction (i.e. text based adventure games. ) The tools featured are: twine, Inform7, TADS, Quest, and ADRIFT.</div>

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TechKim - cs4all - 0 views

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Learn how to incorporate external sensors and input devices into your Scratch projects. We'll examine a variety of projects, utilizing different input devices, that participants can remix and share.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Learn how to incorporate external sensors and input devices into your Scratch projects. We'll examine a variety of projects, utilizing different input devices, that participants can remix and share.</div>

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Scratch Studio - ISTE CS4All - 0 views

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A collection of projects for Let's Get Physical with Scratch: Sensors, Robots & Consoles BYOD session at #ISTE13. More @ http://techkim.wikispaces.com/cs4all.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A collection of projects for Let's Get Physical with Scratch: Sensors, Robots & Consoles BYOD session at #ISTE13. More @ <a href="http://techkim.wikispaces.com/cs4all" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://techkim.wikispaces.com/cs4all</a>.</div>

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A counterpoint to Ruth Clark's Why Games Don't Teach - 2 views

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Steven Isaacs on 21 May 13

This article by Sharon Boller rebuts Ruth Clark's points regarding the ineffectiveness of games to teach.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article by Sharon Boller rebuts Ruth Clark's points regarding the ineffectiveness of games to teach.</div>

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Gamestar Mechanic Learning Guide - 10 views

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This is like the Teacher's Edition text for use with gamestar mechanic. It includes lesson plans, guides to each quest, and much more.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is like the Teacher's Edition text for use with gamestar mechanic. It includes lesson plans, guides to each quest, and much more.</div>

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Scaffolding Portal 2 for game design - 0 views

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Steven Isaacs on 14 May 13

Mr. Walters is a teacher teaching game design. He utilizes gamestar mechanic and Portal 2. Interesting post about iterative design using Portal 2.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Mr. Walters is a teacher teaching game design. He utilizes gamestar mechanic and Portal 2. Interesting post about iterative design using Portal 2.</div>

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Experimental Videogame Teaches Kids How to Program Java - 0 views

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Steven Isaacs on 15 Apr 13

Code Spells is a game, now in beta, that teaches basic Java programming through a game. The game has an RPG element and in order to cast spells, the player must 'program' their character to cast.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Code Spells is a game, now in beta, that teaches basic Java programming through a game. The game has an RPG element and in order to cast spells, the player must 'program' their character to cast.</div>

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GameMaker Studio Community on Steam - 2 views

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shared by Steven Isaacs on 08 Apr 13 - No Cached

Steven Isaacs on 08 Apr 13

This is the site where the GameMaker community resides. Publish your games here to share them with the rest of the community. Play and rate games created by other GameMaker users.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is the site where the GameMaker community resides. Publish your games here to share them with the rest of the community. Play and rate games created by other GameMaker users.</div>

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Design your own game - 1 views

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Steven Isaacs on 04 Apr 13

Blog post highlighting 5 tools that allow you to create your own game: 'Sploder, Draw 4 Game, Isoball 3, Jacksmith, and Purpose Games (a tool to create educational games).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Blog post highlighting 5 tools that allow you to create your own game: 'Sploder, Draw 4 Game, Isoball 3, Jacksmith, and Purpose Games (a tool to create educational games).</div>

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Interactive Fiction Game Design | NWP Digital Is - 3 views

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Steven Isaacs on 25 Feb 13

The Pew Research Center reports that approximately 97% of teens play video games in their free time. Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subject-areas have used programming and game design to teach 21st Century skills, but what can an English class do to leverage the potential of game-based learning?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Pew Research Center reports that approximately 97% of teens play video games in their free time. Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subject-areas have used programming and game design to teach 21st Century skills, but what can an English class do to leverage the potential of game-based learning?</div>

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Gamer Psychology 101: Flow vs. Fiero - 1 views

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Steven Isaacs on 15 Feb 13

This blog post does a nice job of defining flow and fiero, two key concepts for game designers to keep in perspective.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This blog post does a nice job of defining flow and fiero, two key concepts for game designers to keep in perspective.</div>

