PNW PHP Conference 2017
Using PHP and JavaScript to
Design a Better Board Game
ONLINE HANDOUT
Marcia Burrows email: thelogicalwoman@gmail.com
The Logical Woman Blog http://thelogicalwoman.blogspot.com/
Logical
Game Studio - my game design site. http://logicalgamestudio.com
Try
my online learning game, Number Round-Up
to see HTML5 animation. (Works well on iPad and
computer, phone screens are too small.) http://logicalgamestudio.com/NumberRoundUp/nru.html Strengths
and Troubles: The
Wellness Board Game A
game of self-discovery and social interaction for 2 to 5 players ages 13 and
up. More
information at Goal Quest Games http://www.goalquestgames.com
Strengths and Troubles is
also available on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Strengths-Troubles-Wellness-Board-Game/dp/B074Y945VQ
InterNational Association of Peer Supporters
https://inaops.org/definition-peer-specialist/
For math geeks: Mathematical Analysis of Chutes and Ladders.
http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/november12011/
HTML5 tutorial from Simon Sarris "Now go make
something amazing!"
https://simonsarris.com/making-html5-canvas-useful/
Walter Zorn's JavaScript Graphics Library, wz_jsgraphics.js
http://www.walterzorn.de/en/jsgraphics/jsgraphics_e.htm
Don Norman’s revised edition of The Design of
Everyday Things
https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expanded-ebook/dp/B00E257T6C
There
are many free, online courses on game design on the edX
platform. Some are live and some are archived.
These
are the two courses for which I served as Community TA. Highly recommended.
MIT
edX Archived course: Introduction to Game Design
https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-game-design-mitx-11-126x-0
MIT
edX Archived course: Design and Development of
Games for Learning
https://www.edx.org/course/design-development-games-learning-mitx-11-127x-0
Facebook
Learning Game Designers Group (everyone is welcome to
join)