I’ve been making games with Kodu Game Lab since about April 2009 when ideasLAB was accepted into the Kodu beta program. I’ve also created games with Scratch, MicroWorlds and Trackmania (not games but racing tracks).
I’m particularly interested in using the web to learn. Through this course I hope to deepen my understanding of what is possible with Kodu Game Lab.
My name is not Pariah, just an alias I like to use. In fact I prefer it over my own name at times.
I played with Kodu since it was first release on Xbox Live XNA Games. I’m a big gamer and I love games that let you create so when I heard about Kodu from E3, I was excited. I never really finished any games on the Xbox 360 version but I had a lot of betas of tons of ideas.
I don’t think I really need this course as I understand Kodu quite well, but I find it interesting to see how others make games. Also the interviews are nice and perhaps I may learn something in the later weeks of the course. I also wish to help people with their coding.
Greetings, I have been playing with Kodu for a few months now and I think it is an awesome introductory game engine.
I teach a game design class at a high school and I am always looking for new ideas and discussion topics to share with my students. I look forward to the course and hopefully learning from all of you.
I’m a Computer Programmer who is currently looking at Video Games and Education (within the Education program at a post secondary institution).
I’m relatively new to Kodu, as I tried it for the first time only a couple months ago.
Unfortunately, I was only able to use Kodu for a couple days before I became overwhelmed with
other projects/work/assignments.
I’m coming back into it more for personal entertainment/enjoyment as well as seeing how it could be used by teachers.
I’ve also created games with Scratch, Neverwinter Knights & C/C++ (backed with OpenGL).
I’m an Instructional Designer for a virtual Community College. I’m very new to Kodu, but am always looking for ideas to integrate into courses. My background is a mix of teaching and working in corporate so I’m interested in how this could be used in a variety of settings.
My name is Erik, and I am a graduate student at the University of Alberta, studying Educational Psychology working towards a masters in Technolgy in Education.
I was recently asked to Assist in the creation of an undergraduate level course for Technology in Education, and we have been using two environments with our pilot class so far.
The first is Scratch, which went remarkably well, and the student enjoyed very much.
The second is OpenSim, which so far is proving to be a lot harder to implement than we had hoped.
I was pointed towards Kodu late last year, and have since started looking more seriously at it.
I am very impressed with what i’ve seen so far, and am very excited about putting forward a plan to implement Kodu in our new class.
I’m an avid video gamer otherwise, have been for many years, but have really started to look more into using video game creation as a tool for constuctionist based learning environments.
Hi Erik,
Like yourself i work in education (as a primary school teacher) and i am also an avid gamer. I have been incorporating gaming into my program at school for the past 4 years. I have used gamemaker, scratch (quite extensively) and now kodu. I love the open ended nature of game design and the creativity it allows students to undertake. Looking forward to sharing successes and ideas.
My name is Martin. I’m a teacher, and work at the ideasLAB with Richard. I’m loving my time on Kodu Game Lab at the moment, and flanked by my 6yo who’s become equally obsessed, I’m keen develop my skills! I also have a strong interest in game narratives, and am looking forward to building some games with that focus.
Hi Kathleen
I’m an ICT and Mathematics teacher. Love programming. Very new to Kodu and also finding it difficult to do what I want at the moment. Look forward to learning from everyone though!!
I’m Corrie. Like devra I’m an instructional designer, but at a “real” Community College. :-p (I’ve worked for Walden U, so no disrepect to my “virtual” colleague.) I found out about this course via Twitter, and thought it might be a good opportunity to try some game design. I’m always looking for things that can make learning more engaging.
Good to meet you Corrie! I like the virtual environment for now, but sometimes it’s frustrating not working with the faculty f2f. I also found out about this course via Twitter and am planning to share what I learn with the other ID’s.
Hi, I’m Karla and I am an Instructional Technology Specialist for a K-12 school district. I have never used Kodu before but am interested in games that could be used in the classroom. If I could design them for teachers and then teach them how to design themselves eventually, I think that kids would really engage in learning more.
richard 12:28 pm on March 4, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Funnily enough my name is Richard!
I’ve been making games with Kodu Game Lab since about April 2009 when ideasLAB was accepted into the Kodu beta program. I’ve also created games with Scratch, MicroWorlds and Trackmania (not games but racing tracks).
I’m particularly interested in using the web to learn. Through this course I hope to deepen my understanding of what is possible with Kodu Game Lab.
pariah 1:24 pm on March 4, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
My name is not Pariah, just an alias I like to use. In fact I prefer it over my own name at times.
