Video Game Physics
*This course is intended for upper elementary students, ages 11-13
Class Schedule
Sundays 9:00-9:50 am PST
April 6, April 13, (No Class April 20), April 27,
May 4, May 11, May 18, May 25, June 1
Note: Classes are listed in PST, click below to convert time to your time zone.
Course Overview
Video game physics covers the basics of Newtonian mechanics which any aspiring young game developer needs to know. We will learn the physical concepts and the mathematical tools with illustrative example simulations and games. We will then introduce Javascript coding and share resources to get you started on projects to develop your unique take on classic games or launch into your novel ideas.
Note: This course is intended for students ages 11-13.
Student Outcomes:
- I love Physics and math - this course gave me some tools and coding experience to simulate physical situations from sports and games that I like. I got some ideas for developing a computer game which I drafted and want to keep refining after this class.
- I love video games, and have been fascinated by the realistic natural sceneries, and physical interactions of characters and objects in some games that I play. I want to understand all the underlying physics that underlies these graphics and gameplay and try my hand at coding some simple games. I have a good intuitive understanding of the physics and the math and coding tools to launch into some projects after this class.
Student Experience
Inventor
Mathematician
Design Thinker
Scientist
Your Teacher: Nas Naserali
Nasruddin (Nas) Nazerali earned a B.S., M.Eng. and M.S. degrees from MIT in Physics, Environmental Engineering and Geophysics.
As an undergraduate, he minored in Comparative Media Studies, and has pursued his avocation in art and literature since then. He has been involved in teaching at the high school level, starting in 2005, and as a graduate teaching assistant throughout his postgraduate studies.
Nas joined The Nueva School in 2019, and has been continually training on the job in gifted education. He teaches Math, but he’s picked up a section of Physics 101 and hopes to add subjects to his roster exploring other interdisciplinary topics.
