[game_edu] Gamemaker for intro programming; who owns student work

[Steve Swink]

I haven't used Gamemaker, but if I may recommend checking out Unity, I think
it's at least as good an option for putting fun into elementary programming.
Plus, it's a proper 3d engine, has PhysX integration, and has one-click
deployment to web, mac, and PC:

www.unity3d.com

It's what we at Flashbang Studios use for all our games (www.blurst.com) and
I'm currently teaching it to a class of 27 art students. It's going
surprisingly well; the language is similar to Actionscript, but easier to
learn and use.

Also, the Unity guys are young, enthusiastic, and *extremely* open to
unorthodox licensing solutions, including extended trials and so on. They
really "get it" in terms of building a user base. I can't say enough good
things about them and the Unity environment.

Best,

Steve

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Lewis Pulsipher <lewpuls at gmail.com> wrote:


> Do you know of anyone who has used Gamemaker as a principal tool for

> teaching Introduction to Programming classes (not just for game students,

> but for programming students in general)?  It would appear to be an ideal

> way to put some fun into elementary programming.

>

>

> Going back to the question of who owns student work, the response of the

> lawyer who writes the legal advice column for IGDA will be of interest:

> http://www.igda.org/columns/lastwords/lastwords_Nov08.php

>

>

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