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

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

Ideas

 * 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

 * 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.