Live Lesson: Games Design Competition with 2DIY3D

In this live lesson we explore how to use the tool 2DIY3D to create exciting 3D games in preparation for the Games Deign Competition.

This lesson will be live and aimed at 9-11 year olds. It will be 60 minutes long.

The Games Design Competition is open to a team of up to 6 children from your school but you can bring as many pupils/students as you like to this online lesson. They will need access to a device (which could be one between 2) connected to the internet and logged into Purple Mash.

Can’t join live? Register and use the replay with your class instead.

You’ll need:

• The ability to show the live stream on your big class screen

• A device for each student to use - laptop / desktop / iPad with a working microphone

• Purple Mash accounts for students

If you would like to trial Purple Mash to enable your class to attend this live lesson, complete this form for support.

This live lesson will include:

• Launching the Games Design Competition to children

• Considering the planning stages required to create a great game to meet a brief

• Exploring the exciting new features of 2DIY3D e.g. doors, switches and hotspots

• Learning how to program new objects that could be included

Benefits and outcomes:

• Learn how to use the new features of 2DIY3D

• Develop children’s skills in 3D game design

• Prepare children to be able to enter the Games Design Competition

If you would like to trial Purple Mash so that your class can attend this live lesson, please fill in the order form when booking your ticket. You will be contacted two weeks before the live lesson to be set up.

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