Did you know?

• The first “game” was made in 1947
• ActionScript is a scripting language based on ECMAScript
• The first platform game was a 1980 one screen game
• The first fighting game was a simple boxing game released in 1976
• There are currently 59 video game consoles in existence
• The last beat-em-up game to date was MadWorld (released in 2009)
• There are 5 different types of media for consoles
• It takes 18-24 months to make a console game
• The Nintendo 64 was the last mainstream console to use cartridges

Sources:
Wikipedia
http://explore.digipen.edu/index.php?id=500

Foundation Questions

1. What is a video game?
2. What is an action-platformer game?
3. What benefits are there to using Adobe Flash to make a game
4. Are there alternative programs to making a game?
5. What is a raster image?
6. What is a vector image?
7. does the type of image (raster vs vector) affect how the game would play?
8. What is a sprite?
9. What is a 3D model
10. Would it be more effective to use sprites or 3d models for a game
11. How does a game get started?
12. What is collision detection?

Topic

Project: I am going to create a flash game using Adobe flash
Research: The history of games and flash games. How to make a flash game
Tangible product: it's pretty obvious what this is
Programs: Adobe flash, Adobe illustrator
Websites

How to make a flash game in minutes
http://www.gameinnovator.com/quickflashgame.php

Flash Kit
http://flashkit.com/

20 free tutorials
http://www.dezinerfolio.com/2008/02/06/20-free-tutorials-to-create-your-own-flash-game

manga tutorial
http://www.mangatutorials.com/