You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.
> OPEN MAILBOX
Opening the small mailbox reveals a leaflet.
> READ LEAFLET
(Taken)
On the leaflet is printed the following...
Tale Quest is a two-day workshop (Monday 4 July to Tuesday 5 July) encouraging students to make their own digital stories. During the two days, students will learn the basics of:
o Using a text adventure coding languages such as Squiffy, Inform 7, and Twine;
o Sourcing and making art for games; and
o Creating stories to tell, and puzzles for other people to solve.
Intended for participants aged 10 to 15.
The workshop is proudly supported by the CodeBase, and will be taking place at their premises in Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DR.
Rough Science is a science communication and outreach company based in Melbourne and Edinburgh. Since 2011, Rough Science has produced video content, stage shows, holiday programs and class activities on a variety of themes in science.
The workshop goes for two days, and will cover an introduction to the game programming environments, as well as game design and art making.
The digital games we will be creating are text adventures. Players explore a story through text, and choose where to go next by selecting options or typing in actions.
We will be exploring a variety of programming environment and languages, including Squiffy, Inform 7, and Twine. A background in coding is not required.
The workshop is proudly supported by CodeBase.
CodeBase is the largest technology incubator in the UK and one of the fastest growing in Europe.
CodeBase is located at Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DR.
www.thisiscodebase.com
Tale Quest at CodeBase
Dates: Monday 4 July to Tuesday 5 July, 2016
Times: 10am to 4pm
Cost: £70
Age: Intended for 10 to 15 years olds
What to bring: Participants must bring their own laptop or tablet to participate in the workshop. They will also need to bring their own lunch and water bottle.
This workshop will introduces text adventure programming, as well as explore designing games and digital art making.
Any questions, comments or observations can be directed to:
Sean M Elliott
Director, Rough Science
Email: sean.m.elliott@gmail.com
Twitter: @rough_science
Phone:
+61 (0) 422 260 116 (Australia)
+44 (0) 7 5388 47094 (UK)
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IMPORTANT: Things to bring!
Participants will need to bring:
o Their own lunch; and
o Their own laptop or tablet to work on.
