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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=061353502-17092009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Hi Philip</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=061353502-17092009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I bought "The Gamemakers Apprentice" a few years ago, and
after getting a few of the basics down have hardly looked at
it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=061353502-17092009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Have generally found what I needed online.
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=061353502-17092009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>I would stick to the online forums and other good sites for
guidance.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Daniel</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> edugames-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:edugames-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>PIKE
Philip<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 17 September 2009 12:22 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Educational Games Teachers' Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [edugames]
Textbook<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am teaching a year
10 Games programming unit next year for the first
time.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Does anyone use a
student text for Game Maker or are the inline tutorials
sufficient?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Philip
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Director of
ICT</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> edugames-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:edugames-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Jo McLeay<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, 10 September 2009 10:11
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> jo<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> yr11it; giftedandtalented;
itapps@edulists.com.au; sofdev; yr7-10it; elearning; vet-it@edulists.com.au;
primaryit@edulists.com.au; vet-mm@edulists.com.au; edugames<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [edugames] Exciting <st1:place
w:st="on">Opportunity</st1:place> to Learn Game Maker</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Dear edulists
subscribers,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Just a reminder for this fantastic
opportunity for ALL teachers. For teachers working with Primary aged
students the Professional Learning event on </SPAN></FONT><SPAN
id=OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1042><SPAN class=object><FONT color=darkblue><SPAN
style="COLOR: darkblue">September 15th, 2009</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">. There is also a similar event for
Secondary teachers on the 17th </SPAN></FONT><SPAN id=OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1043><SPAN
class=object><FONT color=darkblue><SPAN
style="COLOR: darkblue">September</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">. For more information go to <SPAN
class=object><A href="http://www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents"
target=_blank><SPAN id=OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1044><FONT color=darkblue><SPAN
style="COLOR: darkblue">http://www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents</SPAN></FONT></A> Get
in quick</SPAN></SPAN><BR><BR>Apologies for the cross
posting.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">GameMaker for Primary
Teachers</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman">15th
</FONT></B><SPAN id=OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1045></STRONG></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
class=object><B><FONT color=darkblue><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: darkblue">September</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> (9.30 to 3.30
pm) and Game Maker for Secondary Teachers (17th September 9.30 to 3.30
pm)</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">The <SPAN class=object><A
href="http://www.progawards.vitta.org.au/" target=_blank><SPAN
id=OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1046><FONT color=darkblue><SPAN
style="COLOR: darkblue">Programming Awards
Competition</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></SPAN> is coming up (entries close on
16</SPAN></FONT><SUP><FONT color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">th</SPAN></FONT></SUP><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN
id=OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1047><SPAN class=object><FONT color=darkblue><SPAN
style="COLOR: darkblue">October</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">). How can you gain confidence in
programming skills, graphics, music and creating engaging gameplay, to help
your students (and you) showcase your talents?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">VITTA and Tony Forster present a
practical day of learning with some of your students where you will explore
Game Maker in order to learn, inspire and engage. Game Maker is a program that
allows you to make exciting computer games, without the need to write a single
line of code. Making games with Game Maker is a lot of fun and allows you to
create professional looking games within very little
time.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Game Maker's simple drag and drop
interface is friendly enough to use with as young as Year 3, but through
its powerful scripting language, it is suitable right up to Year 12 and
beyond. With Game Maker you can easily create games such as top view, platform
games, first person shooters, 3D and networked multiplayer games. It is a
fully fledged programming language capable of non game applications such as
physics simulations and databases. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">New</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">: a category for teacher entries in the
<SPAN class=object><A href="http://www.progawards.vitta.org.au/"
target=_blank><SPAN id=OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1048><FONT color=darkblue><SPAN
style="COLOR: darkblue">Programming Awards</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></SPAN>!
Now you can have a go as well.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Dates</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">: </SPAN></FONT><SPAN
id=OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1049><SPAN class=object><FONT color=darkblue><SPAN
style="COLOR: darkblue">Tuesday</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> 15</SPAN></FONT><SUP><FONT color=black
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">th</SPAN></FONT></SUP><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN
id=OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1050><SPAN class=object><FONT color=darkblue><SPAN
style="COLOR: darkblue">September</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> 2009 (Primary) and 17th
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN id=OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1051><SPAN class=object><FONT
color=darkblue><SPAN
style="COLOR: darkblue">September</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> 2009
(Secondary)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Time</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">: 9.30 am to 3.30
pm<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Venue</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">: Forest Hill Centre for Digital
Excellence<BR><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">198 Mahoneys
Rd</st1:address></st1:Street><BR>Burwood East VIC
3151<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><BR><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Presenter: </FONT></B></STRONG><SPAN class=object><A
href="http://tonyforster.blogspot.com/" target=_blank><SPAN
id=OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1052><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=darkblue><SPAN style="COLOR: darkblue">Tony
Forster</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">.</FONT></B></STRONG> Tony has been providing
workshops in Game Maker for VITTA for many years and has expertise in using
Game Maker across the curriculum.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Cost</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">: Members: $150.00 Non Members
$185.00<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><BR>Lunch and light refreshments will be
provided<BR><BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>Jo McLeay<BR>VITTA Professional Learning
Officer<BR>T: +61 3 9495 6836<BR>F: +61 3 9495 6834<BR>M: +61 (0) 402 087
017<BR>E: </SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=object><FONT color=darkblue><SPAN
id=OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1053><SPAN
style="COLOR: darkblue">jo@vitta.org.au</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT
color=darkblue><SPAN style="COLOR: darkblue"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
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