Rachel Farley

School
George Washington High School

How will I introduce Scalable Game Design in my school?
I will engage students in an Algebra II honors class by teaching them how to design and play video games!

Project Journal
Week 1, Tuesday: Today I designed one level of Frogger. I came into the institute worried because I had NO programming background. I was relieved the instruction was slow and I could easily keep up. I left feeling like I had a basic understanding of Agentsheets. Here is my Frogger game! http://scalablegamedesign.cs.colorado.edu/sgda/event/universityofcoloradoboulder/2011summerinstituteweek1/frogger/raeswingcat/pstatus

Week 1, Wednesday: Today we worked on Sokoban, a game I had not seen before. The game was far more in-depth than Frogger, and I began to see the more complex capabilities of Agent Sheets. While I enjoyed learning the new features of the program, I realized this stuff would not be applicable for my students (too advanced). It is nice to know what the program is capable of, even though I expect we are barely scratching the surface, but I look forward to learning how to apply this in the classroom.

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Contact Information
rachel_farley@dpsk12.org