Video Game Design/Developers

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

This Fall I have :

• 1 section of Game Design Principles
• 1 section of Digital Game Design
• 2 sections of Exploring Computer Science
• 2 sections of Business Tech Skills

I'm excited to see where we go.    I'll be using Construct for the Digital Game Design course after using Unity through Itopia Labs went horrendously last year.

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

Can I see your syllabus for that Game Design Principles Class? Want to see what other people are doing.

This Fall I have :

• 1 section of Game Design Principles
• 1 section of Digital Game Design
• 2 sections of Exploring Computer Science
• 2 sections of Business Tech Skills

I'm excited to see where we go.    I'll be using Construct for the Digital Game Design course after using Unity through Itopia Labs went horrendously last year.

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

Here's a link to the Course Proposal with Units and sequence.

Game Design Principles Course Outline

Can I see your syllabus for that Game Design Principles Class? Want to see what other people are doing.

This Fall I have :

• 1 section of Game Design Principles
• 1 section of Digital Game Design
• 2 sections of Exploring Computer Science
• 2 sections of Business Tech Skills

I'm excited to see where we go.    I'll be using Construct for the Digital Game Design course after using Unity through Itopia Labs went horrendously last year.

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

Here's a link to the Course Proposal with Units and sequence.

Game Design Principles Course Outline

Can I see your syllabus for that Game Design Principles Class? Want to see what other people are doing.

This Fall I have :

• 1 section of Game Design Principles
• 1 section of Digital Game Design
• 2 sections of Exploring Computer Science
• 2 sections of Business Tech Skills

I'm excited to see where we go.    I'll be using Construct for the Digital Game Design course after using Unity through Itopia Labs went horrendously last year.

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

This Fall I have :

• 1 section of Game Design Principles
• 1 section of Digital Game Design
• 2 sections of Exploring Computer Science
• 2 sections of Business Tech Skills

I'm excited to see where we go.    I'll be using Construct for the Digital Game Design course after using Unity through Itopia Labs went horrendously last year.

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

Original Message:
Sent: 8/17/2023 11:09:00 AM
From: Nate Walker
Subject: RE: Wednesday Check in - So what classes you teaching?

This Fall I have :

• 1 section of Game Design Principles
• 1 section of Digital Game Design
• 2 sections of Exploring Computer Science
• 2 sections of Business Tech Skills

I'm excited to see where we go.    I'll be using Construct for the Digital Game Design course after using Unity through Itopia Labs went horrendously last year.

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Nate Walker k12teacher
Riverside CA

Original Message:
Sent: 08-16-2023 11:17
From: Brian Bautista
Subject: Wednesday Check in - So what classes you teaching?

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

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Brian Bautista k12teacher
Citrus Heights CA
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I teach virtually and my students were having to use a Virtual Machine to run the Unity.  The whole process involving the Virtual Machine is what was up and down and created the disaster.

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Nate Walker k12teacher
Riverside CA

Original Message:
Sent: 08-17-2023 14:14
From: Garth Flint
Subject: Wednesday Check in - So what classes you teaching?

Original Message:
Sent: 8/17/2023 11:09:00 AM
From: Nate Walker
Subject: RE: Wednesday Check in - So what classes you teaching?

This Fall I have :

• 1 section of Game Design Principles
• 1 section of Digital Game Design
• 2 sections of Exploring Computer Science
• 2 sections of Business Tech Skills

I'm excited to see where we go.    I'll be using Construct for the Digital Game Design course after using Unity through Itopia Labs went horrendously last year.

------------------------------
Nate Walker k12teacher
Riverside CA

Original Message:
Sent: 08-16-2023 11:17
From: Brian Bautista
Subject: Wednesday Check in - So what classes you teaching?

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

------------------------------
Brian Bautista k12teacher
Citrus Heights CA
------------------------------

I teach virtually and my students were having to use a Virtual Machine to run the Unity.  The whole process involving the Virtual Machine is what was up and down and created the disaster.

------------------------------
Nate Walker k12teacher
Riverside CA
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: 08-17-2023 14:14
From: Garth Flint
Subject: Wednesday Check in - So what classes you teaching?

