Dr. Kirk
Game and Simulation
Programming at
Tech-High at Seminole
A site for gamers and critical thinkers!
Archives 2021-2022
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5/16-5/19:
Exam Review
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4/25-5/13
Monday: Choice Build (due 5/13)
Tuesday: Choice Build
Wednesday: START HERE
Digital Portfolio Instructions
Thursday: Resume/Digital Portfolio
Friday: Academic Day
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4/18-4/22
Mon: 1st half: Blood, Sweat, Pixel
2nd half: Capstone Workshops
Tues: 1st half: Blood, Sweat, Pixel
2nd half: Capstone Workshops
Wed: 1st half: Blood, Sweat, Pixel
2nd half: Choice Build Cont'd
Thurs: 1st half: Book Discussion
2nd half: Choice Build or G-Metrix
Friday: Academic Day
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Monday: Choice Build (due 5/13)
Tuesday: Choice Build
Wednesday: Turn in Capstone - then G-Metrix
Thursday: G-Metrix
Friday: Academic Day
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Monday -Choice Build (due 2/22)
Tuesday- Choice Build
Wednesday - Capstone
Thursday - NGT
Friday - Academic Day
Friday Plan - must fill out if you have any grades below 'C'
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Certifications:
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Friday Plan - must fill out if you have any grades below 'C'
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Screenshot - Google Challenge Image
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Learning Reflection(Space Shooter)
Learning Reflection (TileVania)
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TileVania (Due 10/22)
TileVania Help:
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Space Shooter Tutorial Playlist
**When adding 2D sprite- vid 13**
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In Unity - Click Window
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Package Manager
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Change to Unity Registry (top left drop down)
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Click 2D Sprite
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Click Install (bottom right)
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First Build- Unity Space Shooter
Space Shooter Due Dates​​
Optional Help:
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Week 1:
Wednesday- Rules/Policies
Thursday-
Step 1. Career Assignment
Step 2. Career Assignment Tutorial
Step 3. See "Turning in Work" below when done
Step 4. Career Learning Reflection
Friday – Genres (due 8/16)
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Week 2:
Genres (due 8/16)
2020-2021 Archives
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First Week Recap:
Monday- Class Policies & Intro to Class
Tuesday-
Step 1. Career Assignment Tutorial
Step 2. Career Assignment (see "Turning in Work" below when done)
Step 3.
Career Learning Reflection
Wednesday-
Step 1.
Step 2. Genres Assignment
Friday- Upload Genres Assignment & do the Genres Learning Reflection
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Resources for Home Use:
Unity Download - Download the free, personal version of Unity. To activate a license create a free account.
Download Gmetrix for free
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Monday- Class Policies & Intro to Class
Tuesday- Career Assignment Tutorial
Career Assignment (see "Turning in Work" below when done)
Wednesday- Career Learning Reflection
Thursday- Genres Video Tutorial
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Friday- Genres Assignment Continues
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Turning in Work:
Video Tutorial: How to turn in work & complete a learning reflection
OneDrive (Turn in Work)
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Peer Critique Resources
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Monday 8/31:
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Optional:
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Tuesday 9/1 to 9/25:
First Game Build- Unity Space Shooter - DUE SEPT 25th
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Friday 9/25:
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Done early? Complete the following:
Try out what you learned above!
Use OpenGameArt to find a tileset, import it into Unity and splice it. Use Google if you get stuck!
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Monday/Tuesday (due 10/9):
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Monday: NGT (due 4/3) - Gnowbe ​​
Tuesday: Capstone​ Presentations
Survey (if you work or do internship)
Wednesday: Capstone Workshop
Thursday: Capstone (due by 3/26)
or certifications (G-Metrix Instructions)
Friday: JA Inspire Career Expo
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Monday: Player Choice Build
Tuesday: Player Choice Build
Wednesday: Exam Review
Choice Build
Capstone Debuggers
Thursday: Player Choice Build or G-Metrix
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Certification Additional Guides (MTA):
MTA Motility & Device Fundamentals
MTA Motility & Device Fundamentals- V2
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CERTIFICATIONS
When you get 2- 90% scores on G-Metrix tests you can take the actual certification. To sign up let Dr. Kirk know & follow these instructions.
