{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/luthwyhn\/","author_name":"Luthwyhn","cat":"LD #24","categories":["LD #24"],"comments":[],"epoch":1345571940,"event":"LD24","likes":12,"metadata":{"p_key":"78232","p_author":"Luthwyhn","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"287242","p_title":"I was out of LD23, but now I\u2019m back and I\u2019m IN!","p_cat":"LD #24","p_event":"LD24","p_time":"1345571940","p_likes":"12","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1345766400","event_key":"12","event_name":"LD24"},"source_url":"2012\/08\/21\/i-was-out-of-ld23-but-now-im-back-and-im-in\/","text":"

\u2026FOR SCIENCE!<\/p>\n

So, quick story:\u00a0 I\u2019m now a high school teacher! Today was my first class ever!\u00a0 Hooray!\u00a0 What am I teaching, you may ask? Why Game Design, of course!\u00a0 Now, my class will only have met two times come this weekend, so I doubt any of my students will be able to participate, but I wanted to use LD24 as an opportunity to show that how much you can do even with only the TINIEST amount of programming know-how and time.\u00a0 That being said; here\u2019s the tools I\u2019ll be using this weekend:<\/p>\n

Python 2.7<\/p>\n

NOTHING ELSE WHATSOEVER!<\/p>\n

That\u2019s right!\u00a0 No external libraries, not even PyGame.\u00a0 No Sound.\u00a0 No graphics.\u00a0 I\u2019ll also ONLY use the most basic techniques in programming; those I expect to cover in the first two weeks of class.\u00a0 This means the only programming constructs I\u2019ll use are:<\/p>\n

Basic text\/number I\/O, basic math and conditional structures, basic if\/else, simple variables types (INT\/STRING\/maybe FLOAT), basic looping structures (For\u2026 maybe WHILE).\u00a0 I may through in an \u201cimport random\u201d\u2026 and then two 2nd-week concepts I may use for sanity\u2019s sake; simple function declarations and lists.\nMy goal is to create a fun, text-based game in 48 that can show my students what sorts of power is at your fingertips even with only a few hours of programming experience if you are creative about it.\u00a0 Once they\u2019ve covered all the topics I mentioned above, I\u2019ll give them 2 weeks to create a game of their own, and we\u2019ll see what they can come up with \":)\"<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tags: awesome<\/a>, ld24<\/a>, python<\/a>, school<\/a>, teacher<\/a>, text-based<\/a><\/p>","time":"August 21st, 2012 5:59 pm","title":"I was out of LD23, but now I\u2019m back and I\u2019m IN!","title_was_empty":false}