For Future Game Developers
Have you ever wondered about making a game of your own? If you donβt know where to start, Mr. Cornell, the teacher of the game development class, has got you covered. This class helps new students grow their game development skills with interactive assignments, unique games, and other fun projects!
Mr. Cornell states, βI start by thinking of what skills I want students to practice: analytical skills, creative skills, technical skills, presentation skills, interpersonal skills.β
To start with the learning process of development, Mr. Cornell introduces ideas to help motivate students’ creativity for the upcoming creations. He would begin to come up with a βlist of different ways that students could practice and demonstrate these skills.β If a project has an opportunity, Mr. Cornell would βpick one of these ways and expand on it.β
Andre Hoang states, βMy favorite part of this class was the freedom and excitement of learning about something I enjoy and don’t have to relentlessly worry about and work on.β
Eventually you could test run games in the class to see how they function, allowing for students to experience playing some of these games while also understanding the mechanics required to make a variety of games.
Alexander Chawla states, βMy favorite part of the class is that we get to play and make video games all at the same time. The class is very diverse with its assignments and is overall a positive and fun experience to be involved in.β
The projects and assignments become a positive and fun experience for these students to test their skills and creativity when developing their games. From board games to electronics, these are ways students could make something of their own.
Moriah Koomson mentioned that the class allowed her to β[bring her] ideas to life through the game development process,β giving her the opportunity to make something she enjoys.
Mr. Cornell states, βIn the future, I want to see more games from small, independent teams gain acknowledgement. I’m always looking for small games that do innovative things rather than big budget games that seem to focus on better graphics over gameplay.β
You can decide how you want the final product to be like and go off on your own to make what you want. You would be required to decide what kind of appearances and mechanics you want, and create each segment of the game. In advanced game development, you can take this further with more long term projects, allowing you to spend more time on developing one game or several smaller projects that can display your wondrous creations.
When creating a game, you can open up to peers around you and get their input on what you could potentially do to make a game better. Even if it isnβt perfect, your game has the potential to turn into something much greater. In game development, with your ideas, the help of your teacher, and your growing imagination, you can make something enjoyable.