[Year 12 IT Apps] Game Maker tutorials

[Darren Scott]

Bill Kerr from SA is a major contributor to the Game Maker Community, try:

http://www.users.on.net/~billkerr/g/int.htm

For internationals, Simon Donkers has a lot of resources and links, 
website is:

http://www.simondonkers.com/

Darren Scott
Catholic College Bendigo

Robyn Dunn wrote:
> This is a copy of an email sent to the list last year about gamemaker. I hope it's OK to re-send it here Graham? I have others if people want them. The book "The Gamemakers Apprentice" is a great resource also. Can't tell you the publisher at the moment as I have lent it to another staff member.
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> All the suff you need to get started is on Mark Overmar's site
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> http://www.gamemaker.nl/index.html 
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> I used it last semester with a year 9/10 group and the kids loved it.
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> It was the first time in 25 years of teaching IT that I was behind a
> number of the kids.
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> Supposedly if you register there's more stuff available.
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> I started with the Chase the Clown task which is fully explained and
> then worked thro' the Maze games and Shooter games.
> 
> The instructions for these are not fully explained and you need to
> download the various stages to see how to complete the tasks.
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> Tony Forster (?) is the expert. Go to the VITTA site for a copy of a
> session he ran at the conf last year.
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> Graham Travers
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> Oberon High School
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> Ms Robyn Dunn
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>>>> "Attard, Martin P" <attard.martin.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> 3/09/2008 11:17 am >>>
> Matt, sorry I can't help you, but I've heard about Gamemaker, is GM
> 7Lite is that for free and where do you get it from? Thank you
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> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Matt Trathen
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> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Game Maker tutorials
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> Hi, I'm just trying to source some Game Maker tutorials (V7.0 Lite)
> suitable for a year 10 programming class. I found some at yoyogames but
> was wondering if there are others floating around.
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> Any help greatly appreciated,
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> Matt
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