Game Maker

Game Maker was written by Mark Overmars, a professor of the University of Utrecht, partly as a teaching aid for his students. It is gaining recognition as a useful teaching tool in primary and secondary schools because of its easy entry and sophisticated scripting language. It is particularly useful for primary students and secondary students as a task which is both challenging and relevant.

It is believed that wikiversity can use such software to create non-standard learning environment.

Wikiversity the game

• Currently working on a demo version of a RPG based walkthough of wikiversity

Ideas

• 5th grade game project:
  • Pick a topic
  • Divide into 5 groups
    • Sounds
    • Backgrounds
    • Sprites
    • Story
  • Have kids create material for each section
  • Put material back together as a game that teaches kids about a topic

Official links

• Yoyogames - official website and game database.
• Game Maker Pages - download link, part of official website.
• Game Maker Community - official forums.
• The Game Maker's Apprentice - official book website.