Alabama School Goes High-Tech For Video Game Design Class
Alabama School Goes High-Tech For Video Game Design Class
Alabama School Goes High-Tech For Video Game Design Class
By Wes Tomlinson
August 27, 2021
Summary
A group of Austin High School students don't just play computer games, they design them.
"We were also able to get controllers, mice, headsets and game design software," said Bachuss, who is in her seventh year teaching game design classes at Austin.
"In Game Design I, students will be working with GameMaker Studio," she said.
In Game Design II, III and IV, students transition from GameMaker Studio to Unity software, where they learn coding and continue to learn more about features introduced in Game Design I. Bachuss said Unity is much more complicated software, but is more powerful and has fewer limitations than GameMaker Studio.
"I took Game Design I because I like video games," said Atkins.
Atkins is in Game Design II this year and looks forward to composing background music for her games.
Some students in Bachuss' game design courses have reached national acclaim.
Reference
Tomlinson, W. (2021, August 27). Alabama School Goes High-Tech for Video Game Design class. Retrieved October 26, 2021, from https://www.govtech.com/education/k-12/alabama-school-goes-high-tech-for-video-game-design-class