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Knowledgebank: Next Generation Project Pilots and trials, 2009

Game On!//**
 * //Strathfieldsaye Primary School

We have been using Game Maker in the classroom and we think that your class should get involved with this program.

Game Maker has been written to make it easier for people to design and make their own computer games. It is quite easy to use and you can make games that are lots of fun to play. People love to play games like Tetris, Pacman and other simple platform, puzzle or shooting games. You can make simple games such as these with Game maker, or you can even make quite elaborate strategy games and simulations.

Game Maker is a free program. If you are lucky enough to be a part of the 1-1 NEtbook Trial then you will have it already installed on your netbook. If you don't have it, it can be downloaded from the official **Yoyo games Website**. Game Maker runs under Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP or Vista. You can also download resource packs that contain extra sprites, sounds and examples from the official Game Maker site. It is worthwhile also downloading the extra resource packs available from the Game Maker site. They will give you extra sprites, sounds, backgrounds etc. []



Watch this movie. It is made by Jo and it tells the story of Game Maker in 011.