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

[Steve Swink]

I should clarify. When I say it's similar to Actionscript, I mean
Actionscript2.  Unity's JavaScript is a dialect of the ECMAScript standard
(along with Microsoft's JScript, Adobe's ActionScript, etc).  You can also
use C# with Unity, as many folks who migrated from XNA and other places do.

They do have educational pricing - drop me a line off list and I'll put you
in touch with the right folks.

Windows version is coming "very soon."  Can't be more specific than that :).



-Steve

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 8:31 PM, carl <carl at measurand.com> wrote:


>  - I like unity too. I have tried to contact them about educational

> pricing but no reply so far. Do you know if they have educational pricing?

>

> - any idea when their windows version will come out?

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> *From:* Steve Swink <sswink at flashbangstudios.com>

> *To:* IGDA Game Education Listserv <game_edu at igda.org>

> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 12, 2008 11:28 PM

> *Subject:* Re: [game_edu] Gamemaker for intro programming;who owns student

> work

>

> 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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