Programming Practices

Today we finished the programming practices topic. There was some useful information on some things you should do when working in flash, specifically with actionscript.While not much was new, the info is still good as a refresher for some things you may not be doing and will make it easier. For example, creating a layer specifically for actions is a good idea. We did this in our game and it does make adding in codes a lot easier.

That's all for now. Later.

Actionscripting & Problems

As of now we have done the Intro to Actionscript topic. Well we tried to at least. There is a problem with the first video's audio that it does not match up with what is being done onscreen.

There was also this thing where you mess with the actionscript of a game about a diver and another game about a frog. Both of the games were fun too. At least it works right.

Then there was this one site where we were supposed to do a tutorial, but the link didn't work so we couldn't do that part of it either. We really need to get those fixed because actionscript is a crucial part of game creation.

That's all for now. Later

Presentation Review

As of now we have made a presentation and presented it to the class.

I think our strengths were that we were prepared and we had good cooperation. Our weaknesses were that we did not have much on the development of the game and we were not very loud.

In the final presentation we should try to be louder and to add more of the game and it's development into the powerpoint.

I think Klangfarbenmelodie had the best presentation because they were the most prepared and and organized.

Here is a video of our presentation:

My Dream Job

My dream job is to be a video game designer Capcom. I want to design games for Capcom because they make my all time favorite series - Mega Man. To do this I will need to study 4 - 6 years at a technical college and hope Capcom hires me. I might should learn Japanese too. I feel as though this class has helped prepare me by teaching me how to add animation, interaction, and how to plan a game. That is my dream job.

Game Topic

Today I am going to talk more about the topic of the game we are making. Our game is about the problems caused by gambling and is called The Gamble of a Lifetime. Gambling is a real problem in many places around the world.

If I had money, influence, and power I would try to advertise this game as much as I could on tv and the internet. This game will be a great way to learn through good gameplay and great humor. I think people can reaqlly learn a lot through this game.

That's all for now. Later

Class Review V2

Once again I am going to review the class. The class is still fun and getting even better. Everyone works well together, too.I really like working in flash because you can create your own stuff and have it do all kinds of things.

I would also like to remind everyone that The Elite Shuffle's game is about gambling and will be called The Gamble of a Lifetime. The game is coming along nicely. Making our game is definitely going to get harder because we will need a lot of different codes for all the things in our game. We'll find a way to make everything work though.

That's all for now. Later.

Adding Animation

Now the class has finished adding animation.

The coolest thing about learning to animate is being able to bring a still drawing to life and have it do all kinds of things. The only limit you have is your own
imagination.

One animation in games that I admire are transformation sequences. I really like these because they show one character change into something else entirely.

Here is a video of some great animation: