These are resources for "Video Game Workshop," a June 23 - 27, 2025 summer camp led by Dr. Wes Fryer.Â
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9:00–9:15: Greeting & Introduction to the Day's Focus
9:15–10:00: Skill Building: Demo, Game Play, & Guided Practice
10:00–10:30: Break / Snack / Movement
10:30–11:45: Challenge Build Time (Plan, Create, Enhance)
11:45–12:00: Group Share, Play Test & Clean-Up
Student-Created Science Animations (Not games, but for inspiration)
Log in to Scratch.
Use the Scratch Tutorials (click on the LIGHT BULB at the top of the CODE VIEW in a new project.
Create a simple project that includes ANIMATION and INTERACTIVITY.
Share the link to your project with our Google Form.
Use instructions from these 2 PDF files to create a basic TWO LEVEL maze game in Scratch.
Basic 1 Level Maze (PDF)
Add a Second Level (PDF)
More instructions and tutorials are available.
Get inspired playing mazes created by other middle school students.
Enhance your maze so it's ready for our "Day 4 Maze Tournament!"
Show and Share: Magic Portal Game (our Scratch links!)
New Tutorials
Project Options:
MakeCode Arcade Tutorials
Original Scratch Game
Show and Share: What did you CREATE?!
Construct 3 is another web-based video game creation platform you can try and code with. Another summer camp at our school is using this platform instead of Scratch or MakeCode Arcade.