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Game Design

Authored by Mark D. Light, Ph.D.

Computer software is a set of instructions that tells a computer how to perform a set of tasks. A video game is a specific type of computer software. Computer scientists have developed video games based on a set of instructions and actions that help you know how to play and win the game.

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Overview
Grades 5-8
60 min
Topics
Computer ScienceCreative Arts

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