New on GameUp — CodeCombat: Ogre Encounter

Our newest game–CodeCombat: Ogre Encounter from our partner Code Combat–is now live on GameUp! Students have their first experience with typed programming, pitting them in battles against ogres and challenging them to gather gems in the Kithgard Dungeon!  By the end of the game’s four levels, students will understand the basic syntax of Python coding, and have created coding arguments and strings.

For support using this game in your classroom, we offer these educator resources:

• Quick Start Guide:  This printable quick start guide familiarizes your students with the code editor.
• Progress Journal: Students can use this printable journal to keep track of their game progress.
• Engineering Cycle Worksheet: This printable outlines the basics of the engineering cycle: Assess, Design, Implement and Debug. Students may refer to the completed example worksheet as a guide.
• Level 1 Video Tutorial: Guides students through Level 1: Dungeons of Kithgard
• Level 2 Video Tutorial: Guides students through Level 2: Gems in the Deep
• Level 3 Video Tutorial: Guides students through Level 3: Shadow Guard
• Level 4 Video Tutorial: Guides students through Level 4: True Names