Island Saver from NatWest
Category: Games
Minecraft Build Battle in North Lanarkshire Council
The digital team at North Lanarkshire Council have shared this summary of their recent work using Minecraft with primary school learners. To find out more get in touch with X at North Lanarkshire Council.
Game Maker
GameMaker is a development tool for making 2D games, used by indie developers, professional studios, and educators worldwide. Users can create games for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, HTML5, Xbox, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch.
Remember to check with your local authority data security team/officer before registering any learners as users.
Explore tutorials using this link – Learn How To Develop Games
Find out more about the Game Maker Education license with this link – Teaching Using Game Design
Microsoft MakeCode Arcade
Microsoft MakeCode Arcade is a free online learn-to-code platform where anyone can build games.
Remember to check with your local authority data security team/officer before registering any learners as users.
Find out more about MakeCode Educator guides using this link – MakeCode Arcade Educator Page
Restore by Glitchers – a game about land use
Restore by GLITCHERS
Restore is part of an academic research project called RestoreID (HORIZON-CL6-2023-BIODIV-01-17). This research project investigates the relationship between nature restoration, biodiversity, and disease prevention. The restore game is led by Dr Brad Duthie and Prof Nils Bunnefeld at the University of Stirling.
The game will take between 5-20 minutes to play, depending on the level that you select. Only your in-game decisions will be recorded for research purposes, and no personal identifiable data will be recorded.
No download or signup required — Restore is compatible with modern browsers like Chrome, Safari and can be played on desktop or mobile. Just visit the itch page to start playing.
Playing games
Island Saver is a free-to-play game from NatWest. It is designed to develop children and young people’s understanding of finance, including saving and tax. It can be played on consoles or iPad. Find out more about the game here: Island Saver Wiki Read more
The digital team at North Lanarkshire Council have shared this summary of their recent work using Minecraft with primary school learners. To find out more get in touch with X at North Lanarkshire Council. Read more
Restore by GLITCHERS Restore is part of an academic research project called RestoreID (HORIZON-CL6-2023-BIODIV-01-17). This research project investigates the relationship between nature restoration, biodiversity, and disease prevention. The restore game is led by Dr Brad Duthie and Prof Nils Bunnefeld at the University of Stirling. The game will take… Read more
Tinderbox is a collective of young people, musicians, artists and youth workers in Scotland. Their work uses music and the arts to bring people together and strengthen communities, providing exciting opportunities that support young people to build their confidence, skills, self-esteem, and professional experience. Find out more about Tinderbox here… Read more
Tinderbox Games Collective
Tinderbox is a collective of young people, musicians, artists and youth workers in Scotland. Their work uses music and the arts to bring people together and strengthen communities, providing exciting opportunities that support young people to build their confidence, skills, self-esteem, and professional experience.
Find out more about Tinderbox here – tinderboxcollective.org
Tinderbox Games Clubs currently run in Edinburgh for young people aged 10-18.
At the Games Clubs people get together to play, research and make games, as well as design their own artwork, audio & code needed for them. Tinderbox use different forms of technology to make them, but they also use traditional methods such as hand-drawn art, board game making, clay-sculpting, crafting with recycled objects, and more.
Find out more using this link – Tinderbox Games Clubs
These are some games to try to get started:
You can play all the games published by Tinderbox using this link – Tinderbox Lab
Making games
Do you work with children or young people who enjoy making games?
The Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity has launched a summer games jam to raise funds to buy adapted gaming equipment, consoles and video games for the boys and girls at the children’s hospital in Glasgow. Fundraising will also support the hospital’s Gamer-in-Residence – so that children in hospital always have someone to play with.
Find out more about the project with this link to the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity page
Or go straight to the Weans Game Jam page with this link to itch.io
GameMaker is a development tool for making 2D games, used by indie developers, professional studios, and educators worldwide. Users can create games for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, HTML5, Xbox, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch.
Remember to check with your local authority data security team/officer before registering any learners as users.
Explore tutorials using this link – Learn How To Develop Games
Find out more about the Game Maker Education license with this link – Teaching Using Game Design
Microsoft MakeCode Arcade is a free online learn-to-code platform where anyone can build games.
Remember to check with your local authority data security team/officer before registering any learners as users.
Find out more about MakeCode Educator guides using this link – MakeCode Arcade Educator Page
Esports
go to the Games in Education page
This section is home to information, resources and links to esports in Scottish education.
Esports is competitive video-gaming. There are now huge competitions and events organised around these games and this is often spoken about as much as the actual game playing in the esports industry. There is a growing number of countries that recognise, and treat, esports as a sport.
Mark McCready of Scottish Esports recently provided this update on esports in education, covering:
- Scottish Esports Education landscape
- What are the pathways and organisations they can work with locally for engagement
- The new HNC ESports being developed
Esports learning resources and courses
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) offers esports qualificaitons at level 4, level 5 and level 6.
The YMCA delivers the HP Gaming Garage programme
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