Designing Games - Some Project Ideas

Contributed by Ashley Lee, November 20, 2009

some rough ideas for Scratch games.

Original Author: "archmage"
Education Level: Preschool and Kindergarten, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College and University, Professional Development, Other
Content Types: Activity, Handout, Lesson Plan, Website
Curricular Areas: Computer Science, Engineering, Language Arts, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social Studies, Teacher Education, Technology, Visual Arts, Other
Keywords: beginner, game design, wiki, intermediate, advanced

Easy
Involves basic programming such as using the pen tool

Name bouncer - Has the letters of a name which bounce when clicked and then fall back into a line
Drawing tool - Make a drawing tool that allows you to draw in several colours
Mouse avoider game - Make a maze. Using the mouse cursor, the user has to make it to the finish
without touching any boundary.

Medium
Focuses more on sprite interaction, uses some variables, and preferable keeps score

basket catching game - make random objects that drop in random places at random speeds and moves downward to a basket that is used to catch the objects also keeps score.
sprite adventure game - Make a sprite that is controlled using a keyboard, and make him go on an adventure. The game must have: enemies, ways to lose, and an objective
interactive drawing game - Make a drawing game and have sprites that move. The sprites react to the colours that the user uses to draw.

Hard
Involves more complicated programming with many sprites and many variables

Platform game - Similar to Super Mario, this game must have: gravity which may or may not include acceleration, platforms that a sprite can stand on, deathtraps, enemies, different rooms, and an objective
Shooter game - Make a sprite that can shoot objects at enemies to score points. Whatever the bullet sprite is it must return to the player after being shot so that the player can shoot multiple times, this preferable has a script to increase difficulty. This can be integrated with a platform game
Role Playing Game (probably the most complex of all) - In this game, a player must defeat monsters using a battle system that involves: Attack Points, Defense Points, Health Points, Magic Points, preferably gold or money, experience and levels and any other things that can go into the formula of making damage. Game play involves the player adventuring and attacking monsters, and the monsters receive damage according to the battle formula that is based on attack points, defense points, etc.

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