Photos courtesy of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District
Students in Michelle Biancardo’s seventh grade Creative Coding classes at Grand Avenue Middle School in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District used the kidOYO program to create an assortment of vintage inspired video games, such as Space Invaders, Pong and Pac-Man.
Grand Avenue Middle School’s Liz Califano, a strong coder in the class, tried out one of her peers’ games.
Some of their creations were highlighted during the Grand Avenue Gaming Showcase.
Seventh grader Colin Cheng created one of the games on display. He coded his own version of Space Invaders.
Grand Avenue Middle School technology teacher Michelle Biancardo worked with a student during the showcase.
“He used Sprite editor to create advanced enemies, meteors as barriers and even made it a multi-level game with a boss to defeat at the end,” explained Biancardo.
The games were configured to be played by using one wire placed between two fingers as a grounder and play dough as a conductor for the controller. Arrow “buttons” made from foil also served as a conductor.
Assistant Principal Chris Riccardi worked with Moses Dorres during the Gaming Showcase at Grand Avenue.
The showcase took place in the school library during all lunch periods from Dec. 21-22 and students were encouraged to explore and play this collection of games.
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