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Make Your First Video Game

Success Zone / Seguin -
2026 Spring

Our classic game design camp reimagined to include even more of what you love! Make your first video game in this one-of-a-kind class that gives you the keys to designing your first 2D platformer game. Conceptualization, level design, graphics, sounds, and simple coding are just some of the concepts that we’ll explore. No prior experience is necessary, just a desire to have fun! Student projects will be available on a password-protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Students will work in pairs or teams for most of the program.

Week Lesson/Activity
1 Introduction to GDevelop, interface overview, and the mandatory game design document creation to plan the project.
2 Utilize the guided platformer toolkit and begin the selection process for artwork for sprites, gathering all necessary visual elements
3 Creating GDevelop accounts and copying the template. Use the sprite splitter tool to create & organize new sprites for use in the game.
4 Animating sprites (e.g., the walking animation). Assigning the new sprites to objects to display unique character actions within the game engine.
5 Scene / stage editing, customizing the level with layers/backgrounds, and modifying the player behavior parameters.
6 Cloning & editing objects for level variation. Implement advanced structure by adding functioning buttons to stage select.
7 Focus on modifying the boss stage with unique code, then working with audio, and designing title/character select scenes.
8 Finalizing the project (last chance for polish), exporting projects, final project upload, and the parent showcase.
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Map/Locations
Locations
Seguin Elementary
7817 Grand Mission Blvd
Richmond, TX 77407
SZ-JSES-3

  Black Rocket

Seguin Elementary
Tuesdays, Feb 24 - Apr 21
3:45 - 5:15 PM

  No Class Mar 17

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Grades   2nd - 5th
$ 230.00
for 8 weeks