LodeStar Fluid tutorial series
Learn the building blocks of interactivity.
Move beyond ordinary page-turning courses. These short tutorials introduce the essential ideas behind games, simulations, decision-making scenarios, interactive case studies, and more.
Building Blocks tutorials
Begin with the introduction, then work through the concepts in order. Each card opens the corresponding video in the YouTube playlist.
Building Blocks Introduction
See how a small set of programming ideas can unlock richer, more original learning experiences.
Watch introductionVariables and Functions
Give an experience memory, update values, and organize actions that can be used again.
Watch tutorialObjects and Properties
Group related information and describe the things that make up an interactive experience.
Watch tutorialEvents
Make the experience respond when a learner clicks, chooses, arrives, succeeds, or fails.
Watch tutorialDatasets
Understand structured collections of information that can power dynamic learning content.
Watch tutorialUsing Datasets
Put dataset records to work in activities that can change, adapt, and present fresh material.
Watch tutorialPutting It All Together
Combine variables, functions, objects, events, and datasets into a complete interaction.
Watch tutorialRandomization
Create variety, unpredictability, replay value, and new challenges from the same content.
Watch tutorialAnimation and State Machines
Coordinate visual change and manage the states that shape a responsive experience.
Watch tutorialWhat will you build?
The goal is not programming for its own sake. It is gaining the creative vocabulary to design learning experiences that feel purposeful, responsive, and distinctly yours.
Ready to move beyond the template?
Start with the introduction and discover how LodeStar Fluid gives learning designers the freedom to create experiences that are anything but run-of-the-mill.