Alien Invaders

Introducing Java Programming Concepts through Making a Retro-style Game

TEAM MEMBERS: Ryan Young , Natalie Haney , Haniel Villarreal , Jaehyun Na

ADVISORS: Dr. Wei Jin , Dr. Xu Xin

TECH: processing , tableau

DIFFICULTY:

TARGET AUDIENCE: k-12 , middle-school , high-school , college

DURATION: 60 - 90 minutes

CURATOR(S): Trung Dao

PUBLISHED DATE: Sep 12 2024

CREATED IN SEMESTER: Spring 2023

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This TAP project is our take on the classic game Space Invaders. Using Processing, we are able to develop a multiplayer retro style arcade game with the inspiration from the Japanese 1978 fixed shooter video game. It’s a fun and simple game created in an effort to help drive students towards programming and increase general interest in the field. We also planned and led several workshops to teach students about some fundamental programming concepts and basic Procesing functions that we used to create our our game.

The Technology Ambassador Program at GGC strives to break the misconceptions of the IT field by providing fun workshops for students of all backgrounds. TAP students design engaging and fun outreach workshops to encourage interest in IT and STEM.

Team members

From left to right: Jaehyun Na, Haniel Villarreal, Natalie Haney, and Ryan Young

Outreach Activities:

Atlanta Science Festival, March 25, Piedmont Park - To promote computing and technology to children.
Tap Expo, Mar 21, 2023, Georgia Gwinnett College – To promote IT field and the TAP program to college students.
Class Workshops – on Apr 10 and two on Apr 13, to promote IT field to non-IT college students.