Coding the Impossible 3, [Ages 7-10], 27 Mar – 22 May (Sat 1:30pm) @ East Coast (Copy)

From a curious peek into classic games beloved by people all over the world, explore the nature of gameplay with code as our medium, as we recreate some of the most popular games over the years with Scratch!

• Follow on course to Coding the Impossible 2
• Practise and hone your coding skills by applying concepts in various contexts
• Exposure to the nature of gameplay and design
• Recreate some of the games that have defined play, fun and childhood for generations!

In Coding the Impossible 2, we explored the creative construction of classic games and arcade games like Space Invaders and Flappy Bird. Having recreated some of the most popular games that have defined play for generations of kids (big and little!), we’re now ready to take on more advanced challenges – with code, we’ll create games that you’ll have a blast building and your friends will have a blast playin’!

A platformer game is a game where players move characters across platforms – by running, jumping, flying, or more – in pursuit of a goal or mission. If you’ve ever played Super Mario, Donkey Kong, or MapleStory, then you’re no stranger to platformer games!

Diving into game mechanics, build on programming concepts from Coding the Impossible 2 to program platformer mechanics, integrate customised game visuals, and more.

Pulling in a little bit of math and physics, learn to use operators and apply your understanding of concepts like gravity to code up your very own platformer game in Scratch.

In scrolling role-player games (RPG), a player’s screen scrolls in sync with a character’s movement. Considered a significant milestone in the history of game design, go behind the hood to learn how scrolling RPG games like Harvest Moon and Pokemon are engineered as you build your own multi-level game.

Creatively applying and combining concepts like velocity, movement, coordinates, and more – build your own masterpiece that synergizes what you’ve learned about the world of games and the world of Scratch up to this point. And best of all, share what you’ve made with the world. After all, isn’t that the point of makin’ stuff – especially awesome stuff like games?

All of this sets you up to take on our biggest adventure yet – the world of games for good – in Coding the Impossible 4! How might we design and build games that provide more than entertainment and make a meaningful impact on the world we live in? Armed with our toolbox of coding superpowers and curiosity, we’ll find out together in the final module of Coding the Impossible.