LAZARUS GAME BUILD

UNIT LEARNING OBJECTIVE:  Students will learn to apply basic animation properties, how to set origins and coordinates to create animation,  and how to write conditional statements using ELSE.

DAILY LEARNING TARGETS, ALONG WITH ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS WILL BE POSTED ON THE COMMON BOARD. 

VOCABULARY:  Use this link to open the Glossary of Game Designing Terms. As you build your knowledge in tutorials, you will record new words and their meanings on your Tutorial Guide.

Downlaod and complete this bubble map to review vocabulary and meanings.

CONCEPTS: Use this link to open Concepts Explained.   As you learn more skills and concepts, you will be excited when you apply this understanding to create awesome new games!

TUTORIAL GUIDE:  The tutorial guides for this unit need to be downloaded and completed as you work through the Lazarus tutorial stages.   Create a project folder on your desktop named Lazarus.  Use this folder below to store your tutorial guide and Game Maker files. Click on the links below to download the tutorial guides as you need them.

Tutorial Guide: Lazarus Stages 1 & 2                                                               Tutorial Guide: Lazarus Stages 3 & 4                                          Tutorial Guide: Lazarus Stages 5,6, 7                                                        

OTHER RESOURCES:   You will need graphics for the game build in the tutorial.  They will be found on your desktop in a folder called Lazarus Assets.

REQUIREMENTS: READ THE ENTIRE PROCEDURE BELOW BEFORE DOING STEP 1

STEP 1:  Make sure that you set up your Lazarus folder on your desktop.  Download your first tutorial guide into your folder and save it with your initials_lazarus123. 

STEP 2:  Open the tutorial Lazarus: Stages 1 & 2.  Begin the Game Maker game build by following the procedure in the tutorial.  There will be prompts requiring you to write definitions for new vocabulary, hypothesis statements and evaluations on your tutorial guide.   Read the prompts carefully so you know what to write about.   Use the Glossary for definitions and Concepts Explained as needed.  When each tutorial guide is completed, upload it to your teacher as directed.

STEP 3:  After completing Stages 1 & 2,  continue the process by downloading tutorial guides (see Tutorial Guide section above) and then complete the next tutorials.  The subsequent tutorial link is listed below.  Links will be activated when assigned.

Lazarus: Stages 3 & 4                                                                                                               Lazarus: Stages 5, 6, & 7

STEP 4:  When the game has been completed and tested, have your teacher check it so it can be assessed based on the rubric (see ASSESSMENT section below).  Make sure your tutorial guides have been uploaded so they can be assessed.

ASSESSMENT:                                                                                                                                  25 points – transposing vocabulary                                                                                               50 points – conditional statements, hypothesis, evaluations, concept summaries             50 points – completed working game build                                                                             Click here to open rubric