<aside> 💡 Contact: Prof. Jared Gochuico, P.E. - [email protected] Chabot College Engineering & Chabot Game Lab
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Middle School Camp - Summer 2023
When  9:00AM - 11:00AM
Dates 7/5, 7/6, 7/10, 7/11/, 7/12, 7/13
Where  Chabot College, Building 1800, Room 1812
| Dates | Topic |
|---|---|
| Day | |
| 1. **Intro to Video Game Design and processes | |
| Flappy Bird** | Icebreaker: Play games |
| What is a Game? Intro to Game Development & Design + Logistics |
Lab Create Flappy Bird in PICO-8
| | 2. Programming GB Studio - Intro | Worldbuilding: Intro to Programming & Pseudocode
Icebreaker Cups challenge
Lab Create a cat collecting game in GB Studio Mission World-building and goal setting in GB Studio Final project Create groups and think of idea for final project [30m] | | 3. Tabletop **Games and Prototyping
Materials: Spaghetti Tower
Board Game materials: -Dice, game pieces, boards, scissors, glue, construction paper, markers, 8.5x11 Paper**
| **Tabletop Games: Intro to User Experience, Prototyping, and Teamwork Skills
Lab** Spaghetti Tower
Lab Learn Storyboarding . Create a Board/Card Game together using storyboards, mock-ups, role-play, and plan teams with clearly defined roles, show non-designers the common methods of design research, ideation, thinking, and processes. Mission Make a board game that reduces anxiety in Middle School students.
Start boardgame | | 4. Boardgames pt 2 | Go over User Journeys HW and Board Games from yesterday. Show how to conduct a playtest/usability study. | | 5. GB studio pt 2 + final project begin | Final project Work on final project intro GB studio pt 2 and begin final project **** | | 6. Final Showcase + Music Workshop | Post-survey 20m
**Intro to Video Game Music & Sound Design, Production, and Wrap-up with Future jams.
Microcontroller demo - optional**
Guest Speaker: Mr. Daniel Watson: Video game music (4 channels GB studio thru Beepbox) Lab Create music for your GB studio/other game [Daniel Watson] Post-survey 15m Final project Wrap-up and showcase presentations |
Phone use is limited to the appropriate times only (breaks, etc.), not during lecture.
The Game Design Summer Camp at Chabot College is a space where all students (college and high school) attend game design workshops for hands-on experience with the design process, current programs and techniques for the game industry, engineering equipment and 3D printing, and inter-disciplinary collaboration with other students. Attendees of the Game Design camp include college students and professional mentors from the engineering and music industries.
The Game Design camp is tied to the Chabot College Game Lab and Engineering department and will host future game jams. These are events where everyone is welcome to make a game from scratch in a set period, such as one week. The game jams end with a judging period and showcase at Chabot College.
Contact: Prof. Jared Gochuico
