20 lessons from scratch
Roblox is an online gaming platform popular among children and teenagers. It allows you to create simple games using the Lua language: here, kids not only have fun, but also improve their development skills, and also gain skills that are valuable in terms of writing code.
Even beginner schoolchildren can program and make their first games on the Roblox platform. Courses or self-study? The choice is up to young gamers and their parents, and we want to tell you about Roblox lessons for children in video format: they will help you take your first steps and better understand the capabilities of the online platform.
Programming school for children “Pixel” has prepared a free course on Roblox for beginners. In 20 lessons, a child will be able to get acquainted with the program interface, study the basic functions, learn to write small scripts in the Lua language. And also create several games and projects according to the instructions.
Mastering programming in the Roblox environment with lessons for children from scratch
Before proceeding to the main part, we recommend watching introductory video tutorialdedicated to getting started with Roblox on PC. It will also help you learn:
Now let's dive into game development and coding, with the help of educational videos. Let's go!
1. Create your first custom map for the game
Let's make a map and add various objects to it. The first video from today's selection will help with this. As a result of watching, we will come to an understanding of the following points:
How the program interface works;
What tools are available for editing virtual landscapes;
What you need to do to create your first full-fledged game objects.
2. Understanding the Basics of the Lua Programming Language
Get one step closer to game development and coding with the second Roblox lesson for kids. In it, an experienced teacher talks about:
Creating a spawn point, or rebirth location for a character;
Programming shooters using Lua language;
Coding and its relationship to advanced game development across multiple genres.
3. Making game levels and using cycles
Let's dive deeper into the direction and work with cycles, apply them to create game levels. The third video will help with this. By watching, we will learn:
About blocks of code that are executed sequentially a limited or unlimited number of times;
About tools designed for creating and editing levels for games.
4. Study additional constructions and improve your own game levels
It's time to learn more complex structures and apply them to improve the levels you create. Let's watch the video to learn:
Use conditional operators and functions;
Create full-fledged maps for games with multiple levels;
Make items and objects using code, such as traps and ramps.
5. Programming the dialogue
To make the games we create more realistic and lively, we need to add dialogues to them. This is what we will learn if we watch the fifth video. It will help us understand the following topics:
Setting up dialogues, questions and answers;
Actions that characters can perform during interaction;
How the in-game dialogue system works in the Roblox environment.
6. Making GUI components
GUI is a graphical user interface. The abbreviation is formed by the first letters of the concept Graphical User Interface.
And we suggest moving on to practice and watching a video tutorial to learn:
Create simple and attractive game menus and interfaces;
Program buttons and write various scripts for them;
Customize the GUI components to make it easy to use.
7. Let's dive into the basics of development using the example of creating the first 3D game
Let's make our own game similar to Capture the Flag, where to win you usually need to capture the enemy team's flag. But I suggest changing the condition and presenting it as follows: you need to quickly get to the block, which we will place at the top of the game map.
So, let's start watching the seventh lesson of Roblox for schoolchildren to understand:
How to think through game projects and create maps for them;
What tools should be used to add items and objects using the example of a ladder and a block;
How to program basic events in a game using Lua.
8. We continue to implement the project using the example of Capture the Flag
Let's make our game more exciting and add some shooter elements to it. Interested? Then let's start watching to figure it out:
How to add weapons to a project;
What needs to be done to distribute players into teams;
What tools should be used to create a menu and how to write a script for it.
9. Let's make another shooter game
We would like to suggest consolidating the acquired skills and engaging in some interesting practice. The ninth training video will help with this, in which the teacher talks about:
Creating a game map for a shooter;
Adding enemies and weapons;
Writing code for in-game events.
10. Learn to publish your projects on an online platform
It's time to learn how to host your own games on Roblox. Let's watch the video to see how:
Describe the project being downloaded in an attractive manner;
Place it correctly on the site;
Configure access settings and set privacy.
11. Programming a simulator in the Roblox environment
Let's create a full-fledged simulator using the example of a digger. To do this, we will need to craft a pickaxe and other items, as well as program them.
Let's see what the teacher does in the video and also repeat after him in order to:
Create game items and objects;
Write a script;
Add conditions to make the project more difficult.
12. Learn how to use plugins to improve games
The Roblox program can be supplemented with plugins that simplify work with game worlds and are designed for decorating, dividing blocks into parts, coloring objects, and more.
The twelfth video will introduce us to the following plugins:
RopeMaster This tool makes creating ropes easy;
Tree Generator. The plugin is suitable if you want to add trees to the map.
The video will also help you understand how to use Part Counter and Brick Cutter. What are these plugins and what are they for? You can find out if you watch the video to the end.
13. Making teleportation in the Roblox environment
If you want to make a game with teleportation, you need to figure out how to work with Part blocks. The thirteenth video will help with this. Let's watch the video to learn:
Make maps for games with teleportation;
Write code for game objects;
Program Part blocks that will teleport the character to different parts of the map when touched.
14. Learn how to earn Robux
Robux is the platform's internal currency. Robux can be used to pay for various add-ons, advanced tools, and more.
In the next video for children about working in the Roblox environment, the teacher talks about:
About the platform's virtual money and how you can earn it;
Sales of own projects;
Premium system, designed for privileged developers.
15. Programming a game with a neural network
Can a neural network help us program a game? Let's figure it out and watch a tutorial video dedicated to the following questions:
Artificial intelligence and its role in creating game worlds;
What is ChatGPT;
How to use neural networks when working on the Roblox platform;
Is artificial intelligence really capable of making games better than humans?
16. Writing code for a game store in Lua
We suggest writing a store program in the Roblox environment. To figure out how to do this, let's take a look at the sixteenth lesson from today's selection. In it, the teacher of the Pixel programming school talks about the advanced level of work in Roblox and talks about:
Creating a balance for trading;
Script for picking up money;
Programming the purchase of models.
17. Create a clicker
Clickers are a genre of games where the main task is to click on something with the mouse to get rewards and points. Let's do a corresponding project? We think we can do it. Let's check and repeat the actions of an experienced teacher. In the video, he explains how to:
Describe the game and its purpose using code;
Create the required scripts, virtual store and program the buttons for clicks;
Check the code for errors and functionality.
18. Making Animation in Roblox in 5 Minutes
Now let's make an animation and use the dance of the famous Wednesday Addams as a basis. The following educational video lesson will help us, in which the teacher explains:
How to create a character for animation and manage key points;
What tools do you need to use to make a dance floor with lighting;
How to start a dance in Roblox.
19. Writing code for a horror game
Do you like horror games? Then let's try to make our own game in this genre. Watch the video to learn:
Create maps for horror games;
Add characters – the main character and his opponent;
Program their actions and game events.
20. Learn to find common errors in code and fix them
Today's mini-course on Roblox development for children aged 9 and above will conclude with a look at typical mistakes made by beginners. Let's watch the final video to find out:
Where to look for errors in Roblox;
What they are and how they relate to syntax, execution time, logic and other aspects.
So, today's Roblox programming course in video format for schoolchildren has come to an end. My colleagues from the Pixel school and I believe that you have succeeded. If not, then tell us in the comments what moments you had difficulties with. And if you want to continue learning with a mentor, come to us at online courses on Roblox.
