Gaming+&+Game+Development


 * __Gaming & Game Development__**


 * __Game Use in Class__**

Steam, The Ultimate Online Game Platform Delivers a range of games straight to a computer's desktop. Includes automatic updates, lists of games and prices, posters, plus access to a large gaming **...**

@http://store.steampowered.com/

SumDog http://www.sumdog.com/

//Sumdog's// free maths games track your progress in 100 numeracy topics. Targeted at ages 9-13, but enjoyed by all ages!

__**Game Development**__

A programming language for everyone. Create interactive stories, games, music and art - and share them online.
 * //Scratch//: **

Galleries are here @http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/browse/newest

Game Salad http://gamesalad.com/

GameSalad is a visual, drag & drop based tool for game creation that provides people with the opportunity to make sophisticated 2D casual games for the iPhone and iPad devices, without the need for programming or coding knowledge. GameSalad is geared to provide unparalleled support for Apple's iOS platform and devices, taking advantage of the latest technology that mobile computing has to offer. GameSalad democratizes mobile game design by putting the power to make games, and an interactive way to express ideas, into the hands of everyone.

**Greenfoot**__ - Invent - Program - Share

Greenfoot is an interactive [|Java] development environment designed primarily for educational purposes at the high school and undergraduate level. It allows easy development of two-dimensional graphical applications, such as simulations and interactive games. Greenfoot is currently being developed at the [|University of Kent] and [|Deakin University], with support from [|Sun Microsystems]. It is free software, and its implementation is based on the [|BlueJ] development environment. Greenfoot is available for [|Microsoft Windows], [|Mac OS X], [|Linux], [|Sun Solaris], and any recent [|JVM].

Examples of Developed Games here @http://greenfootgallery.org/

**http://www.alice.org/**__ Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. Alice is a teaching tool for introductory computing. It uses 3D graphics and a drag-and-drop interface to facilitate a more engaging, less frustrating first programming experience.

@http://www.alice.org/kelleher/storytelling/index.html Storytelling Alice was created by Caitlin Kelleher as part of her doctoral work in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. For details on the design, development and evaluation of Storytelling Alice, please see [|Caitlin’s homepage].

**Wix**__ - Free Website Devlopment

With Wix you can create your own website with ease. There's no need to add even a single line of code. Built with a beautiful, graphic drag & drop interface, the website builder was created to be as user-friendly as possibly while allowing for total creative freedom. Choose from 1000s of professionally-designed web templates or create from scratch. The best way to learn how to make a website is to start with a template then simply click, replace and customize. You won't believe how easy it is. If you want to create a site from scratch, it's also simple to add items like titles, logos, clip art, photo galleries and more as you go. Publish in 1-step and your site is live online. As all sites built with Wix are search engine friendly, you can get found on search engines and enjoy traffic from an online audience interested in you and your free website.