Judy's Hotspot

Civic's Learning

2009-12-14T09:42:00.000-08:00

I've learned many things about civic's since I started this game project, and the interesting thing is that I didn't' learn it all from my game. My class did presentations the other day and I found all of the information that they had gathered very interesting. Such as, how Luke's game goes off of the court system, I learned there are many long, drawn, out intricate situations. And such as another project that a classmate is working on where it deals a lot with EPA, a protection agency. All of their games have a good civics basis except for like one and I'm pretty sure he's fixing it.

Civics Progress

2009-12-08T09:48:00.000-08:00

I'm having a lot of trouble with this one code, I'll have it working one day but the next it won't be working at all I have no clue what's going on with it. But I'm done with my research so I don't have to worry about that anymore, but like I said this code is just confusing because AND statements and the conditional statements are messing me up.

Civic's game

2009-12-07T08:20:00.000-08:00

The game is starting to come together although we've still got a lot more work to put into it. We still have one more quick level to put together then we'll combine them and create the presentation. I've learned a lot from the beginning to now, when you look at a subject more in depth you'll be surprised about how much you really didn't know to start with.

My game updates (#2)

2009-11-20T09:32:00.000-08:00

I'm really stuck at the conditional statement, but with the help of Meredith I might be able to pull it off. Apparently, I have nesting where I don't want it, but the only problem is when I change the code it messes it all up haha. I didn't do a whole lot of research this week because i've been working on that code.

Game Updates (#1)

2009-11-19T09:39:00.000-08:00

Today i've been trying to work on my game, I'm stuck on the conditional statement for my level. Kinda confusing but I'm sure i'll get the hang of it really soon. I'm going to work on getting all the codes and levels right then go back an fix the art work. Also, I'm still getting a little more information for my research for the government branches.

Civic Game Progress

2009-11-13T09:45:00.000-08:00

I've been working on y civics game very diligently. It's a long progress and the code can have many errors in them. Although, since I've started i've learned a lot about civics. I've learned more about the check and balance system that exists between the branches. Also, if you'd like to check out my game I uploaded it to my team page, but it has a lot of bugs on it.

Blog on Civic Game and What I've Learned, and my progress

2009-11-06T09:29:00.001-08:00

I've learned that the three branches of government are very balanced, they are also very powerful forces combined. They have the power to pass or reject a law, then even appeal it if they don't like the answer. Already in flash i've made the play/about page, the about/instruction page, and then the buttons all work. I've also put a little animation on the first mini game i've started.

Civic Game/9 Weeks Info

2009-10-27T09:39:00.000-07:00

I have a new partner and I'm ready to roll! We started a completely new game that were doing on the branches of the government! But were putting on a new twist as the planets and how to balance the power between the planets, and if you lose you knock them out of orbit. The basic idea is to learn the basic philosophy of how the branches operate.

Dance to the music?

2009-10-23T09:05:00.000-07:00

Dance to the music is the least to be said here, we worked on making a start and stop button for some tunes. That way you can rock out then stop whenever you want. It'll help us with out games too just because who wants to listen to the game music all the time? Not me for sure. The code and everything is really simplified, since we just have to copy the code. So this was a very easy project, easy A.

Hot Off the Press (RES blog)

2009-10-20T08:40:00.001-07:00

Good news I finally found some more information about my green game.http://www.greenenergyanddevelopmentlaw.com/ Pretty much tells everything you need to know on the climate and how all this energy can really help out the environment....It also tells of some bigger companies that are taking part in this, some of these places are taking up to 1.2 GIGA WATTS of power! Now thats a lot of power from the sun!

Adding Interaction/Adding Animation

2009-10-19T08:58:00.000-07:00

Today we added interaction, I thought that i'd add a little Halloween spirit to mine, haha. Anyways it was really easy especially since I made my bunny move all 4 directions anyways. I made mine a headless horseman, hopefully I can get a evil laugh on it really quick.

Also I worked on adding animation so I put two into one, making this nice little game for halloween enjoy!

My Green Game, Again?

