Youth Maker Mondays: Video Game Making (Ages 10-14)

MakeCode Arcade, a web-based coding platform, enables to create your own video games. You can create or customize visual elements like characters and backgrounds, and make decisions about the rules and mechanics of the game – programming everything using beginner-friendly, block-based coding.

You'll be introduced to the coding environment, then start creating a simple point-collecting game, and move on to a side-scroller.

This is an introductory class. You'll learn how to create a simple game and acquire skills to make more in the future. For more artistic-minded students, it's an opportunity to make visually interesting gaming assets and code them to make beautiful, retro-looking games.

Registering Youth

• Parent/guardian registering a child for the first time: When you register, select "Others Only" in the "Who Are You Registering?" section. On the next page, select "Add New Registrant." Create an account for your child.
  • The next time you register your child, use "Search Registrants" to select them.
• Make sure to fill out your youth's emergency contact information and other details when creating their account.

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