I’ve been working with the Unreal Development Kit for a few weeks now and I’m absolutely blown away with the possible uses of it for learning in schools. Not only can it be used to create any kind of computer game but it can also be used to animate, generate cinematic sequences, demonstrate artificial intelligence, show 3D modelling, and even create physics experiments. I would say, without doubt, it is the most powerful Games Design Software available.
Lemmings! Scratch Game
What’s the trick to getting S4 pupils excited? Get them to make a game! Digital Games involve all the programming constructs (and more) required for Standard Grade and Intermediate 2 Computing. My classes seem to think it’s fun but I know it’s work and that they are using programming constructs to solve problems in a way which I can later assess.
Groovy Dancer Tutorial – Parts 12-20
Videos 12 to 20 for Adobe Photoshop CS4. These take the “Groovy Dancer” tutorial close to completion in a set of easy to follow videos with commentary.
More Photoshop Tutorials
I adapted some of the great tutorials at http://photoshoptutorials.ws/ and these are included here. Unfortunately, no videos to go with them yet but we’ll see if I have time to do them later.
Adobe Photoshop: Groovy Dancer Tutorial
I love Photoshop. It’s the single piece of creative software that I use the most. From web design, artwork to games design; it covers all the bases. I’ve been working on converting a complex on-line tutorial into something which S2 pupils can cope with. I wanted to produce resources for this lesson which would allow each learner to proceed at his/her own pace and which would begin to get them thinking about using the software creatively. Here I share some video tutorials and support materials which I’ve developed for S2 pupils.
Building a Quiet Gaming PC
A first post and a little story about my adventure in the land of water-cooled, quiet computers built by hand by me!