Tonight, we messed around with scripting mechanisms; we came to a point where we learned how to program character movement and established global actions. Screenshots are below; more will follow.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
CS 1107 Assignment: Scratch Game 1
The three images that follow are from this evening's CS 1107 assignment! We actually did something related to game design: we messed with a scripting mechanism by the name of Scratch, developed by MIT for the purposes of teaching beginner's code in a safe and object-oriented environment. As I am just starting to code outside basic HTML, this is a somewhat valuable resource to me.
Tonight, we messed around with scripting mechanisms; we came to a point where we learned how to program character movement and established global actions. Screenshots are below; more will follow.
Tonight, we messed around with scripting mechanisms; we came to a point where we learned how to program character movement and established global actions. Screenshots are below; more will follow.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
CS 1107 Assignment: Second Survey
Last night, after a fair amount of struggling, I came up with a second survey through Google Docs -- one that features subject matter equally relevant to this blog. It's about the prevalence of digital distribution in the realm of video games, and the opinions of those who use it. It can be found here, if anyone reading this would like to take it as well.
The results can be found here. Of the three people I've surveyed so far, all of them are deeply into video games; as such, their response to question 1 is unsurprising. The rest of the answers are fairly spread out, though; I personally find it interesting that none of the three participants could come to a consensus on the ideal price/content allowance of a download-only game. Such a survey would be useful, should a project of mine get off the ground-- until then, however, I'm content with this as a student project.
The results can be found here. Of the three people I've surveyed so far, all of them are deeply into video games; as such, their response to question 1 is unsurprising. The rest of the answers are fairly spread out, though; I personally find it interesting that none of the three participants could come to a consensus on the ideal price/content allowance of a download-only game. Such a survey would be useful, should a project of mine get off the ground-- until then, however, I'm content with this as a student project.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
CS 1107 Lab Assignment - Survey Created with Google Docs
In class, we were assigned the task of creating a survey through Google Docs related to the topic of my blog. It is available here -- apologies if the answers are at all limited, as they were composed in the span of around 40 minutes. Even so, I'm rather proud of it; this has the potential to provide an interesting cross-section of my potential audience, should I ever decide to get into coding something one of these days. Additional note: If I actually receive any responses outside those mandated in class, I will be unbelievably surprised.
Located here are the results from the survey. If I know the Internet like I think I do, this will assuredly end in people from vicious web forums responding to the survey with names that are eerily similar to graphic expletives -- but only if they find it first.
Located here are the results from the survey. If I know the Internet like I think I do, this will assuredly end in people from vicious web forums responding to the survey with names that are eerily similar to graphic expletives -- but only if they find it first.
CS 1107 Assignment: Website Related To Topic
This week's Intro to Computers assignment is to write about a web site that relates to the topic of my blog. With that in mind, I show you...
SelectButton, a home of fantastic and exciting game discussion.
At first glance, it may appear to be a run-of-the-mill enthusiast forum dedicated to discussing the minutiae of a given topic -- and in many threads, that is indeed the case! However, there is a strong undercurrent to their lowercase ramblings: in many cases, their discussion focuses on the how and why of game design, rather than fannish talk about the next big thing. New games are discussed frequently, but with a critical eye and an awareness of the games that have come before them. In an industry constantly focused on the next big thing, this is a surprisingly uncommon perspective to have!
Discussion often strays to talking about how a game "feels" -- how the atmosphere is represented, how the controls and animations are handled. This is also difficult to find elsewhere, and is one of the reasons why I read it every day. It even has a subforum where you can submit your own game designs and receive valuable feedback from people who are genuinely interested in helping you, which is particularly valuable for a budding artiste like myself.
At first glance, it may appear to be a run-of-the-mill enthusiast forum dedicated to discussing the minutiae of a given topic -- and in many threads, that is indeed the case! However, there is a strong undercurrent to their lowercase ramblings: in many cases, their discussion focuses on the how and why of game design, rather than fannish talk about the next big thing. New games are discussed frequently, but with a critical eye and an awareness of the games that have come before them. In an industry constantly focused on the next big thing, this is a surprisingly uncommon perspective to have!
Discussion often strays to talking about how a game "feels" -- how the atmosphere is represented, how the controls and animations are handled. This is also difficult to find elsewhere, and is one of the reasons why I read it every day. It even has a subforum where you can submit your own game designs and receive valuable feedback from people who are genuinely interested in helping you, which is particularly valuable for a budding artiste like myself.
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