Gameblox
Gameblox provides an environment in which novices can create entertaining games by embedding some of the more complex programming tasks such as collisions, physics and gravity within the blocks. More advanced game designers might also find Gameblox a useful tool for rapid prototyping in their iterative design process. edX offers courses to support the use of Gameblox in game design.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Tools for learning |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Implementation (programming), Design thinking |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P02
Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration
AC9TDI6P05
Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input
AC9TDI8P05
Design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode
AC9TDI8P06
Trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors
AC9TDI8P09
Implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language
AC9TDI10P05
Design algorithms involving logical operators and represent them as flowcharts and pseudocode
AC9TDI10P06
Validate algorithms and programs by comparing their output against a range of test cases
AC9TDI10P09
Implement, modify and debug modular programs, applying selected algorithms and data structures, including in an object-oriented programming language |
| Keywords | Coding, Prototyping, Games, Visual Programming, Programming, Web-based application, Website, Web page |
| Organisation | MIT STEP Lab |
| Copyright | MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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