Here is a creative activity I setup for the kids. What they are doing is designing their own 2d video game. I start by downloading a set of
free game tiles, and use a program called a tilemap level editor, a good free one is
Tiled. The kids click on different tiles and draw out their gameworld, adding in monsters, heroes and magic items. This is a great activity for them because they feel like they are playing a video game, but instead of passively reacting to a game, they are pouring in all of their imagination and creativity into design their own (would be) game. For them its not just a picture, its an entire saga unfolding. The stories and ideas that come out of these sessions are incredible, and this keeps them busy for hours. Here are their game world creations:
Here is a creative activity I setup for the kids. What they are doing is designing their own 2d video game. I start by downloading a set of free game tiles, and use a program called a tilemap level editor, a good free one is Tiled. The kids click on different tiles and draw out their gameworld, adding in monsters, heroes and magic items. This is a great activity for them because they feel like they are playing a video game, but instead of passively reacting to a game, they are pouring in all of their imagination and creativity into design their own (would be) game. For them its not just a picture, its an entire saga unfolding. The stories and ideas that come out of these sessions are incredible, and this keeps them busy for hours. Here are their game world creations:
