Mini-Game Logic
Explore game mechanics and logic, then build a first playable arcade-style game with interactive feedback.
What learners explore
Explore game mechanics and logic, then build a first playable arcade-style game with interactive feedback.
Detailed curriculum overview
Game ideas and goals
- Choose a simple game concept
- Define the player goal and how to win or finish
Rules and interactions
- Identify player actions and game responses
- Plan controls, events and basic rules
Logic and sequences
- Arrange steps and conditions to create behaviour
- Practise cause and effect with visual logic
Scoring and progression
- Add a score, timer or progress condition
- Use feedback to make the game understandable
Play-testing and improvement
- Try the game and notice where it breaks or feels unclear
- Adjust rules, difficulty and feedback
Playable arcade project
- Complete a small game build
- Share how its rules and interactions work
How this course is delivered
This is listed by Tinycapes as a self-paced online course. Fuel | The Academy is providing a course guide and link to the Tinycapes course page; local delivery or a Fuel batch is not implied.
Who is it for?
This program is intended for children aged 8–12 years. Check the course level and Tinycapes’ current course page to confirm suitability for your child.
Future career paths to explore
These are longer-term possibilities the skills can help introduce. They are not jobs for children or a promise of employment.
- Future pathway: game designer
- Future pathway: gameplay programmer
- Future pathway: interactive media creator
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