The Final Assignment

So over the course of time I have learned a whole lot of things that i never knew before. For one thing making a game is way harder than it looks. If you are going into the game making business you have my respect, it is a very hard process.Next teamwork is a virtue, if you don't work together as a team many things will NOT get done on anything you work on.
This class has been one of the most interesting classes I have taken since Ive gotten to Riverside. It teaches you not only how to create and teach people about social issues, it also has a English class mix to it. Its funny how the two classes fall together. Really in the beginning of this class I didn't think I wouldn't like it, but come to find out later it was one of my favorite classes.
Ive came a long way since the beginning of this class, making games doesn't seem like it would be that bad after all. In conclusion, making a game is a very lengthy process that isn't easy at all. It has to be something you love to do and something you are willing to take time out do to. Personally I don't think I could do it again but if I was asked to I think I could do it

Playing Games

today our assignment was to go to our classmates pages and play what was done of their games. so I played Pinky and the Brain and Jessamiahs games. Both games were very well developed jessimiahs game seems to be almost completely finished and Pinky and the Brains is almost done. They both seem to know what they are doing and there isn't much need for improvement. Our game on the other hand is a little behind. Some ideas I can take from the games are like noises and movement in the characters in my game. I could use a lot of help from the people in these 2 groups. Needless to say, these games are way better off than mine to say the least. There is little improvement needed here.

Group Chat

Yesterday we chatted on poems we read about. Our assignment was to read 3 poems, pick one and then summarize it to our group members. this assignment was very easily done, but it had some difficulty to it. Understanding the poetry was difficult, I really didn't understand it much. But with the help of my partners we talked about it and got it finished.

WV My Thoughts

A lot has happened in our great state lately. The evening of April 4th 25 coalminers lives were lost due to a methane gas explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in Raleigh County. Many West Virginians are affected by the loss. Our state has great people in it and just like we always do, we pull together and help out one another.
This brings me to what WV means to me. I am proud to be apart of West Virginia. From the rivers and streams to the highest mountains, there are many great things about our state. The greatest thing about it is the people. The people of West Virginia are very unique. We also have a great history behind our state. No matter where life takes me I will remember my home.
This state is very important to me. To hear people talk bad about our state or not even know it exists disgusts me. As West Virginians we are perceived very negatively. We are known as hillbilly's, hicks, etc. Truth be told we hold some of the most humble people in the U.S. A West Virginian would be willing to do anything for someone else, but unfortunately we aren't looked at that way.
So being from West Virginia makes me proud, I will always know where I came from and will be very proud of my great state. West Virginia will always in my mind be the greatest state in the U.S.

Button tutorial

Today we learned how to create buttons. At first it was very difficult, but it got better as time went on. Hopefully this will help me stop struggling on making my game because I am having a very hard time right now. Buttons have a lot to do in my game and play a very important role in it. So the button making experience will hopefully come in handy for me !

Button making expierence !

Today while creating my game in flash I attempted to learn how to create a button. It was very successful and way easier than I thought. What I did was watch the flash tutorial on Chez's blog. It took me step by step through what it was I had to do. So my button making experience was very simple and easy :)

The Canterbury Characters

Today I'm blogging on what & why I think all the characters in The Canterbury tales are so important to there story and time period. Why were they selected ? Well there are 29 characters that were picked all of them with some sort of relevance. All were going to the Cathedral for a certain reason. They were going to pay tribute to a shrine. From the Monk to the Nun all were there for something. The reason he picked these people are because the all kind of relate to each other or act the same way. Some are good and some are bad, they just relate and make the story better. Now for the time and people going together, I can agree with sum of it and other parts I cant. Some of it doesn't seem to fit together. Some of the descriptions of the characters didn't match up ,it seemed like they just were not described quite right. So to relate this to my game, ill talk about the importance of the development of your character in your game. There has to be a storyline with your game, with the storyline there has to be a character created to relate with the story. It is very important that you choose your characters wisely. Character selection is about the most important thing to do with your game. So this blog post all in all was just to let you know why I thought the characters in the Canterbury Tales were picked for and why i think picking characters is the most important thing in game designing

Uploading video clip

Today I uploaded my ideas of what my game was going to be about on my wiki. Honestly i made it a lot harder than it should of been. If I didn't have to use flash again I don't think I would be very upset, but ill just keep on doing what I'm doing. My game topic is going to be on poverty or along those lines. Hopefully everything turns a okay for me and my game creating skills. So now that i know how to upload files to my wiki , I think my life will be a whole lot easier.

