Game Development with Godot

The Godot game development platform uses a custom scripting language named GDScript, which is very similar to the Python programming language. Students who are new to programming are encouraged to use Codecademy's Python course to begin learning Python: http://codecademy.com/tracks/python

Resources:

• Godot game engine We recommend students using a Windows laptop download the godot_win32.exe and godot_demos.zip files here

  Adiitional game projects are available here.

• Introduction to Programming (PDF)

• Game Development Learning Guide

• Additonal Game Development Resource Links

Included in this repository is a demo game using the Godot Game engine called "Dojo Ninjas." Download this repository to test it out.

Requirements: Godot is a free and open source game engine, so there are not costs assoicated with using Godot.
Students will need to have a Windows, Mac, or Linux laptop.

The Format

Learn (1hr)

Objectives:

• Learn the basics of computer programming using Python GDscript
  • Variables
  • Functions
  • Conditionals
  • Loops
  • Classes
  • Modules
  • Programming Jargon

Play (30min)

Objectives:

• Get introduced to the game development world
  • Preview games
  • Game forums
• Get resources for game development
  • IDEs
  • Game Engines
  • 2D and 3D art applications

Create (2hrs)

Objectives:

• Create a game using the Godot game engine.