Coding Elective Game Design

Start by building simple arcade games and then build your own platformers, RPG and physics games.

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What's Inside!

With Tynker, kids use beginner-friendly drag-and-drop programming tools to create games, animations, and much more. Watch your code come to life! What will you create?

What You'll Learn:

  • Explore computer science fundamentals, as you invent your own playable arcade games.
  • Learn how to move actors on the Stage using cartesian coordinates — and add custom animations too.
  • Start with the basics by recreating classics like Pong and Snake, then move onto sophisticated games that use randomness, scorekeeping, and physics.
  • Keep score with variables, organize your code with functions, and much more.

No Prerequisites
Recommended for Ages 6+

How It Works:

Start a Course

From your student dashboard, select EXPLORE and search or browse to Tynker’s Game Design courses. Choose any one of the Game Design courses that sounds appealing. We recommend starting with Glitch Manor if your child is a first-time coder.

But there’s no wrong place to begin! You can sample as many courses as you like to find the right fit.

Completing Lessons

All Tynker lessons are self-guided. Each interactive lesson includes concept introductions, coding puzzles, step-by-step tutorials, and assessments. As you advance through each course, your work is automatically saved, and you can restart wherever you left off. You’ll unlock badges and achievements, too, as you make progress.

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