Tyler's Blog

Finished

2010-05-14T06:02:00.001-07:00

We did our presentation and I think that it went pretty well. It feels great to know that all of our hard work is over. This class was much harder than I thought it would be. I never realized that making a simple flash game could take so long or be so difficult. I thought that it was pretty cool to make a game even though it was so hard. The only thing that I would really want to change about the class is to cut down a little on the blogging and updating the wiki. Sometimes I feel like it takes up too much time, but it isn't really a big deal at all. I really enjoyed the class overall. It was a very nice change of pace from what we normally do in school.

Our Game

2010-04-30T06:58:00.000-07:00

Our game is very close to being finished now. Once the barriers are finished we will be pretty much done unless we decide to add more sounds to our game. We might add an engine sound for our car and we also might add some music to make our game a little more exciting and upbeat. It feels good to know we are almost done with this project.

Adding Animation

2010-04-22T07:11:00.001-07:00

The levels now scroll down as you are driving the car up the road and the bottles also scroll down the screen. We just need to make the score work and add some final touches to the game to make sure that everything works correctly. Our game is almost finished now. It really cool to see our game finally coming together.

Game Progress 4-16-10

2010-04-16T06:49:00.000-07:00

We were able to make our car move using the control keys. We have been making great progress. Basically everything is drawn now. We just have to add sound, make the background move, and code the obstacles.

Game Progress

2010-04-02T06:47:00.000-07:00

The main screen, instructions screen, level 1, and level 2 are now finsihed. The buttons for the instructions screen and to play are also working now. We now need to add sound, make the background scroll, code the obstacles, and make the car move. I knew that it would be hard to make the game and it was very hard at first, but I am now beginning to understand all of this much better and it is quickly becoming much easier for me to be able to do what I need to do in our game.

Adding Navigation

2010-03-30T07:05:00.000-07:00

I worked today on making our play button on the main menu work. I got it to show up and change colors and I should be able to get it to work properly tomorrow. I also posted a video related to the topic of drunk driving because that is what our game will be about. The video shows a woman drivng through a set up course and then driving through it again while wearing goggles that simulate some of the effects of drunk driving. She also had to take a sobriety test while wearing the goggles.

Drunk Driving Video

2010-03-30T07:04:00.001-07:00

Drawing In Flash

2010-03-22T06:20:00.000-07:00

We started drawing some of the pieces for our game in flash and are now working on making the car move. We are trying to start off in baby steps and not get too ahead of ourselves. If we can get a little bit done everyday then our game will begin to come together piece by piece and it willbe finished before we know it.

Planning Your Game

2010-03-22T06:08:00.000-07:00

Krystley and I created our team page which contains our design plan and timeline. We will be sharing most of the responsibilites so that we stay on the same page with each other, but there may be some instances where it is necessary for us to have our own individual jobs. Our only disagreement is over who is better at drawing pictures, but I think we both know who is better already. We were inspired to make a game about drunk driving because it affects so many people our age.

Paper Prototyping

2010-03-17T06:22:00.000-07:00

My partner, Krystley, and I made a paper prototype for the game that we will be creating. We called the game G.A.D.D., which stands for Games Against Drunk Driving. Our paper prototype consisted of a main menu, instructions, page to choose a color for your car, and the first level of the game. We made a video of ourselves demonstrating how our game will be played and we will be uploading it to viddler.com and then to our wiki pages. It was fun to actually be able to put our ideas into action and will be even better when they are fully realized in our final game.

Imagining Your Game

2010-03-12T06:00:00.000-08:00

I will be working with Krystley on my mini game. Our game will deal with the subject of drunk driving because it is a huge problem that affects everyone, especially teenagers that are around our age. Everything in our power should be done to prevent drunk driving, which could lead to saving others' lives. Our game will show the dangers of driving while intoxicated and hopefully discourage others from drinking while driving.

Mini Game

2010-03-10T06:52:00.000-08:00

Today we finished our mini games and uploaded them to our wikis. They all had the same basic idea. A rabbit had to catch carrots while avoiding pizzas and mushrooms. There is also a wolf chasing you around the screen. My game was awesome and had a western theme with a saloon, cowboy hats, and a cool cactus. These games might not be as fun as Xbox, but it is cool to make your own game and then have other people play it. It should be a lot of fun to come up with new ideas for another game to create.

Cyber Safety

2010-02-24T07:08:00.001-08:00

We had a discussion about cyber safety in class today. There were a lot of interesting stories about real people who were sharing their actual experiences in order to teach people about the dangers of using the internet. I have always tried to be extremely careful about everything I say or post on the internet, but thinking about these stories I heard today will make me think even more about whatever it is I am doing on the internet. Even if you are careful there will always be people out there who will find ways to exploit you in ways that you would never think were possible.

Following Blogs

2010-02-23T07:18:00.000-08:00

I am now following three new blogs about poverty which are Escape Poverty, Poverty Blog, and Social Solutions to Poverty Weekly. They are all great sources of news and information concerning poverty in the world today. I suggest that you take the time to check them out if at all posssible.

Game Reviews

2010-02-02T07:08:00.000-08:00

http://www.myglife.org/usa/wv/resources/en/play/Social/jimmy
Jimmy vs. the Splurge is a game where you pilot a ship in order to save Celeran and destroy unhealthy foods. It is the best of all the student games that I played, but it is very short and only has one level. The final boss is pretty cool though.

http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/playgame.html
Stop disasters is a professionally created game that lets you choose form several different scenarios in which you must protect a town from an impending natural disaster. The game is made extremely well and I didn't run into any problems playing it. I thought the visuals were very bland, but other than that it is a very good game.

Digital Imaging 2

2010-01-28T07:00:00.000-08:00

This is hard and I can barely get anything to work right. I don't think I even have any followers right now. I'm sure I will get it eventually thaough and then this will be a lot more fun. Can you make yours work correctly?