3 things I am grateful for

1. A roof over my head 
2. A outstanding education
3. Friends and Family 

rpg and game maker

Why don’t game companies use programs like RPG Maker or GameMaker to create games?

They do not use those programs because they have advanced game engines and have millions of dollars to make a game. There are limitations to RPG maker and Gamemaker so they can't make the desired game they want.

My game

Reflect on your game so far. What are its strengths and weaknesses? Please write at least 3-4 sentences.

My strengths are I got all my items done and a locked room unless you get the key. So in the final room if you do not have all the parts to a weapon you die.

My weakness right now is the health system I am still working on that.

Midterm functions

1. Describe the functions your midterm will contain.

I will have the beep function and the beep function.

1. Describe how you will be adding randomness to your game.

The monster is randomly popping up and so is ammo.

Picture Description

Using your juiciest descriptive language, describe the picture I emailed you in a way so that students in another class could draw it fairly accurately.

There are 4 people in a triangle formation one of the people is a small baby on the bottom right corner of the triangle. The top corner of the triangle there are white flower in a heart shaped figure with a long macaroni shaped middle and it is yellow. the whole top is filled with the flowers. The top person is wearing a white shirt with a red skirt and she has a big bow tie. She was holding green leaf in her hand going down. The two bottom corner people are wearing white shirts with black skirts with a brick cylinder in the middle of them. The bottom corner girl has a pigtail braid.

starcraft review comparison

What are some of the biggest differences between your Starcraft review and the one we read today? What changes would you like to make to your writing for your next review?

One big difference is that he uses big words and he actually wanted to do this. Next time I will use big words and good transitions.

Describe the picture

Using detailed and rich language, describe the picture Dr. Mo puts on the projector in a way that a student in another class could draw it.

This picture looks like it is abstract painting with a group of squares and rectangles by each other. The squares and rectangles are all different sizes and colors. Some of the squares do not match and is not lined up.

Loops in other platforms

What do loops look like in some of the other languages and programming learning tools (code.org, code combat, etc)? Describe their similarities and differences, and post a small screenshot example.

In code .org it has the same function as a for loop it is just call a repeat.It is a really easy to learn because it is a drag and drop format.
The code combat loop is just a normal for loop.

Code.org

Code combat

ASCII

What is ASCII? What does it stand for, and what is it used for? What is another popular encoding schema and how is it different?

ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange and it is the language the computer uses to communicate with the user.Another popular encoding schema is Unicode and Unicode  UTF-8 uses one byte for any ASCII character, all of which have the same code values in both UTF-8 and ASCII encoding, and up to four bytes for other characters.

Real Time Strategy

What is a “Real Time Strategy” game, and how does it differ from other genres, especially “Turn Based Strategy” games, and non-strategy games. Name some examples and post pictures of games in the different categories.

Real time strategy games are games where you have to think on the spot with the resources you have, while turn based is where each player gets their own turn.The non-strategy games are games with no skills involved just luck.

This is a turn based strategy

Real Time Strategy

Non-Strategy

Video Question

How did the word hacker originate from?

Return Value and Parameter

What’s the difference between a return value and a parameter? How are they both used?
The return value is outside the parentheses and parameter is in the parentheses. A return type s A variable for the function and a parameter is the action for the function.

Functions

What are functions, and how do you use them? What are parameters, and how do you use them?

Functions are the actions in the game.There are functions you have to type in. Parameters are the specific action in the functions and you just type in the action to do the thing.

post- scarcity economy

Based on the conversation around yesterday’s Idea Channel Video, describe the concept of the post-scarcity economy. Do you think this idea is viable? How do you think 3D printers will evolve during your lifetime, and how will they impact the economy?

The concept is there is unlimited resources and you can make anything happen.I think it might not be viable because we will eventually run out of resources 3D printers will probably evolve more and more as time go on, and they will print like food and everyday think.I think it will make the economy boost because it will be mass production

for loop

Describe the 3 parts of a for loop, and how changing them changes the output of a for loop.
One of the parts is the parentheses, if you do have them it will say build failed.The second part of the loop is the initialize and if you don't have that then it will say build fail and have bugs.The last part of is the increase and the decrease and if you don't have that  it wont add or subtract

PuTTy

In your own words, what is PuTTY and what does it do? Include a screenshot of it in action.
You can play games, write emails and send them. PuTTy is also a program where you can write code.

while loops

What are while loops and when should they be used in coding?
While loops run the programs over and over until there is a stop in the code.you should use this when you have to do a task multiple times.

Describe what conditional statements (if, if-else, switch) look like in some of the helper practice programs you use in Quest Lab (code.org, Code Combat, etc). How are they different and how are they similar? Include a screenshot of what one looks like in one of these programs.

They don't really have if statements on code combat or maybe I haven't seen it yet.I haven't done any code.org stuff yet so i don't know.Same with the switchesIi haven't seen it on code combat yet soooooo.....

Log into your UNIX shell account and play the game “Moon Buggy” by typing in the word “moon” at the prompt. Briefly review the game using the 5 elements of game design, taking into account the system’s structural limitations.

