Coder Arcade

Instructor: James Berry jamesberry@newschool.edu

WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE THE START OF CLASS
Computer: Google Hangout
Programs/links: https://edu.bloxelsbuilder.com/
IPad: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bloxels-edu/id1406862716 <for iPads
or
Tablet: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.projectpixelpress.BloxelsEDU
Materials: if you have the physical Bloxels Set, you may use it of course

4/2

\\BLOXELS\\ Some of you have used Bloxels before and our speeding through this, which is fine, there is a more advanced option listed below. Students still finishing their first game can continue it this week.

• Students continue or finish first game, and work towards publishing it.
• Second game to be created with the theme FAMILY, or PIZZA
• Second game must have:
  • At least 2 characters (one being the player and another character that isn’t an enemy, You could make a ground block have a character art on it)
  • More than 6 enemies with art on them
  • 4 art creations (to be put on ground blocks, enemy blocks, water, and other blocks)
  • A background made by you
  • A finish line, and a check point 
  • 25 collectable coins

• If you’re speeeeeedinthrough these games, here’s a game I would like to see you try!
  • The theme is FORGIVENESS, or BALLOONS
  • At least 3 characters (one being the player and the others not as enemies, You could make a ground block have character art on it)
  • More than 12 enemies 
  • 8 art creations (to be put on ground blocks, enemy blocks, water, and other blocks)
  • A Background made by you
  • A finish line, and two check points
  • 40 collectable coins
  • AND you must have a whole section where the player is climbing up in your game, and a whole section where the player must descend down in the game, the order of the two does not matter.

3/26
\\BLOXELS\\ highly requested Bloxels will start this week.

Unfortunately, we won’t be using the physical sets at GeekForest, we will look into seeing if a way is possible.
BLOXELS.edu is a program for designing games using colored blocks that represent different environmental elements in the game world.

• Students will be introduced to Bloxels edu through Arcade games, to get the feel of what can be made
• Students will create their first game with the theme of ADVENTURE
• First game must have:
  • 1 character
  • more than 2 enemies 
  • 2 art creations (to be put on ground blocks, enemy blocks, water, and other blocks)
  • A background made by you
  • A finish line
  • 10 collectable coins