MANDATORY ADDITION TO CERTIPORT PROFILE:
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Personal Information: Student ID is the Local Student ID (example: 52XXXXX)
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If not edit profile
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Account Setup: First/Last Name must match what is in Focus
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If not call 1-800-497-8923
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Due 5/28:
Monday: Player Choice Build
Tuesday: Due 6/3
Resume Template - upload to OneDrive after you update​
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Digital Portfolio Instructions - publish & upload link to OneDrive
2019-2020 Archives
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Resume Template - upload to OneDrive after you update
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Digital Portfolio Instructions - publish & upload link to OneDrive
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Resources for Home Use:
Unity Download - Download the free, personal version of Unity. To activate a license create a free account.
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Monday/Tuesday-New Game Build
Wednesday- Capstone Individual Workshop, Debugging or Certifications (Optional)
Thursday- Certifications (Optional)
Friday- Half Study Day - upload new plans to improve grade from home if you have D's or Fs
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Train for Certifications
Download Gmetrix for free
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Home Based Due Dates- START HERE
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New Game Build Video Instructions
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Answers terminate thinking. Questions drive thinking.
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CAPSTONE- Adding Your Assets to Main File
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FUN CENTER - Game Evaluation Template
Game Evaluation & Game Evaluation Template
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Finalize Immersion - Uploading from Unity
Learning Reflection, Game Peer Critique Form, Capstone
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First Game Build- Unity Space Shooter
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First Game Build- Unity Space Shooter
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Capstone​ & NGT Project Work
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Adding Your Assets to Main File
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Uploading from Unity- read if you have never done
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Turning in Work
Video Tutorial: How to turn in work & complete a learning reflection
OneDrive (Turn in Work)
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Peer Critique Resources
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Train for a certification:
2019-2020 G-Metrix Certification Training
Train for HTML5 Application Development, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, or Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or InDesign.
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Career Info
How to get a job in the Video Game Industry! (Tech High Udemy acct.)
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Top 25 Game Design Grad Schools
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Helpful Resources
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Keyboard Shortcuts- KNOW THEM!
Copy: Ctrl + C
Cut: Ctrl + X
Paste: Ctrl + V
Screenshot: PrtScn
Scrnsht 1 monitor: Ctrl + Alt + PrtScn
**Then use Ctrl + V to paste it where needed!**
To open anything: DOUBLE CLICK
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Asset Sites- All Copyright Free
Piskel (build your own- 2D only)
2018-2019 Archives
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Monday- Class Policies & Intro to Class
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HOW DO I TURN IN ASSIGNMENTS? CLICK HERE FOR O365.PCSB.ORG INFO.
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Step by Step Career Research Video
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23.0 First Game Build - Video Tutorial Links on page 2
Tutorial 4 Code (for poor quality video)
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Asset Sites- All Copyright Free
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Overall Requirements:​
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Title/Menu, 1 Level, Credits
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3 rewards & 1 enemy
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One central theme (underwater, space, city, etc)
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Good design (no white backgrounds/basic shapes/etc)
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Platform mechanics
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1 Animation- prefer character
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Turning in a GameMaker game:
**Turn game into an EXE file & upload to OneDrive**
File-Create Application.**
**Upload Source code to OneDrive**
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15.0 Art and Animation Project
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Art/Animation Resources
Piskel Creating a Sprite Sheet
Piskel Tile Texturing Techniques
GameMaker Sprite Editor Tutorial
Photoshop Pixel Tutorials - Several
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October 11th- Seth Boone from GTE visits classroom to cover paper prototyping.
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16.0 Copyright & Watermarks​
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October 19th- Chris Shell visits classroom to cover DevOps
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NGT WORK - if your role is complete work on cert training: G-Metrix/Certification Training
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Adding Your Assets to Main File
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Grading Rubric & Learning Scale
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G-Metrix/Certification Training
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Resume Instructions & Template
Digital Portfolio Instructions
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