Original Message:
Sent: 8/17/2023 11:09:00 AM
From: Nate Walker
Subject: RE: Wednesday Check in - So what classes you teaching?

This Fall I have :

• 1 section of Game Design Principles
• 1 section of Digital Game Design
• 2 sections of Exploring Computer Science
• 2 sections of Business Tech Skills

I'm excited to see where we go.    I'll be using Construct for the Digital Game Design course after using Unity through Itopia Labs went horrendously last year.

------------------------------
Nate Walker k12teacher
Riverside CA

Original Message:
Sent: 08-16-2023 11:17
From: Brian Bautista
Subject: Wednesday Check in - So what classes you teaching?

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

------------------------------
Brian Bautista k12teacher
Citrus Heights CA
------------------------------

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

Brian, are your classes only a semester (5 credits), or are students on a block schedule that gets them a year of content each semester (10 credits per class)?

This year I am teaching 1 section of Game Design Principles, 2 of Digital Game Design, and 1 of my capstone course Video Game Development. I am also acting as an academic advisor for all CTE students on my campus with a focus on retention of current freshmen.

Nathan and I teach the same courses and our Game Design Principles is a board/card game course that teaches mechanics and design. This year the goal is to get it reclassified from a "g" elective to an "f" art.

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

I am on A/B schedule.

Have 4 packed sections of CS Discoveries (Code.org).

1 section of Game Design 1/2 (uses Construct with 2D)

1 section of Game Design 3/4 (using Unity 3D)

Honestly a bit worried... I don't think I know how to make a program AND teach it at the same time (took over in the middle of last year). I am just constantly prepping that I don't feel like what I am creating is really good enough or comprehensive enough.

That said, trying to stay positive. I kind of feel like I need to just come up with strategies that let me be efficient and give some more structured freedom to the students (but at the same time, worried that this is me just not being a prepared teacher/being lazy...anyone have any advice for all this with a fair dose of imposter syndrome...please shoot!)

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

I am on A/B schedule.

Have 4 packed sections of CS Discoveries (Code.org).

1 section of Game Design 1/2 (uses Construct with 2D)

1 section of Game Design 3/4 (using Unity 3D)

Honestly a bit worried... I don't think I know how to make a program AND teach it at the same time (took over in the middle of last year). I am just constantly prepping that I don't feel like what I am creating is really good enough or comprehensive enough.

That said, trying to stay positive. I kind of feel like I need to just come up with strategies that let me be efficient and give some more structured freedom to the students (but at the same time, worried that this is me just not being a prepared teacher/being lazy...anyone have any advice for all this with a fair dose of imposter syndrome...please shoot!)

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

I am on A/B schedule.

Have 4 packed sections of CS Discoveries (Code.org).

1 section of Game Design 1/2 (uses Construct with 2D)

1 section of Game Design 3/4 (using Unity 3D)

Honestly a bit worried... I don't think I know how to make a program AND teach it at the same time (took over in the middle of last year). I am just constantly prepping that I don't feel like what I am creating is really good enough or comprehensive enough.

That said, trying to stay positive. I kind of feel like I need to just come up with strategies that let me be efficient and give some more structured freedom to the students (but at the same time, worried that this is me just not being a prepared teacher/being lazy...anyone have any advice for all this with a fair dose of imposter syndrome...please shoot!)

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.

Hey guys, school is spinning up in my neck of the woods and hoping to get us back up and running as the rest of the country comes online as well.

My check in for this week is simple, what classes do you get to teach this year? (game dev or otherwise)

This is my first year I get to teach my capstone course at my new school!

This Fall I have:

• 2 sections of my Game Dev 1 course, with 36 students each, it is my intro game design class built mostly around tabletop game design and development.
• 1 section of my Game Dev 2 Course, with 30 students, which is my computer graphics course, starting in pixel art, before moving onto blender. The are making small item sprites right now in Aseperite.

This Spring I have:

• 2 more sections of GD1, 36 students each (why?!)
• 1 section, of Game Dev 3, with 25 students, which basically a unity class built around Create with Code as the intro before moving through some mini-games before finishing with their own group projects.