Course 824: .5 credit (Grades 9-12)
Are you someone who spends hours trying to get to the next level of n-Ninja? Do you get your kicks firing the kitty cannon? Ever wonder how these popular games are designed and built? What makes some games more fun or satisfying than others? In this course, you will learn the basic techniques for building and programming games with Adobe Flash, the premiere application for creating interactive programming for the Internet. But most importantly, you will learn how to design a game from the ground up to create a satisfying experience for the gamer, because Flash games show us that realistic graphics are not as important as a challenging and fun game experience. In designing your own games, for both learning and entertainment, you will look at the history of all types of games to get ideas about what makes certain ones stand out. No prior experience with Flash is required.
