1. Learn Stencyl - LESSONS & CRASH COURSES - screencast

Due No Due Date
Points 11
Submitting a file upload
File Types swf and mp4

Watch this first!

To open Stencyl, look for an icon like this: You might see the icon on your desktop or taskbar.

If you DON'T see the icon anywhere, try this:

1. Open the file explorer

2. Go to Computer → Windows (C:) → Program Files (x86) → Stencyl

3. Right click on Stencyl.exe

4. Select "Pin to Taskbar" and/or "Pin to Start Menu"

For this "Learn Stencyl" assignment, complete the following in order. This is not (YET) the time to be creative. Please follow the instructions so that you know the basics of coding in Stencyl. I will be checking your progress periodically in class.

Activities/Lessons*

Activity/Lesson 1: Make a Game Links to an external site.

Activity/Lesson 2: Logical Thinking Links to an external site.

Activity/Lesson 3: Events Links to an external site.

Activity/Lesson 4: Variables Links to an external site.

Activity/Lesson 5: Artifical Intelligence Links to an external site.

Activity/Lesson 6: Objects Links to an external site.

*If you prefer fewer hints, you can get the original (harder) versions of these lessons at http://www.stencyl.com/learn/ Links to an external site..

Make sure you download the project file when you start each activity/lesson.

IMPORT the project file into Stencyl. You can find downloads here:

Comtpuer
Windows (C:)
Users
(your username)
Downloads

Crash Course 1 (optional) at
http://www.stencyl.com/help/start/ Links to an external site.

You will need to download the Crash Course Kit, available in the tutorial.

Crash Course 2 (required) at
http://www.stencyl.com/help/start/ Links to an external site.

You will need to download the assets.zip folder, available in the tutorial, then open a Windows Explorer window, find the file, and right click to EXTRACT it to the desktop.

Search YouTube for "Stencyl Crash Course 2" if you would prefer to learn from a video.

To TURN IN your Crash Course work, you will submit 2 files:

your Invaders .SWF game file (NOT the .stencyl project file)
a .MP4 screencast video file
- click here for instructions Links to an external site. on making the screencast
- requirements:
  - describe/demonstrate one coding concept that you learned or that was made more clear by going through Crash Course 2
  - describe/demonstrate one other concept that you learned or that was made more clear by going through Crash Course 2 (could be about code or something else)
  - extra credit - describe/demonstrate anything you did that was above and beyond the basic requirements (this could include Crash Course 1 and/or extra challenges in Crash Course 2)
  - your entire video should be 1-2 minutes long (for sure less than 3 minutes!)
- save your video with the following settings, and name the file Invaders_YourName