Game Development
About it
About it
Game Development is the art of creating games and describes the design, development and release of a game. It may involve concept generation, design, build, test and release. While you create a game, it is important to think about the game mechanics, rewards, player engagement and level design.
The way to teach game development with galactIQ is to follow a natural design process. In class, students will learn to plan, they will draw their ideas on paper, define the characters or events that occur in their video games, organize fun brainstorming in class, and in general galactIQ will ask them to use their imagination a lot.
Of course the process jumps from paper to screen and through the use of Scratch both students and teachers will learn step by step the rudiments of programming and give them the skills to create their own video games in a very simple way and making each concept remain engraved in their minds.
The creation of video games is very important since through creativity, students at a very early age will understand how they can create video games for themselves and will understand how games they usually play work on the inside.
Educational Synergies
This planet will equip them with programming and design skills but it will also help them understand the online environment. In addition the GalactIQ episodes in the Game Development Planet propose the creation of mathematical, grammar or history video games which will make students engage with school’s core subjects.
Tools like Scratch will allow students to build their own ideas, allow other children around the world to play with the games we create and learn other valuable lessons such as knowing how to give constructive feedback and be respectful online.
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Simple and effective
"The step by step construction and coding instructions on galatIQ were simple and effective, ensuring student success regardless of their ability. Along with the instructions, the online tutorials kept students engaged and encouraged them to grow in confidence over the course of the week. The students particularly were inspired to be ambitious with their designs; creating unique and innovative robots. Overall, it is a brilliant experience!"
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"A practical approach with a lot of creativity ..."
My kids attended the galactIQ Academy for more than two years. During this period, Diego and Gabriel learned many cool things such as programming with Scratch, creating websites with Javascript and HTML, programming Lego based robots, among others.
The staff are kind, professional and always willing to help. The approach is hands on with a lot of creativity involved. It was a very pleasant and rewarding experience for my kids. I strongly recommended it for all kids (and adults) who want to develop programming and robotics skills while applying their creativity and enjoying an entertaining learning environment.
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"...the lesson was so well scaffolded..."
We used the first episode in the robotics series and our students thoroughly enjoyed the lesson. The instructions were comprehensive for both the students and the teachers and the children could follow them to build their individual rover and were thrilled to see that the commands they set made the rover move. As teachers, we valued the fact that the lesson was so well scaffolded and it included opportunities for discussion as well as for practising digital skills. We can see the potential of this educational solution and how it could complement a primary school’s curriculum.
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It's easy and fun
"Galactiq is the perfect way to learn and teach coding and robotics to younger kids, even when having minimal to no coding experience yourself. Before each class, I go over today's lesson to gain an understanding of today's targets and goals. With hands-on information solely available for teachers, you can use Galactiq as a manual to learn everything needed to teach the class."
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Impressive!
"The video game development episodes are broken down into manageable steps, which allowed all the children in my class to develop a functioning, playable game. What really impressed me though, were the opportunities to experiment with the code; allowing my class to create a truly unique game. I can’t believe how quick we went from zero to hero!"
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A fantastic tool for teachers
"Galactiq is a fantastic tool for teachers. It helps manage the flow of the lesson, get an overview of how students are doing, encourages student participation and collaboration. It is very comfortable to teach using Galactiq!"
