Computer Games for Girls Using Gamemaker www gamemaker

Computer Games for Girls Using Gamemaker (www. gamemaker. nl)

Introductions l Bettina Bair, CSE Senior Lecturer l Liz Leggett, Freshman l Grant Johnson, Junior l Liz Neiderman, Senior l Carol Mc. Kee, Senior l Miranda Marcus, Grad Student

Types of Games l l l l l Arcade games Puzzle games Role playing games Strategy games Adventure games First-person shooter games Third-person shooter games Sport games Racing games Simulators

How is a game different from? l. A movie l. A toy l. A drawing program l. A puzzle No way to participate No goals Never changes No challenges

What are the elements of a game? lplayers lchoices lcontrol lobjects lgoal Get involved Better choices lead to more fun Balance with surprises & resources High score, or other reward Obstacles and tools

Goals & Rewards What are good types of goals to play for? Are these easy or hard to achieve? What is the consequence of not achieving goal?

Presence & Immersion l. Story l. Game world l. Characters l. Music l. Effects

Play Angels & Demons

Use Gamemaker Rename the game with your own name Open it Choose My. New. Room Double-click to edit

How to add a room Put walls, door, player, holes and rocks in the game space

Test your new room Save l Run l Press <esc> to stop and go back to edit l Save Ru n

How to play your game at home l Go to www. cse. ohio-state. edu/~bbair/WIC/games 4 girls l click the link for your game l To get your own FREE copy of gamemaker, go to www. gamemaker. nl