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"Let's make a Game Console!"
The theme for the spring is computers and gaming.
You'll be given your own computer so you can turn it into your own mini gaming machine. You'll learn what all the different parts of the computer do, install an operating system (learn what one is!), learn how to install software, play some games, figure out how to network your computer with your friends so you can play with them, build your own custom computer case, build your own gamepad and if you're up for it make your own game!
Week 1 - 23rd September 2022
Week 1 - 23rd September 2022
Build and start using a computer.
Each of you will be given a computer; this is yours and you will get to keep it at the end of term. At the end of the end of this session you'll know how to set it up, what each part of it does, and you will have started to customise it to make it your very own.
We'll be using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 and will be using it for just about everything this term.
Instructions
Instructions
Risks
Risks
The Raspberry pi boards may have "headers" on them that are reasonably pointy (see pic bellow)
so care should be taken when handling the boards.
Care should also be taken when plugging things in and out of the board - though the voltage used means the risk is comparable to plugging in a phone charger.
Internet safety - only the sites required for the task will be accesable.
Week 2 - 30th September 2022
Week 2 - 30th September 2022
Lets play Mario Kart!
This week you'll be installing new software, getting to know what Linux and the command prompt is and how to use it (to install the games) and of course playing a game or two.
Instructions
Instructions
Week 3 - 7th October 2022
Week 3 - 7th October 2022
Going over what you did last week again.
Playing games with your friends - Networking
Instructions
Instructions
Week 4 - 14th October 2022
Week 4 - 14th October 2022
How do we make a game controller/gamepad?
Building a few electronic ciruits.
Instructions
Instructions
Week 5 - 4th November 2022
Week 5 - 4th November 2022
Creating assets (drawings/characters)
Go to the site: steam.ingen.info (ignore the warning and continue to the site)
Log in (create a new account [your name]@ingen.info)
Create a new Project
Click on 'Painter' and start creating assets for your game (images)
Week 6 - 11th November 2022
Week 6 - 11th November 2022
Continuing to creating assets (backgrounds/levels)
Assembling your mini game console
Week 7 - 18th November 2022
Week 7 - 18th November 2022
Assembling your mini game console
Week 8 - 25th November 2022
Week 8 - 25th November 2022
Customising the console case (and further assebly)
Instructions
Instructions
Risks: A soldering iron will be used - this will be supervised and the students required to wear goggles - there is a chance of minor burns if they handle the soldering iron incorrectly.
Week 9 - 2nd December 2022
Week 9 - 2nd December 2022
Learning to program... a game.
Week 10 - 9th December 2022
Week 10 - 9th December 2022
Adding a menu for the games
Instructions
Instructions
Week 11 - 16th December 2022
Week 11 - 16th December 2022
Have fun!!! Game tournament.
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