Computer Games for Girls

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Computer Games for Girls

• Using Gamemaker
• (www.gamemaker.nl)

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Introductions

• Bettina Bair, CSE Senior Lecturer
• Liz Leggett, Freshman
• Grant Johnson, Junior
• Liz Neiderman, Senior
• Carol McKee, Senior
• Miranda Marcus, Grad Student

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Types of Games

• Arcade games
• Puzzle games
• Role playing games
• Strategy games
• Adventure games
• First-person shooter games
• Third-person shooter games
• Sport games
• Racing games
• Simulators

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How is a game different from?

• A movie
• A toy
• A drawing program
• A puzzle

No way to participate
No goals
No challenges
Never changes
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What are the elements of a game?

• players
• choices
• control
• objects resources
• goal

Get involved
Better choices lead to more fun
Balance with surprises
Obstacles and tools
High score, or other reward
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Goals Rewards

• What are good types of goals to play for?
• Are these easy or hard to achieve?
• What is the consequence of not achieving goal?

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Presence Immersion

• Story
• Game world
• Characters
• Music
• Effects

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Play Angels Demons
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Use Gamemaker

• Rename the game with your own name
• Open it
• Choose MyNewRoom
• Double-click to edit

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How to add a room
Put walls, door, player, holes and rocks in the
game space
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Test your new room

• Save
• Run
• Press ltescgt to stop and go back to edit

Run
Save
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How to play your game at home

• Go to
• www.cse.ohio-state.edu/bbair/WIC/games4girls
• click the link for your game
• To get your own FREE copy of gamemaker, go to
  www.gamemaker.nl