Teams

Yesterday we chose team roles. I got the role of a the coder that works in action script. I think I will be good at this job because I am very precise and with this job you need to be precise to get everything to look the way it should and work the way it should. We did not have any disagreements with each other. We worked really well together and whatever we thought each other would be good at that is the role that we chose for that person. I'm looking forward to playing our game at the end because I think it's going to be really fun! Our inspiration with our game was our classmates. They were our inspiration because a lot of them struggled with volume and we chose this concept to help people with that.

TheDreamTeam

Paper Prototype Reflection

Yesterday we did our paper prototype video. Branden was taping the video while Madison and I worked together on how the game was going to work. Everything went good, but we faced a couple problems at the beginning. At first I was the only one going through the steps, but I messed up a few times so then we decided to have Madison step in. Well, she also messed up and so we came together and thought it would be best if we did it together. I liked how we ended up working together and were able to do everything better. It ended up woking out really well and I think it turned out great!

Team Expectations

Yesterday, we were introduced to our new new members. My team is myself, Madison, and Branden. I am really excited to work with them because we all contributed some great ideas. Our team, The Dream Team, is concentration on working together to make everything work out. I think that Madison will be the best for designing and drawing. I think Branden will play a great role of doing sound, and I will do all codes and team manager. We as a team are going to focus on volume. We haven't thought a lot about how our game is going to work, but we thought about having the user pick a shape and then they will be given measurements on the shape then they will have to solve the problem. All team members were in agreement with this because two out of the three of us already had this concept in mind. Madison is the best artist of all of us, Branden will be finding the resources, and I will be working with flash. I am looking forward to working and making a game with my new team members.

Gmae Idea Reflection

Yesterday I thought about more ideas for my game. I explained how my game is going to work in flash, and uploaded it to my projects on my wiki. I learned how to write in flash and upload to my wiki. I am most excited about designing the game and making it fun. I also explained how my game was going to work and how it was going to make you better at volume. I am excited to start my game and I hope I learn more about volume as I make my game.
SammieGameIdea

Games We Play

In my free time I don't usually play games, but if I don't have anything to do I will play sometimes. I play games off of miniclip.com and that's really it. I like a lot of types of games and I never play the same game over and over again because I get really bored with the same games. I like these games because they are are all different kinds. The games I play are very different from  the minigame I made because the games I play are more complex. My minigame is very easy, all you have to do is move up and down. Other games that I play are different because you have to also move up, down, and side to side and sometimes you have to use different keys to make the person jump or crouch down.

minigamesammie 

Mini-Game Project

The last two days we have been working on our mini-game project. I think that it is really fun. Some parts are challenging, but once I understood what I had to do it started to get easier. I think it's cool that all you have to do it copy and paste things, so that makes it easier. We have done things like game loop control, keyboard control, collision detection, score and some other things. I think the one of the hardest things we have done is score because there was a couple problems with it when we tried to do it. Adding layers is probably the easiest thing we have done so far. I think this is a really fun project and I can't wait to finish it.

Introduction to Flash

The introduction to flash tells you about flash and how to use it. One thing that found was important about Flah was the layers. The layers are important because they can create an entire scene for your game. I think the layers will be very easy to use because you can delete layers without having to worry about other layers being deleted. You can also hide, reveal, lock, and unlock layers. Ithink adding motion will be one of the hardest things I will have to do, but we might not have to do that. I am looking forward to making this mini game.

Choosing Blogs to Follow

Today I chose blogs to follow. I think the blogs I chose will help me because they talk a lot about math and they show very interesting pictures about different concepts. They have some really cool pictures that don't have to do with graph or numbers. One of the blogs I found had a picture of a die and had some questions to go along with it and I thought that was really cool. These blogs also taught me a few things just by reading them today and trying to find blogs to follow.

Social Issue Review

Yesterday in class I reviewed social issues. Some of these issues are poverty, environment, social networking, economy, and fundraising. One of the issues that got my attention was fundraising because I think raising money for the less founate is really important. Another social issue that got my attention was poverty because I think health care is very important.