Blocksmith Education - Second Edition - Camp License (36 credits)
Blocksmith Education - Second Edition - Camp License (36 credits)
- Grades: 4-12
- Students: Unlimited
- Contact Hours: 12+
- Lesson Plan Sample PDF
Enter virtual reality in style! Offering a unique opportunity to learn and explore, Blocksmith Education - Second Edition comes with 12 one-hour lessons in programming and video game design. Using the Blocksmith Builder software, learners create 3D games and scenarios, bringing them to life through an extensive logic system. These creations can be played immediately, or uploaded to Virtual- and Augmented Reality viewing devices. With the Blocksmith Education license, instructors have full domain control to create a secure and distraction-free environment to trade and share experiences. A fun and exciting journey for students and educators alike, Blocksmith allows learning environments of all sizes to create, share and experience the wide world of video game design and virtual reality.
Recommended Settings:
- Summer camps
- Classrooms looking for technology and coding lessons
- Classrooms interested in virtual reality
- After-school programs
Curriculum Topics:
- Intro to 3D Design
- Basic Animations & Events
- Special Effects & Sound Effects
- Object Spawners & Held Items
- Hitpoints & Advanced Held Items
- Intermediate Game Development, Events & Scenes
- Collectible Items & Intermediate Level Design
- Variables & Advanced 3D Design
- Interior Level Design
- Advanced Spawners & Nested Animation
- Multiplayer Mastery
- Community Engagement & Advanced Game Development
- Access to the latest version of the Blocksmith Builder software
- 3 instructor accounts and 36 curriculum credits to redeem in the Blocksmith Curriculum Market
- Printed Educator Guide from PCS Edventures
- Classic Games
Re-live and re-make classic arcade games, but in 3D! Remake classic games like Frogger, Mario, and Super Dodge Ball, and then customize them with ideas and game mechanics of your own - Farm Sim
Learn how to build a Farming Simulator with a series of four games that let your players plant seeds, grow, harvest and take them to market. Students learn the basic concepts behind beloved economy games like Stardew Valley and Farm Simulator. - Royale Battles
Create a Battle Royale game in your own world! Learn how to make a 3D level, your own water pistols and eventually a completely customized multiplayer game.
- Simplest: choose or let the class choose one track to go through together.
- More Adventurous: let students choose which track they take on. While they will learn slightly different skills in each track, any of the three sets of quests will give them enough of a foundation to explore future courses or design independently.
1 device per student recommended.
Blocksmith Builder software is compatible with Windows, Mac OS and Chrome OS devices.
For Builder Software:
- Memory: min 2GB, recommended 4GB
- CPU: Intel Celeron 2GHz class, recommended Intel i5/i7 class. AMD fully supported for PC’s
- GPU: Intel HD, recommended Nvidia 900/1000 class
- Windows: 7, recommended 10
- Mac: OS X
- Chrome: Chrome OS (with a strong recommendation to use Chromebooks with Intel Chipset)
A free demo of the builder software can be downloaded at blocksmithxr.com to evaluate existing machines. It has the same technical requirements as the Education Edition.
Supported Viewer apps:
- Android 5 (higher for Daydream & ARCore). Phones need to have gyroscopes to support Cardboard or any VR system
- iOS 9 (iOS 11 for ARKit)