Game Maker

Game Maker was written by Mark Overmars, a professor of the University of Utrecht, partly as a teaching aid for his students. It is gaining recognition as a useful teaching tool in primary and secondary schools because of its easy entry and sophisticated scripting language. It is particularly useful for primary students and secondary students as a task which is both challenging and relevant.

It is believed that wikiversity can use such software to create non-standard learning environment.

## Wikiversity the game

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* Currently working on a demo version of a RPG based walkthough of wikiversity

## Ideas

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* 5th grade game project:
* Pick a topic
* Divide into 5 groups
* Sounds
* Backgrounds
* Sprites
* Story
* Have kids create material for each section
* Put material back together as a game that teaches kids about a topic

### Official links

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* Yoyogames \- official website and game database.
* Game Maker Pages \- download link, part of official website.
* Game Maker Community \- official forums.
* The Game Maker's Apprentice \- official book website.