{"id":24372,"date":"2025-01-13T15:55:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T15:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/?p=24372"},"modified":"2025-06-11T16:50:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T15:50:32","slug":"making-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2025\/01\/13\/making-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Making games"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\uf060<\/span> go to the Games in Education page<\/a><\/p>\n

This section contains information and resources to support educators make games with learners. As valuable as playing games is the opportunity to make them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Below are some free-to-use game making platforms. Registering learners as users will require your local authority’s guidance on data security – please check before registering.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Do you work with children or young people who enjoy making games?<\/p>\n

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<\/a>\u00a0– so that children in hospital always have someone to play with.<\/p>\n

Find out more about the project with this link to the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity page<\/a><\/p>\n

Or go straight to the Weans Game Jam page with this link to itch.io<\/a><\/p>\n

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GameMaker<\/a>\u00a0is 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.<\/p>\n

Remember to check with your local authority data security team\/officer before registering any learners as users.<\/p>\n

Explore tutorials using this link \u2013 Learn How To Develop Games\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Find out more about the Game Maker Education license with this link \u2013 Teaching Using Game Design\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Microsoft MakeCode Arcade<\/a>\u00a0is a free online learn-to-code platform where anyone can build games.<\/p>\n

Remember to check with your local authority data security team\/officer before registering any learners as users.<\/p>\n

Find out more about MakeCode Educator guides using this link \u2013 MakeCode Arcade Educator Page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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