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Artech programs compliment school curriculum in the arts, technologies and other subjects. We offer:

  1. In-school workshops - follow link on the left to find out more about our in-school student workshops.
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  2. NEW! After School Classes at the Glebe Montessori in Ottawa. Create your own Video Games on Tuesdays from 4:15 - 5:15. Call 613-237-3824 for information and to register.
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  3. Custom designed programs for your school and students. Whether it a spcial project, a lunch-time or afterschool program or summer camp - we offer custon designed programs or consultant services to help foster creativity with technology in your school. Call toll-free 1-877-530-3177 and speak with Artech's Director Ronnie Scullion to explore possibilities.
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  4. NEW! Teacher workshops for teachers of all disciplines wishing to intergrate Game design with other subjects: social studies, history, literature, music, math, science , etc. Scroll down for information and review of a workshop recently held at Sprockets 2010 - Toronto International Film Festival for Children. Call toll-free 1-877-530-3177 and speak with Artech's Director Ronnie Scullion to book a workshop in your location.
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Photograph by Sonia Recchia, WireImage for TIFF


Or Mario and Luigi – take your seats please!
Presented by Ronnie Scullion, Director of Artech Camps – Imagination in Motion! Inc.
Held at Sprockets 2010 - Toronto International Film Festival for Children

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Designing and creating video games can be used in a classroom setting to:

Engage students in subject matter – have students create a video game for a health science unit: Bacterial Wars!

Appeal to a range of students with diverse interests and skills – analytical and mathematic skills, creative and artistic skills, organizational and leadership skills, and game playing skills.

Exercise team building skills – have students work as a game design team as they go through the process of planning, designing and creating a video game. Alternate roles of team leader, designer, programmer, artist and game tester!

In this full day workshop Educators will become acquainted with the game design process and create a video game from scratch. Material covered will equip educators with the basic skills needed to start teaching Video Game Design in the classroom. Projects are designed to address curriculum outcomes in science, technology, mathematics, language and visual arts.

Working individually and in teams, workshop participants will explore the various stages of game development from concept and design through development, testing and deployment.

Educators will leave with:
  1. Sample games.
  2. A video game that they created!
  3. Starter lesson plans for Video Game Design projects designed for use in a classroom setting.
  4. A resource list of relevant books and websites to compliment material covered in workshop.
  5. A network of like minded professionals that they
    can build upon!


Requirements: Basic computer skills. No game design or computer programming experience is required. Laptop computer running Windows 2000, XP, Vista or Windows 7. To prepare , please download and install GameMaker 8.

Software: GameMaker 8 This can be downloaded for FREE from Yoyo Games. GameMaker is MS Windows compatible. A MAC version is in the works but not yet available.

 

“When children learn how to create video games – they play differently. Playing no longer becomes just a means to winning. It becomes an act of learning and discovery. “ Instead of exclamations of ‘ I’ve won! ’” says Scullion, “ I am hearing, ‘ I know how to do that! ’ or ‘ I’m going to add that to my game! ’ and ‘ This is so awesome! ’”