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Playfic - 0 views

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shared by Steven Isaacs on 11 Jan 13 - No Cached

Steven Isaacs on 11 Jan 13

Playfic is an online community that lets you write, remix, share, and play interactive text-based games with the world. The site includes tutorials on creating your own text-based adventure games.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Playfic is an online community that lets you write, remix, share, and play interactive text-based games with the world. The site includes tutorials on creating your own text-based adventure games.</div>

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Ren'Py - 1 views

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shared by Steven Isaacs on 13 Dec 12 - No Cached

Steven Isaacs on 13 Dec 12

Ren'Py is a visual novel engine that helps you use words, images, and sounds to tell stories with the computer. These can be both visual novels and life simulation games. The easy to learn script language allows you to efficiently write large visual novels, while its Python scripting is enough for complex simulation games. Ren'Py is open source and free for commercial use. It supports Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Android.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Ren'Py is a visual novel engine that helps you use words, images, and sounds to tell stories with the computer. These can be both visual novels and life simulation games. The easy to learn script language allows you to efficiently write large visual novels, while its Python scripting is enough for complex simulation games. Ren'Py is open source and free for commercial use. It supports Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Android.</div>

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Adventure Game Studio - 1 views

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Steven Isaacs on 13 Dec 12

Adventure Game Studio provides the tools to make your own adventure, for free! Bring your story and artwork and slot it in, and let AGS do the rest. AGS provides everything you need from within one easy-to-use application. Create, test and debug your game, all in one place. Why wait? Get cracking on your first game now!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Adventure Game Studio provides the tools to make your own adventure, for free! Bring your story and artwork and slot it in, and let AGS do the rest. AGS provides everything you need from within one easy-to-use application. Create, test and debug your game, all in one place. Why wait? Get cracking on your first game now!</div>

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Mining Minecraft-part 1: Little gamers digital play through a teachers eyes - 4 views

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Steven Isaacs on 13 Dec 12

Guest blog post by Marianne Malmstrom on Net Family News website. Great insight on using Minecraft in education.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Guest blog post by Marianne Malmstrom on Net Family News website. Great insight on using Minecraft in education.</div>

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Looking Glass - 2 views

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Steven Isaacs on 12 Dec 12

Looking Glass is the successor to Storytelling Alice. It was designed to teach computer programming skills to middle school students through digital storytelling. Add characters and objects to your story and drag and drop commands to program the story.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Looking Glass is the successor to Storytelling Alice. It was designed to teach computer programming skills to middle school students through digital storytelling. Add characters and objects to your story and drag and drop commands to program the story.</div>

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Game Maker Resources - 2 views

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shared by Steven Isaacs on 07 Dec 12 - No Cached

Steven Isaacs on 07 Dec 12

This is a set of resources I have created including videos and 'how to' examples of game maker skills and concepts. The examples use game maker 8.1 and will soon be accompanied by examples using Game Maker Studio.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is a set of resources I have created including videos and 'how to' examples of game maker skills and concepts. The examples use game maker 8.1 and will soon be accompanied by examples using Game Maker Studio.</div>

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Inform instructional video - 1 views

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This video shows the basic format used in creating an interactive story / text based adventure using the Inform software. The video is great as it definitely provides the viewer with the belief that creating a text based adventure with this tool is definitely viable!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This video shows the basic format used in creating an interactive story / text based adventure using the Inform software. The video is great as it definitely provides the viewer with the belief that creating a text based adventure with this tool is definitely viable!</div>

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Inform 7 - 1 views

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Inform is a design system for interactive fiction based on natural language. It is a radical reinvention of the way interactive fiction is designed, guided by contemporary work in semantics and by the practical experience of some of the world's best-known writers of IF.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Inform is a design system for interactive fiction based on natural language. It is a radical reinvention of the way interactive fiction is designed, guided by contemporary work in semantics and by the practical experience of some of the world's best-known writers of IF.</div>

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