Build-It-Yourself toys, robots, puppets, contraptions.

Computer Games

Overview:
If you want to be a hot shot game designer, this is a good place to start.

Design graphics for friendly dragons, super heroes and other wacky characters. Lay out fantasy settings. Record outrageous sound effects. Integrate all the components. Test the game with your friends and then post it on the Web for the world to play.

The Problem:
Are your parents making your life miserable ... restricting your time playing games and socializing on the computer? Why do parents think computers are bad for you? How can computers help you?

Your Mission:
Convince your parents that you will learn valuable skills while programming your own computer games and projects. You could make life-long friends from around the world. You could earn fame, fortune and happiness with your new skills.

The world needs you to help solve the messes your parents' generation have created. You must convince your parents to give you a reasonable amount of time to learn the computer skills you'll need to be a player in tomorrow's high-tech world.

You'll Need:

	Download Scratch (Developed at the MIT Media Lab ... It's free!)
	Power Point to make way cool graphics and storyboard your projects.
	Microphone, speakers.
	Build-It-Yourself Gallery
	Scratch Build-It-Blocks

Hall of Fame
Space Adventure:
By Nicholas and Andy
Developed during an 8-week webcast workshop series, June '12.
PPTX Lab Book
Scratch Game

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Mini Games:
Asteroids
Pong
Candy Monster
Snake

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Project Evolution:
Rocket Control
Land on Planet
Shoot
Score
Directional Shooting
Timer and Content Database

Scratch Game Lab Book and Graphics

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Quiz Games:
Test your smarts in the mother of all exams! We're looking for some hot shot Scratch programmers to make a trivia game using Scratch lists.

Trivia Game

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Boogie Birds:
Wanna dance? Cousin Elmer can show you some moves! This is a DDR-like game.

Power Point Graphics

Dance Game

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Rocket Works Simulation RPG
Earn a ton of money running a rocket company. This is a Tycoon game simulation.

Power Point Graphics
1MB

Excel Spread Sheet
Simulation formulas

View or Download Project

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Space Book:
Play mini games with aliens on exotic planets.

Made by Build-It-Yourself crew members 7 - 13 years.

View or Download Project

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Extreme Cuckoo Clock:
Watch the cuckoos show off their stuff on the hour.

Power Point Graphics
1MB

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