Seattle CoderDojo: Intro to 2d Video Game Art (Workshop for Kids)
Event Information
Description
LEARN DIGITAL DRAWING SKILLS AND MAKE ART FOR A GAME
This will be a three-session workshop, making a project called "Feed the Dog". Because we will be on an every-other-Saturday schedule for the Summer, we'll provide light homework to keep the kids in practice.
Week 1 (June 11): Introduction to Inkscape and creation of some static game objects (bone, ball, etc). Kids will go home with an assignment of some more objects to create during the two weeks away to stay in practice.
Week 2 (June 25): Creation of multiple frames of an animated main character. Kids will go home with additional frames to create and options to animate an object or two.
Week 3 (July 9): We'll provide a pre-written, simple JavaScript game and we'll insert our art, test the game, then make some simple tweaks. It won't be for absolute beginners, but any kid with some simple JavaScript knowledge or some experience in the Scratch room will be able to pick it up.
REQUIREMENTS: Because of the homework, you'll need a laptop of your own that you can install the drawing software on. The software we'll be teaching is the leading open source drawing program, but it does have to be installed locally. It runs Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux.
Also, week three will require a little light typing and editing of code. As noted above, any kid with some simple JavaScript knowledge or some experience in the Scratch room will be able to pick it up.
THIS REGISTRATION IS FOR ALL THREE SESSIONS
DETAILS
ALL KIDS MUST HAVE AN ADULT ATTEND ALONG WITH THEM. NO DROP-OFFS.
PARKING IS NOT FREE, BUT THE GARAGE ACROSS THE STREET IS $2.44 (INCLUDING CITY FEES AND TAXES) FOR THE *DAY*. ENTER ON REPUBLICAN ST, BETWEEN TERRY AVE N AND BOREN AVE N.
SEE WWW.SEATTLECODERDOJO.COM FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT OUR VOLUNTEER GROUP.
Organizer Seattle CoderDojo
Organizer of Seattle CoderDojo: Intro to 2d Video Game Art (Workshop for Kids)
CoderDojo is an international movement of FREE community coding clubs where tech professionals volunteer to mentor children in coding skills. Over 1,200 CoderDojo groups around the world share their knowledge, experience, and vision with each other.
The Seattle CoderDojo chapter was founded in Fall 2013 by the Yiddish Ninja, Greg Bulmash. Beginning with a handful of kids in the back of the Microsoft Store, it has grown to offer space for over 100 children per meetup at dozens of meetups a year.
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