Moon Buggy is a simple game, press space to jump over the gaps. The replay ability for me is not very high.I don't think I can play it again because i don't like that type of game, the type of game that the goal is see how far you can go.The graphics are text based so I cant really judge it that harshly but you can understand whats happening. There is no sound so i cant judge it on that.I dont think it is fun after a while because it gets boring.

Why you love playing video games

In 3-4 sentences, explain the various reasons why you play video games
One big reason I play video games is to relieve stress from my life.I love playing as a character with powers because I get to play something more than a human like me can handle and it is fun.It is one of my top media entertainment

LOVE/NOT SO LOVE SANDWICH:

What parts of the class are going well for you so far? What parts could be improved upon? What are some things that your other teachers have done/are doing that Dr. Mo could steal?
I really love the quizzes because it makes me think.I would love to have more game days!!!
I think its too early in the year to really critique you on so i am gonna have to wait to see.

qwop review

Why did QWOP go viral? Give a brief analysis of the game using the 5 elements of game reviewing.

QWOP went viral because you tubers were playing it.QWOP is a flash game where the controls are suppose to be bad.The game is gonna make you mad if you get mad at games.The sound is pretty ammeter but when you start moving it starts playing a Olympic song that is high quality and not a choppy version. The replay ability is good because once you fail you want to try again to beat your new high score which is like 3.5.

compare and contrast statement

Compare and contrast the three conditional statements we’ve used in class (if, if-else, switch). In what ways are these statements similar and in what ways are they different?
if and if else is similer because they are used together.If else is used when you already used the if statement. switches are different then both of them because its like when you use switches you have cases and the cases are like rooms.

Humans need not apply

Watch the video, “Humans need not apply”. What are your thoughts and feelings about the video? What are some solutions you can think of to the problems addressed by the narrator?
I feel like in the next couple of years the robots are gonna replace a lot of human labor.The There are gonna need people to repair the robots so when he says robots don't need a human to standby with the robot that may be true but they still need some repair and updating.

3d print

This is a 3d print of Corvo Attano a main character in a video game. The steps I took was first prepare the print and make sure it is on the right side or will not print right.Then you move the file into the hard drive, put the drive in the printer and then select the file to print.

Artful games

describe a game that you think should have made the list and why. Post a few screenshots with descriptions to back up your point.

I think this should have made the list because the environment, music and boss fights are very good.I think it is a beautiful game.

Compile program

In your own words, explain what it means to compile a program?
It means to include the library and code to write a program the library and code make the program

Compare and contrast the four primary variable types (bool, int, char, double) we’ve discussed so far. When would you use each, and to store what sort of data?

bool holds only true and false statements and you gonna use that for when things are true or false.int holds numbers but can not hold decimals and you are gonna use this when you need to like when your counting something in your inventory .double holds numbers and decimals.char holds characters and you can use this when you are using stats.

Run Time error and runtime error

What’s the difference between a compile-time error and a run time error? Post an image of an example of each.
Compile time error is when something is wrong with your coding and wont run.Run time error when when you run your code it works but there is a glitch in it while running.

Run time error

Compile error

Surreal Art

I like this one because it just looks so cool the colors in the pictures is like when it is raining outside and i love it when it rains.
Yes, I do agree that video games is surreal art because some video games have really surreal plot, art, design, etc.

Story background

My story background is filthy frank has to rescue pink guy from the mighty idubbbz.

What makes a game

In your opinion, what makes something a game? Can you think of a good definition of the term game?

What’s the difference between toys, puzzles, and games?.

I think for it to be game it has to have rules and a certain goal in the game. Games also have a challenge. Most games are fun to play.A good game is has good game play that is repayable and lots of people love playing.Toys is an object you can play with with no end goal and puzzles is a challenge where either finish it or you don't. Games are activity's that you can play with a end goal but you don't have to finish it right away.

worm.is

Using your best writing, construct a short critique of the game, “Worm.is”.
Worm.is is a casual type game where you can play it anytime and have fun.when you start playing the goal of the game is simple, eat the dots.As you play more you learn that you have to try to get bigger than your enemy's. You do that by either eat more dots, after awhile that doesn't work as good, so you have to go in front of the other players or they will run into you.when they do that they die and you can eat their dots.Sometimes it gets competitive but overall its a fun game to play when you have a short break or even when you just want to play a fun short free to play game

Binary

What are binary numbers? Count to 10 in binary and explain what steps you took to accomplish this.

Binary numbers are numbers computers use to process things.
0-0000
1-0001
2-0010
3-0011
4-0100
5-0101
6-0110
7-0111
8-1000
9-1001
10-1010

i looked it up

What’s the difference between a game creation tool, a game engine, and a game library? Can you provide examples of each?

A game creation tool a one tool that help make part of the game.A game engine helps make a whole game.A game library is a collection of games.One example for a game tool is c++. A example for game engine is the unreal engine.A example of game library is steam.

Compile program

Explain the steps to write and compile a program in Visual Studio
first you have to add a main and change your sub-system to console. the you add a library, using namespace std and you add a int main. Then you type your code.

