5 Sites for Anyone Interested in Learning to Make Games Have you ever dreamed of making your own video game, but gotten stuck with every tool you’ve looked at? Here are five you can start with that aim to make the process as simple as possible – no programming necessary. We’ve shown you development tools you should learn to make your own games, but that article probably suited people with a background in computer science, or at the very least an interest.
Image Creation Tools Image Creation Tools (Painting & Drawing) ABCYa Paint Airbrush (at Tate Kids) Autodraw Beautiful Curves Bomomo Build A Bot (at PBS Kids) Doodle.ly Draw.io Draw Island Draw To (Use Chrome or Firefox) Explore Self-Portraits Exquisite Forest - Huge Collaborative Project (Use Chrome or Firefox) Google Drawings Developers The SDK contains everything a developer needs to rapidly get their project going, polished and deployed, including: A complete version of the JavaScript Engine code is available for developers to browse and use during debugging. The Engine is completely modular allowing developers to select exactly what features they want to use, and modify or replace anything that isn't suitable for their game. The SDK includes a wide range of feature and code samples.
Top 11 Puzzle Ideas for Escape Rooms These are the most common and flexible escape room puzzle ideas that we’ve seen in our experience doing 60+ escape rooms across the United States and Europe. These ideas are not specific to any particular theme or company, and can be adapted to work well in most rooms. On one end of the spectrum, these puzzle ideas can be perfect for an escape room on a tight budget. On the other end of the spectrum, some of the best escape rooms in North America use these ideas with stellar execution. This list is broken up into two sections: Section 1: Common puzzle themesSection 2: Alternate locking mechanisms
Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection Introduction This page contains a collection of small computer programs which implement one-player puzzle games. All of them run natively on Unix (GTK), on Windows, and on Mac OS X. They can also be played on the web, as Java or Javascript applets. I wrote this collection because I thought there should be more small desktop toys available: little games you can pop up in a window and play for two or three minutes while you take a break from whatever else you were doing. DELIGHT ‐ Native to the Web Realistic Camera Model Demo This demo features a physically based camera which includes techniques like bokeh depth of field, glare, lens flares, film grain, dynamic color grading and more. It uses advanced techniques such as physically based shading, deferred rendering, HBAO and variance shadow mapping. Please select medium quality if your computer is not on the high-end. Play around with this DELIGHT Engine powered demo. P.S. Thanks to Crytek for the awesome sponza model.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: 12 Great Web Tools for Creating Educational Games August , 2017 s we have stated elsewhere, 'designing learning games is a great way to develop students analytic thinking and foster self-expression. It is also an effective way to introduce students to basic coding and programming concepts and help them cultivate 21st century learning skills.' Given the importance of game-based learning in our students cognitive development we have curated for you this list featuring some of the best websites you can use with your students and kids to design challenging educational games. Utilizing these tools will enable you to create personalized games that suit your own teaching and learning context. Check them out and share with us if you have other suggestions to add to the list. This visual is also available for free download in PDF format from this link.
20 free Google Slides and PowerPoint themes for teachers - Ditch That Textbook The right colors and graphics can make all the difference when creating an engaging Google Slides or PowerPoint presentation. However, sometimes creating the right theme takes time and creative energy that we don't always have. That's why Slides Mania was created. With more than 150 free PowerPoint or Google Slides themes, you will surely find one that fits your next presentation or project. Many of these templates fit perfectly in the lessons you already teach. JS3D: 3d Javascript Graphics Layer Click the cube to toggle animation Skip to: What is JS3D? JS3D is a library which allows you to have interactive 3d objects on your website, such as the spinning cube at the top of the page. The 3d effect is created using actual text, try selecting the text on the cube above! This is different from the approach of, for instance, these folks, who have made a better quality renderer, which is much more processor intensive.
Mathematical Modelling These virtual math manipulatives support teachers to model abstract mathematical concepts for deeper student comprehension. Similar to manipulatives that have been used for decades by teachers in classrooms, these online math manipulatives for elementary school classrooms offer numerous advantages while retaining the benefits of the classic manipulatives. According to Moyer, Niezgoda, and Stanley (2005): “Virtual manipulatives are uniquely suited for teaching mathematics with young children. A Web connection makes them free of charge and easily available. Some virtual manipulatives have the potential for alteration.
deanm/pre3d @ GitHub Pre3d, a JavaScript 3d rendering engine Play with an application built using Pre3d, like GraphyCalc. See a demo like monster, colorscube, lorenz84, or gji. View technical samples like spin ring, textured cube, extruded sphere with normals, 3d cubic bezier spiral, or slink. Get the latest code from the git repository, as a zip file, or as a tarball. Keep in touch on the mailing list.
The best free fonts for designers As a creative, you're always on the lookout for best free fonts. But time is money, and if you spend too much time looking for them, it's going to be a false economy. With thousands of free fonts out there on the web, it can be a tricky business trying to sort the wheat from the chaff, and so to help you out, we've done the work for you. In this post, you'll find the best free fonts available today, that you can download right now.
CopperLicht - Open Source JavaScript 3D Engine using WebGL Open Source WebGL 3D engine with editor CopperLicht is a commercial grade WebGL library and JavaScript 3D engine for creating games and 3D applications in the webbrowser. It uses the WebGL canvas supported by modern browsers and is able to render hardware accelerated 3d graphics without any plugins.