2009-10-12T08:39:00.000-07:00

Like I hope you all know that I'm doing my game on "green energy", so now that were mixing up the whole thing and incorporating a civic theme I've got to put in government rules and regulations. They will learn about civics when they play the game because if they don't read the manual then they'll fail the level. Mine fits into all three really. Function because the government takes a very active roll in green energy, even though there are some more important issues out there, they still find time for it. Everyday they are passing laws on restricting energy usage. Ideals because this is going to be the future they're protecting here. By creating greener energy there setting a example and new standard of acceptance into the energy business. And then citizenship is because this is a way a student can step up and make a stand. They can use the bandwagon effect and say I'm doing it so why don't you to?

Drawing In Flash (blog #8)

2009-10-09T09:22:00.000-07:00

A little while ago we drew in flash, and what a exp. that was. Everyone got lost at some point, but I winged it and did fairly well. Well at least it worked at the end, right? We had to draw a ball and flower, but after everyone messed that up we just made it really simple and drew a ball moving across the screen which is now uploaded to my projects page on the wiki.

Planning My Game (blog #7)

2009-10-09T09:18:00.000-07:00

A little while go we did planning our game and I forgot to blog about it. So here it goes, My team name is MC Ugly Stick first of all, Second We're going to do our game on green energy because it's a very important topic to some people. T me not so much, but I do know a fair amount of things about it. Thanks to Mr. Broshart.

Energy Regulations

2009-10-08T09:42:00.000-07:00

I found out a lot of stuff on my energy game. Like how the bigger companies are regulate on how much power they can use by how much activity they have in the economy. Also, I learned that the government takes a very active roll in pursing the greener way. They've given out billions of dollars in tax money to help these companies become greener and save money and pollution, ironic isn't it?

Working In Flash

2009-10-01T09:35:00.000-07:00

This past week have been kinda frustrating. We have been doing a bunch of coding, but i'm proud to say I lived through it. We worked on a thing called "navigation", in dumb terms though, its adding buttons. So after I finally got my game done for the second time! (since it deleted itself the first time) I begin adding buttons, by the way my upgraded project is no uploaded on my project page if you'd like to check it out.

My Green Game.

2009-09-18T09:27:00.000-07:00

We are team MC Ugly Stick. We called our game Green Zappers, due to the fact that it is all about green energy. Our game is going to use a windmill, water wheel, and solar panel. This game is going to take TONS of work the more I think about it. What the game is designed to do is teach you about these machines and show you how they work, and hopefully give you a better understanding of exactly how these brilliant machines execute there job.

Imagine my game?

2009-09-15T08:40:00.000-07:00

My game is going to be about green energy. I plan on giving a almost blueprint or manual on a certain machine and have the player build it. There will be a time limit to build it in. I will also throw in a few different pieces of other machines just to confuse the player. Then how the player can win is every machine he gets through on the time limit will give him a set of points, and he will need a certain amount of points to get to the next level and then at the very end its a high-score.

Mini Game

2009-09-11T09:26:00.000-07:00

The past few days i've had start designing a ini game. In this mini game i've had to make a bunny eat a character, then it was optional to make the bunny move left and right IT was very confusing at first, I felt a little overwhelmed, but towards the end when iI got the hang of it, it went very smooth. That's not the only thing i've been up to though, we had to get into partners yesterday to start a new mini game project, my guess this is going to be the more important one. The one we've been have to do all this research on lately. Well it looks like my time is up.

Fun or Educational?

2009-09-03T08:20:00.000-07:00

Sorry I didn't get to write you guys yesterday. You didn't miss a whole lot. I got to sit around and play some games. My favorite two were "The Cost of Life" and "Climate Change". They were very well designed. They were strategy games that took some thought that influenced your de-scions

Obey the Rules?

2009-09-01T08:24:00.000-07:00

Rules are either specific or cover a wide topic. Even though most of us completely hate them they are there for our safety. Classroom rules can overrated, some are taken to far, but other not enough. I think it is important to have a healthy balance between the rules. This "harmony" can only be achieved if the teacher and the students share a mutual bond of respect. Either way these rules are set in place to help us be safe. I think that if a student has a problem with a rule he should take it to the principal to see what can be done about it.

Something New Everyday

2009-08-31T09:27:00.000-07:00

This is only my fourth day in game design, but i'm already starting to get the hang out it. Everyday is a new experience for me here, and i'm guessing thats the way it should be. The class is fresh and crisp like a apple pie just cooled for you warm delight. I really look forward to making a game here, but not just a game, no I want it to be something more. I want my game to be interesting, but at the same time educational. I'm pretty excited to see the finished project, but who knows when that will be.