Internet and the world wide web

What’s the difference between the internet and the World Wide Web? When were each invented?
The difference between the web and the internet is the web is part of the internet, its not a platform on its self.Tim Berners-Lee invented the web.Robert E. Khan invented the internet.

classes and objects

In your own words, describe what classes and objects are, how they work, and what they’re used for.

Classes are things you group things into and they share a common theme.Objects are things that are in an individual group.

Today

Today I set up all the monsters damage system. Tomorrow have have to set up when the health reaches 0 the player has to quit because i was stuck on that today.

devs & publishers

Developers make and code the game get graphics all the things that make the game and publishers make sure it gets out in the stores so it can sell.

Logic gates

What are logic gates and what are they used for?
I know that some logic gates are used for calculators.The CMOS inverters are commonly used to build square wave oscillators which are used for generating clock signals.

career path

If you had to pick right now (you don’t), what career path would you like to follow? What is your plan to get there?

The career path I would like to follow is computer science.To follow that path I want to stay in the game design class til I graduate so I can learn more programming.

Final month

What are you most interested in learning in the final month of class? What would you like to spend your time doing?

I would like to finish up my game and the poster for my game.

Syntax and sematic errors

What’s the difference between syntax and semantic errors in your code? Which do you think are more difficult to deal with? Describe the process you use to debug code.

Syntax errors are code that the compiler does not understand and semantic errors are code the compiler understand but its not what the programmer intended. I think semantic errors are more difficult because the programmer thinks he knows what they are doing but it is wrong.

Reflection

1. Rate your comfort levels, on a scale of 1-5, on the following coding concepts:

1. Variables 2
2. Conditional statements1
3. operators 1
4. Loops 3
5. Functions 2
6. Arrays 1
7. OOP (classes and objects) 2

Are there any particular concepts you feel you need practice with? Are there any skills you’d like to learn more about?
I think i need a overlook on all of these because I forgot how to do them.

modulo

What does the modulo (%) operator do, and why is it useful in generating random numbers? Provide a code example and explanation.

It divides two #s and stores the remainder

Language

Why do computer programming languages exist? Why do we use them instead of just typing instructions in English? Tie your answer back to the peanut butter and jelly activity today.

We use the computer language because that is how the computer is programmed and to communicate with it we need to use that language.

Compare and contrast

Compare and contrast the difference between return values and parameters in functions. How do they used? How do they work? Are they always needed? Provide and explain a code snippet example.

Function does not return a value.As before this function does not return a value hence it is declared as having type void. It now takes an integer parameter n which indicates the number of lines to be skipped. The parameter list then consists of a type and a name for this formal parameter. Inside the body of the function (enclosed in {}) a loop control variable i is declared. This variable is a local variable to the function. A local variable defined within the body of the function has no meaning, or value, except within the body of the function. It can use an identifier name that is used elsewhere in the program without there being any confusion with that variable. Thus changing the value of the local variable i in the function skip will not affect the value of any other variable i used elsewhere in the program. Similarly changing the value of a variable i used elsewhere in the program will not affect the value of the local variable i in skip.

void skip(int n)
   // Function skips n lines on output
  {
    int i;   // a local variable to this function
      // now loop n times
    for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
      cout << endl;
  }

Loops

What are for loops and when would you decide to use them in code (instead of while loops)? Describe the three parts that make a for loop “run” and how they work.

for-loop is a programming language control statement for specifying iteration, which allows code to be executed repeatedly.The three parts of loop is the start point,end point,and number.They tell you when to start, end and what number to count by.

Robots taking over

What did you think and feel about the video, Humans Need Not Apply? Do you have any critiques- things the the author didn’t mention or might have gotten wrong? How can society address the concerns he brought up in the video?

I feel open minded about the robots or AI taking the little jobs.Society can think of new ways to receive energy.

How do conditional statements look like in some of the helper practice programs (code.org, code combat, etc)you’ve used? Compare and contrast how you use them and how they act. Include a screenshot of one in action.

Compare and contrast

Compare and contrast if, if-else, and switch statements. What do they have in common and how are they different? When would you use each?

I dont know

binary

Count to 20 in binary, and explain the pattern you see developing as the numbers go up.

10100

What are binary numbers, and how can you convert from binary to decimal and back again?

Binary numbers are codes used by computers to translate a song,video,picture,etc.to convert them into decimal you put the 1s into the fitting place and subtract the numbers.To make it back into binary you have to put the 1 in the correct value.You then circle the 1s and add them up.

IDE vs UIX

What is an IDE and how is it different from how you’ve been coding in your UNIX shell so far?

The difference is That IDE compiles the programs,while UNIX uses commands for the programs.

Explain the steps you would use to program, compile, and run a program in your UNIX shell account. Be specific about the commands you type in.

You would first do the code for the program you want to run.then you would hit Ctrl O to save and name it.Then to run a program you would have to do the command g++ and the name of the programe

programming

What I don't like about cave adventure is that you have to know the specific commands.you get used to it after a while.I also don't like that you don't know whee things are but I guess that is why it is called cave adventure.