Course Description:
Gear up for action in Pixel Quest Adventure, a one-day hands-on workshop where students dive into the world of platformer game development using Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. In this coding adventure, students will design a pixelated hero, build challenging levels, and program traps, enemies, and movement mechanics to create an exciting side-scrolling quest.
This beginner-friendly session blends creativity and coding as learners develop skills in character control, physics, and game logic. With each level they build, students will learn how to increase difficulty, test player reflexes, and bring their digital world to life.
By the end of the course, participants will have coded their own platformer game filled with jumps, battles, and challenges—perfect for those eager to step into game design and storytelling through code.
What You’ll Learn:
- How to use Microsoft MakeCode Arcade to create platformer games
- Designing a player character and programming movement (jump, run, fall)
- Adding traps, enemies, and interactive objects
- Building multi-level worlds with increasing difficulty
- Using variables, conditionals, and events to manage gameplay
- Enhancing logic, planning, and creative design through hands-on coding
Who Should Attend:
- Students ages 10+ interested in coding or game design
- Beginners who want to learn coding in a creative, fun way
- Educators looking for exciting ways to teach programming concepts
- Anyone curious about how arcade games are built and function
- Young creators ready to build their very first video game project
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