Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Tutorials
This week I have been learning how to use flash from a few tutorials left by a guy named Patrick. I'm really enjoying learning things from these videos, and the game is coming along awesomely.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Flash is..... interesting.
I've really enjoyed using flash over the past week, however, sometimes flash is intimidating, but there is nothing that, with a little hard work, I cannot do. After using this for a few weeks, I'm positive it will become a lot easier to work with. Flash is all about learning little tips and tricks, so I'm ready to just learn these 'hints' and become a flash master!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Game Topics
Even though I have my game topic, how about I talk about a few that I thought about before I was sold on my own game idea.
1.) Road and bridge build was something I really like because here in West Virginia it is essential to have good roads and bridges to last the winters here. Another reason I thought it would be good was I thought it would be cool to show how much work it takes to really build a road or a bridge, but finally when I started to cut ideas I just couldn't work out all of the details, so I abandoned this game idea.
2.) Building energy efficient cars was one of my crazier ideas, but I thought if I could pull it off it would be an awesome game to make and to play. When I began to think of how I could do it, I realized how hard it was going to be and that it would be impractical. That idea, even though it was my favorite, was scrapped very early.
3.) I think something that is very important to my town is mining safety, so I really wanted to do a game on mining safety. My neighbor in class had the same idea, but his idea for how to do it was way better. Even though I was not able to do the game myself his team is definitely going the right way with the project, so I knew it would be best for me to simply let him have that idea and find another.
4.) Plane design was something fun to think about because aerodynamics is just super cool; I really wanted to make a game were the player would design a plane and fly it in different conditions. I imagined that it would be a game of physics but also a civic matter because planes are a big part of American society, and their speed and safety are very important to anyone that flies for work or for family.
5.) One idea that I like but knew no way to find solid information on the subject was deep sea harvesting. I had watched a show on the Discovery channel about it and thought to myself how awesome it was; the basic principle is to take algae and other things that grow in the deep sea and harvest them for energy purpose. The real kicker is they actually work! If I could have gotten the facts about how it is done, I would have definitely picked that game to be my game topic.
Alas! I have come to the end of my blog, so thanks for listening and subscribe! PS Have a Merry Christmas!
1.) Road and bridge build was something I really like because here in West Virginia it is essential to have good roads and bridges to last the winters here. Another reason I thought it would be good was I thought it would be cool to show how much work it takes to really build a road or a bridge, but finally when I started to cut ideas I just couldn't work out all of the details, so I abandoned this game idea.
2.) Building energy efficient cars was one of my crazier ideas, but I thought if I could pull it off it would be an awesome game to make and to play. When I began to think of how I could do it, I realized how hard it was going to be and that it would be impractical. That idea, even though it was my favorite, was scrapped very early.
3.) I think something that is very important to my town is mining safety, so I really wanted to do a game on mining safety. My neighbor in class had the same idea, but his idea for how to do it was way better. Even though I was not able to do the game myself his team is definitely going the right way with the project, so I knew it would be best for me to simply let him have that idea and find another.
4.) Plane design was something fun to think about because aerodynamics is just super cool; I really wanted to make a game were the player would design a plane and fly it in different conditions. I imagined that it would be a game of physics but also a civic matter because planes are a big part of American society, and their speed and safety are very important to anyone that flies for work or for family.
5.) One idea that I like but knew no way to find solid information on the subject was deep sea harvesting. I had watched a show on the Discovery channel about it and thought to myself how awesome it was; the basic principle is to take algae and other things that grow in the deep sea and harvest them for energy purpose. The real kicker is they actually work! If I could have gotten the facts about how it is done, I would have definitely picked that game to be my game topic.
Alas! I have come to the end of my blog, so thanks for listening and subscribe! PS Have a Merry Christmas!
Paper Prototyping
It has been awhile since my last blog post, so I need to catch up you guys on what has been going on. So I have been work more on planning my game lately, and trying to get all the finer points of the game worked out; I have sort of been neglecting my blog and wiki, but I'm not a big fan of either one. Now that I have complained let's get to the real stuff! The prototyping was fun for most of my team, but for me it was just a nightmare because I possess no drawing ability. Anyways we have it all work out now, and I will be posting it on my wiki team page and on here shortly. Christmas break has come, so don't expect me to be putting it on here until January.
Friday, October 29, 2010
B.A.L.L.S.
Yes, that is the name of my team this year in Globaloria: I love it. So I will add my synopsis somewhere on here for you guys in a seperate blog, okay? For now I am just really excited about our game idea and what all is going to take place as we try to make a great game; I hope kids can play it for educational purposes and to just flat out have fun. We haven't really started making the game, so I have no idea why the wiki would want to know my favorite part of the game, go figure. Well guys enjoy making your games, enjoy life, and make some awesome games!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
GAME TIME!!!
So we started working on the mini game, and it was a pretty fun activity all in all. I though it was very easy; I actually helped a lot of my classmates work on their games too. I am really excited about starting my actual game and seeing all of the possibilities.
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