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AASSA - Asuncion
Integration of computers in writing process.
AASSA - Rio
Use of digital video and the writing process.
The Computer Club will be open to Secondary and 4th and 5th grade Elementary students (with parent permission). The games that will be showcased will be non-violent and Open Source. Students will be monitored by the Computer Club Supervisor.
The Computer Club will be held once a week. The object of the club is to give students who are interested in computer games an outlet at school, while teaching them the many technological aspects necessary for gaming, such as, hardware requirements, network architecture, DOS fundamentals, and digital media manipulation.
The days of knowing DOS are long gone, but having a basic understanding of command line options and basic DOS syntax are still applicable today. Games often need modifications in order to run properly, and knowing DOS will be taught in the context of game installation and monitoring.
Many of today's game programmers and graphic design professionals started out as Modders, people who modify games to incorporate themes. Many of the mini lessons as well as full sessions will be dedicated to this topic. We will cover digital media creation and theme building using tools of the gaming trade.
Having a basic understanding of network architecture is necessary in order to setup and administer network computer games. Many of the sessions will incorporate mini lessons to teach these fundamentals.
The games of today can be demanding on computer systems and in order to get them to run properly computer systems themselves need modification. The latest trends and requirements of hardware will be taught and will including many hands on labs where students will have a chance to practice upgrading hardware themselves.
