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[scotay]

http://yoyogames.com/news/101

GameMaker is the software of choice for teaching game based-learning. From technology summer camps, elementary schools, high schools, and universities, GameMaker allows students to create games in a matter of hours with the only limit being one’s imagination! YoYo Games offers academic versions of GameMaker for educational purposes because GameMaker’s simplicity and extensive selection of online resources for easy lesson planning make it an excellent tool for teaching programming, technology and game design.

Techknowkids has been running a successful game design class since 1994. Techknowkids uses GameMaker for students aged 10 to 14-years-old. Organizers created a great video showing kids and parents how game development ignites imagination and creativity here: http://techknowhowki...ame-design.html

YoYo Games will be introducing a new education resource page called GameMaker in Education that will have information, frequently asked questions, links to resources, tutorials and help with courses for both teaching staff and students. We will also have a dedicated section on the GameMaker Community for sharing materials, school science competitions, projects and opinions.

There is so much going on with GameMaker that we want to help promote and showcase organisations that teach, hold competitions and champion after school club projects. If you are a teacher currently using GameMaker, get in touch and tell us about how you use GameMaker at http://yoyogames.com/help/contact.

[chance]

YoYo Games will be introducing a new education resource page called GameMaker in Education that will have information...
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We will also have a dedicated section on the GameMaker Community for sharing materials, school science competitions, projects and opinions.

Sounds exciting. I'm eager to see what you have planned for the GMC.

[Nocturne]

YoYo Games will be introducing a new education resource page called GameMaker in Education that will have information...
...
We will also have a dedicated section on the GameMaker Community for sharing materials, school science competitions, projects and opinions.

Sounds exciting. I'm eager to see what you have planned for the GMC.

BIG changes... yessir! Going to be a revolution around here...

[Yal]

YoYo Games will be introducing a new education resource page called GameMaker in Education that will have information...
...
We will also have a dedicated section on the GameMaker Community for sharing materials, school science competitions, projects and opinions.

Sounds exciting. I'm eager to see what you have planned for the GMC.

BIG changes... yessir! Going to be a revolution around here...

Sounds wonderful! The more, the merrier!

And hopefully this will lead to some sort of split-up between newbie users that want to learn how to use Game Maker and newbie users who want others to solve their problems for them.

[nujuat]

It's funny because you were joking about an educational GM last year for April fools
But on a serious note, should I tell my IT teacher (who teaches GM) to contact you?

Edited by nujuat, 09 May 2012 - 11:25 AM.

[Nocturne]

It's funny because you were joking about an educational GM last year for April fools
But on a serious note, should I tell my IT teacher (who teaches GM) to contact you?

Certainly!

[MasterOfKings]

Sounds wonderful! The more, the merrier!

And hopefully this will lead to some sort of split-up between newbie users that want to learn how to use Game Maker and newbie users who want others to solve their problems for them.

I doubt it. If they're given an assignment or what have you to make something in GM, they're likely to just want the work done for them.

[Futhark]

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If they're given an assignment or what have you to make something in GM, they're likely to just want the work done for them.

Tut tut, no need to be pessimistic (even though you may perhaps be pointing out the obvious )

It would be interesting to see some sort of a weeding out, or splitting up of users though, I agree with that. The question is just how to implement something like it.

I am reminded of the game RuneScape, and bear with me, there is a parallel to be found here. When new users are created in that game, they start off on an "instructional island" (or whatever it's called, noob-island or whatever) where they go through a few exercises that get the users ready for the actual game.

How about creating something similar for the GMC (or this proposed new educational section of the forum(would it be an entity of its own or a proper part of the GMC?)) where users start off with some proper "educational" training tutorials, designed to addresse such things as D&D, some basic GML, and such.

Depending on their participation therein, the users would "graduate" to the GMC forum proper.

If these tutorials were properly designed, in my mind's eye, I see this could effectively weed out many, if not most, questions which the GMC forum is faced with on a nearly daily/weekly basis.

But I digress ... I see this more as a potential all-encompassing blanket answer for the GMC forum, not just something that is directly aimed at the purpose of this thread (which, I have to admit, I may perhaps not have completely grasped yet ) EDIT: Ahhh, re-read the OP. I'm interested in knowing more, and will be following this. I would like to perhaps get my department at uni involved in something like this, for summer camp (we already have a 2-week Computer Camp (CAD + more)) and this would be a welcome addition to get the younger students involved. EDIT2: I feel like I over-used the word "proper" and its derivatives EDIT3: You know what, now that I've re-read my post, I feel like I sound some sort of a forum-nazi ... sorry, don't mean to come off that way. (No Soup For You!)

Edited by Futhark, 09 May 2012 - 11:34 PM.

[icuurd12b42]

YoYo Games will be introducing a new education resource page called GameMaker in Education that will have information...
...
We will also have a dedicated section on the GameMaker Community for sharing materials, school science competitions, projects and opinions.

Sounds exciting. I'm eager to see what you have planned for the GMC.

BIG changes... yessir! Going to be a revolution around here...

I remember when the seed was cautiously planted... It's gonna be fun.

[chance]

BIG changes... yessir! Going to be a revolution around here...

I remember when the seed was cautiously planted... It's gonna be fun.

In the time-honored tradition of the GMC, let me be the first to say...

This is terrible. Change it back. You ruined the forum. It looks unproffessional [sic]. I'm quitting GameMaker now.

Oh... wait. You haven't changed anything yet. Well, I just want to be ready.

[TheMagician]

This is very exciting news. I teach computer classes (including GM) and an area to share ideas and material with other instructors would be a great motivation!

Edited by TheMagician, 11 May 2012 - 06:07 PM.

[The Legend]

Sweet! I really want to start a Game Dev club @ my school using GM. This will really help my case. Especially since I'd have to teach everyone myself, being the only person in a 10-mile radius that knows about gamemaker.

[round]

We will also have a dedicated section on the GameMaker Community for sharing materials, school science competitions, projects and opinions.

A new sub-forum.....very good! I think that this new sub-forum will really help teachers a lot...sure.

[GM Studios]

Apparently my old school is now using GameMaker for a few lessons in IT, but according to my little sister the teachers don't didn't have much of clue on the software except basic drag and drop. How I wish I was there so I could show off! All I got to do was create animation in excel with macros or play Chefren's Pyramid

Edited by GM Studios, 16 May 2012 - 10:06 PM.