I played with Kodu since it was first release on Xbox Live XNA Games. I’m a big gamer and I love games that let you create so when I heard about Kodu from E3, I was excited. I never really finished any games on the Xbox 360 version but I had a lot of betas of tons of ideas.
I don’t think I really need this course as I understand Kodu quite well, but I find it interesting to see how others make games. Also the interviews are nice and perhaps I may learn something in the later weeks of the course. I also wish to help people with their coding.
richard 10:39 am on March 7, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Great to have you on board Pariah, your help will be appreciated I’m sure – and has been by me already
mremington 2:00 pm on March 4, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Greetings, I have been playing with Kodu for a few months now and I think it is an awesome introductory game engine.
I teach a game design class at a high school and I am always looking for new ideas and discussion topics to share with my students. I look forward to the course and hopefully learning from all of you.
jjabraham 2:30 pm on March 4, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
I’m a Computer Programmer who is currently looking at Video Games and Education (within the Education program at a post secondary institution).
I’m relatively new to Kodu, as I tried it for the first time only a couple months ago.
Unfortunately, I was only able to use Kodu for a couple days before I became overwhelmed with
other projects/work/assignments.
I’m coming back into it more for personal entertainment/enjoyment as well as seeing how it could be used by teachers.
I’ve also created games with Scratch, Neverwinter Knights & C/C++ (backed with OpenGL).
devra29 2:35 pm on March 4, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
I’m an Instructional Designer for a virtual Community College. I’m very new to Kodu, but am always looking for ideas to integrate into courses. My background is a mix of teaching and working in corporate so I’m interested in how this could be used in a variety of settings.
Mustard 3:54 pm on March 4, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
My name is Erik, and I am a graduate student at the University of Alberta, studying Educational Psychology working towards a masters in Technolgy in Education.
I was recently asked to Assist in the creation of an undergraduate level course for Technology in Education, and we have been using two environments with our pilot class so far.
The first is Scratch, which went remarkably well, and the student enjoyed very much.
The second is OpenSim, which so far is proving to be a lot harder to implement than we had hoped.
I was pointed towards Kodu late last year, and have since started looking more seriously at it.
I am very impressed with what i’ve seen so far, and am very excited about putting forward a plan to implement Kodu in our new class.
I’m an avid video gamer otherwise, have been for many years, but have really started to look more into using video game creation as a tool for constuctionist based learning environments.
trema 8:14 am on March 5, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Erik,
Like yourself i work in education (as a primary school teacher) and i am also an avid gamer. I have been incorporating gaming into my program at school for the past 4 years. I have used gamemaker, scratch (quite extensively) and now kodu. I love the open ended nature of game design and the creativity it allows students to undertake. Looking forward to sharing successes and ideas.
Simon
mnjorgensen 8:11 pm on March 4, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Evening all
My name is Martin. I’m a teacher, and work at the ideasLAB with Richard. I’m loving my time on Kodu Game Lab at the moment, and flanked by my 6yo who’s become equally obsessed, I’m keen develop my skills! I also have a strong interest in game narratives, and am looking forward to building some games with that focus.
kathweaver 12:42 am on March 5, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
My name is Kathleen and I teach high school computer science. I am trying to find activities that are motivating to students.
I will admit that I have had trouble getting Kodu to do anything, which is why I joined the group.
pdonaghy 10:19 pm on March 5, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Kathleen
I’m an ICT and Mathematics teacher. Love programming. Very new to Kodu and also finding it difficult to do what I want at the moment. Look forward to learning from everyone though!!
corrie 5:48 am on March 5, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
I’m Corrie. Like devra I’m an instructional designer, but at a “real” Community College. :-p (I’ve worked for Walden U, so no disrepect to my “virtual” colleague.) I found out about this course via Twitter, and thought it might be a good opportunity to try some game design. I’m always looking for things that can make learning more engaging.
devra29 1:39 pm on March 5, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Good to meet you Corrie! I like the virtual environment for now, but sometimes it’s frustrating not working with the faculty f2f. I also found out about this course via Twitter and am planning to share what I learn with the other ID’s.
karlak 7:34 am on March 5, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi, I’m Karla and I am an Instructional Technology Specialist for a K-12 school district. I have never used Kodu before but am interested in games that could be used in the classroom. If I could design them for teachers and then teach them how to design themselves eventually, I think that kids would really engage in learning more.
nikwing 1:47 pm on March 5, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi, I’m Nikko. Joined a bit late & It’s my 1st time using Kodu.
I’m a fresh grad & want to be a game designer/ artist.