Stencyl: Crash Course 1 - Let's Make a Game

Stencyl

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Crash Course 1
requires:

1. Crash Course Kit -LINK - drag into Stencyl or IMPORT

Another simple game - create it - then change it to make it your own
https://www.girlsmakegames.com/stencyl-tutorials

YouTube Tutorials

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGxqbtM7UZzTkUOGGtuXK3uUbTK5_nBSe

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You have 2 weeks left - 10 class days - create 5 SOLID posts -
What did you do? with images and examples - gifs too
What did you learn? with images and examples - gifs too
What will you do tomorrow? Your plan for learning and advancing...


Here is the CODE to embed your game: 
1. need SWF file
2. get share link from DROPBOX
3. make changes
note dl 
note %20 is just a blank space
note nothing between .swf and '

<embed align="middle" allowscriptaccess="always" height="480" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" src="https://dl.dropbox.com/s/jkvojr1ibg4n8i0/Crash%20Course%20Kit.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640"></embed>

Game Journalism Day 5 -the how - slideshow(s)

Game Journalism Day 5 

the how

start here

• Begin again with the newest version
• HARD mode
• Name and show 3 differences

the rest of the week

A series of slideshows or 1 big one - depends on Google slide's capacity to accept large slide shows

• Screenshot everything you do
• everything you do leads to the following
• the following need to be made explicit in your slideshow(s)

How to make a bandage SLIDESHOW

How to cook a can SLIDESHOW

How to make nails SLIDESHOW

How to fill a barrel with a bucket of water SLIDESHOW

How to Kill a Seeker SLIDESHOW

How to build the greatest air ship ever SLIDESHOW

Game Journalism Day 4 - the little things

Game Journalism Day 4

the little things

What did you do?

• Tell a story - a story with pictures especially about when you found (or made) these little things:

found this in a cave

noise maker

make sure it's an animated GIF

I had to work for this

Go Totems!

make sure it's an animated GIF!

YOU killed it first

What did you learn?

• Are you advancing?
• what new TIPS & TRICKS can you share? ..with IMAGES

What is your plan for tomorrow?

• tell your audience what is next for your adventure
• add an image of your airship

Game Journalism Day 3 - the difference

UPGRADE!

wobble heads?

What's the difference?

What did you do today?

-outline your interactions in the game...with IMAGES




What did you learn?
-show -with IMAGES- at least 3 difference between the versions.





What will you do next day?

-the game continues - what will you do next?

Add an IMAGE of your airship

--- all IMAGES have your URL ---

--- all IMAGES have a caption explaining the IMAGE---

Game Journalism Day 2 - The Seeker

Game Journalism Day 2 - The Seeker

What did you do today?

• image of seeker
• image of a town from the air
• image of your airship

What did you learn?

• tips and tricks for your readers

for example - what is the quick way to gather all items from something you have opened?

answer the following with an image

• where do you get a stone axe from?
• what items can you eat? 

1. image of CAN 
2. image of COOKED can
3. image of a COOKED FISH
4. image of a LIVE fish
5. image of a mushroom
6. images of cactus fruit

What will you do tomorrow?

Game Journalism Day 1 - The Basics

Game Journalism 

Day 1

What TYPE of game is this?


What do you do today to win the game?


Explain what you see and how to play the game.

SIX- screenshots 

• 3 of items to collect - with captions
• 3 of the scenery - with captions

always

• add your blog address - in the image
• add a caption explaining what each item is - under the image

What is your plan for tomorrow?

Minecraft - slideshow and video

Collaboration in Minecraft

This is a collaborative project

you are required to collaborate.

Colaborate

using

Minecraft

• Take your OWN screenshots (F1 hides the HUD)

WINDOW KEY - ALT - PRINTSCREEN

• create and post your OWN slideshows with captions
• no dark or rainy screen shots
• no screenshots without significant changes

1. Minimum of 3 slideshows each with a minimum of 20 screenshots - each with a caption
2. ONE walk-through video - under 20 seconds in length

Choose one of:

The Antilia House




Marina Bay Sands





Tropical Island


  

What to do with your screenshots

POWERPOINT suggestion

 -organized your images into separate folders and rename/renumber them

 Go to Desktop PowerPoint  – choose Insert-Photo Album

and choose the folder - then all the images – 1 per page – fit to slide

and make changes as necessary - 

VERY IMPORTANT

add a caption per slide (insert wordart)

make them large and readable

(Describe what is new about each slide)

How to Embed slide shows on your blog using Google Slides

go to Google Slides

https://docs.google.com/presentation/u/0/

or open CHROME type in SLIDE.NEW

 - choose File- import slides - find the powerpoint file you saved.
Choose file - Publish to the Web
Choose the EMBED tab
Slide size : small  Auto-advance Slides: every 2 seconds
CHECK BOX both start and restart
copy the code - paste into HTML section of blog post

Video WALK through

use a video to show the whole outside of your project from all angles and insides as well - keep it under 20 seconds
WINDOWS 10 has a built in video capture app
WINDOW KEY - G to open the game bar
Start recording - then stop recording - find the file in the VIDEO - CAPTURES folder
if the file is TOO large - load into Movie Maker then save movie for email

HELPFUL  IDEAS

Stop the weather and stop the day-night cycle
/gamerule doDaylightCycle false also /time set day
/gamerule doWeatherCycle false also /toggledownfall

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