Gold GameStar: Vocabulary
21. Computational Thinking
Key Vocabulary
- Avatar: An avatar is the digital representation of a physical person in a virtual world or game.
- Component: A component is a physical part of a game, such as a character, a block, or an object.
- Mechanics: Mechanics is an action an avatar can take in a game, such as jumping, collecting, exploring, etc.
- Space: The space is the area in which the game is being played; the whole scene.
- Sprites: Sprites are 2D Graphic objects that can be moved around on a computer screen.
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Competencies and Standards
MITECS Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and
4. Innovative Designer
a. know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems
c. develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process
5. Computational Thinker
b. collect data or identify relevant data sets
d. understand how automation works and use algorithmic thinking to develop a sequence of steps to create and test automated solutions
Websites and Documents
Websites
Videos from Outside Sources
21t4s Quizzes