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Title: Computer Games for Girls


1
Computer Games for Girls
  • Using Gamemaker
  • (www.gamemaker.nl)

2
Introductions
  • Bettina Bair, CSE Senior Lecturer
  • Liz Leggett, Freshman
  • Grant Johnson, Junior
  • Liz Neiderman, Senior
  • Carol McKee, Senior
  • Miranda Marcus, Grad Student

3
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

4
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
5
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
6
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?

7
Presence Immersion
  • Story
  • Game world
  • Characters
  • Music
  • Effects

8
Play Angels Demons
9
Use Gamemaker
  • Rename the game with your own name
  • Open it
  • Choose MyNewRoom
  • Double-click to edit

10
How to add a room
Put walls, door, player, holes and rocks in the
game space
11
Test your new room
  • Save
  • Run
  • Press ltescgt to stop and go back to edit

Run
Save
12
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
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