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  Weekly Highlights

  Last week ideas and creativity could be found in every part of the building! Have a look at what our students were up to here: Last week creativity was through the roof! TE created an absolutely stunning rose, JW cleverly used coloured studio lights to make his Spider-Man action figure look extra dramatic, three other […]

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  Explaining, Improving, and Polishing: MM Reflects on His Game Design

  We began today’s session by looking back at last week’s work and using the green screen to capture MM explaining what he had already achieved in his game. MM then added new code to make the coins disappear when collected, he also animated the coins by adding multiple frames. #alternativeprovision #arcademakecode #gamesdesign #calne

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  Weekly Highlights

  Another awesome week at SB. Have a look at what our students were up to here: Last week ES tested his patience building a LEGO car and then his knowledge when programming the car to drive! He created a short algorithm including making the car go forward and turning. Have a look for yourself what […]

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  Busy day of Digital Creativity

  We kicked things off with some web development work, building out an e-commerce clothing site called “TAPS” in Visual Studio Code. The focus was on HTML structure and CSS styling, and by the end of the session, we’d completely overhauled the colour scheme, swapping out grey accents for a sleek cyan theme that really makes […]

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  Refining the Experience: ES Develops His Arcade Game

  Improving Gameplay Mechanics

  During the game development session, ES refined the gravity controls, improving how the character moves and responds on screen. This adjustment made the gameplay feel smoother and more intuitive. He also introduced a “kill” mechanic and an endgame sequence, adding structure, challenge, and a clear sense of progression to the game.
  #arcademakecode #gamesprogramming #alternativeprovision #calne #ap

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  Thinking in 3D: Thomas Advances His Drone Design

  Drone Design: Adding Detail and Functionality

  A key focus of the session was adding a fan guard to the drone. To achieve this, TE used a range of different modelling techniques, carefully considering both form and function. This addition not only improves the design visually but also shows his understanding of how components need to work together.
  #3ddeisgn #onshape #drone #semh #calne #alternativeprovision #ap