Computer Games for Girls Using Gamemaker (www.gamemaker.nl) Introductions Bettina Bair, CSE Senior Lecturer Liz Leggett, Freshman Grant Johnson, Junior Liz Neiderman, Senior Carol.
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Computer Games for Girls
Using Gamemaker
(www.gamemaker.nl)
Introductions
Bettina Bair, CSE Senior Lecturer
Liz Leggett, Freshman
Grant Johnson, Junior
Liz Neiderman, Senior
Carol McKee, Senior
Miranda Marcus, Grad Student
Types of Games
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?
A movie
A toy
No way to participate
No goals
A drawing
A puzzle
program
Never changes
No challenges
What are the elements of a game?
players
choices
control
objects
goal
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
Story
Game
world
Characters
Music
Effects
Play Angels & Demons
Use Gamemaker
Rename the game with
your own name
Open it
Choose MyNewRoom
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
Save
Run
Press
<esc> to
stop and
go back
to edit
How to play your game at home
Go to
www.cse.ohio-state.edu/~bbair/WIC/games4girls
click the link for your game
To get your own FREE copy of
gamemaker, go to www.gamemaker.nl