Anglo saxons VS Video game Heros

Today I am blogging on the comparison of Video game hero's. So my first hero, my real life hero will be Nolan Ryan. From 1972 to 1979 Ryan was a hero to the pitching staff of the California Angels. Batters & even his own catcher feared him and his scorching fastball. He was a hero to his team and his fans. He played 27 seasons with 4 different teams, all of which he threw no hitters with besides the Mets. So Nolan Ryan was a hero to all baseball fans and made his way into the baseball hall of fame . So Nolan Ryan Real life hero, Now for my Anglo Saxon hero. Beowulf, Beowulf was a hero way back in the day. He fought for his people and what he thought was right. Always standing up for what he believed in and never once backing down or giving up on anything he did. He always kept pushing himself to do better and to be better to his people . So how do these 2 heros compare to each other ? Well beside both being heros both perform outstanding deeds. Fro example From Beuwulf "Higlac's brave follower tearing out his hand of the monster, his hatred rose higher but his power has gone." that seems like a good deed to me Nolan Ryan was comitted to his team throwing over 5000 strikeouts for his teams. That takes alot of dedication which to me is a good deed. Both Beowulf and Nolan Ryan give good speeches which makes a hero , they always know what to say. Both heros have a dedication to certain thing or group. Nolan Ryan to baseball and his team, Beowulf to his city and his people. Both are great heros. So to wrap this up I think that The Anglo Saxon heros put influence on the people who create video game heros today. They also influence people to do good. So these heros are not very differnt from each other if you think about . I actually think they favor each other alot.

Using Flash

Yesterday i used flash for the 2nd time in my life, I have one word for it , Difficult. I found it very confusing and hard to use. Once I got the hang of it I started to like it a little better. I'm not going to say it was my favorite thing in the world but Id be able to do it if someone asked me to help them with it . So to flash , I don't like you but I guess I have to deal with it .

Beowulf 3

Today I am blogging about what Beowulf is leaving to his people. Beowulf is leaving many things to, such as his legacy. Beowulf will always have a long lasting positive influence on his people. Another thing he is leaving them is hope. Since he is a hero , he has taken care of most of the bad things, therefore there is a bright future ahead of them. Beowulf has paved a bright way for his people and I'm sure things will go great for them. The biggest thing Beowulf is leaving the people is courage. Just from Beowulf being with these people , they have a sense of courage. The courage that they have learned enough skill and been taught enough to be able to live and thrive on their own. So Beowulf has left many things for these people to live off of. His legacy will influence his people to do what they have to do to survive.

Beowulf 2

Today I am blogging on a few questions asked by my English teacher on the book Beowulf. The first question asked me what I thought the storyteller's purpose of telling me about Beowulf was. Well i think that Beowulf had an impact on this persons life in one way or another. He must of been some kind of influence to this person or he or she wouldn't have a reason to tell us his great tale. So the main purpose of telling me about Beowulf was just by the fact of this person being helped out or influenced by Beowulf himself. The next question was , how do i think the storytellers beliefs of the intended audience affect the content of the story ? So back in the day when these story's were told, they were told at party's where people were hammered and very rarely remember what they were told the night before. So the storyteller must believe that his story will be turned around somehow due to the fact that these people wont remember what he or she had told them about the great warrior Beowulf.

Beowulf

Today my blog post is about Beowulf. Do I think that he meets the requirements to have the title of hero thus far ? My answer is no not yet but I think he will end up being a great leader and earn the title of hero. So far he seems like someone that everyone is looking up to ,to be a leader . Right know we know a little about beowulf. He is said to be the hero of all heros.

So from my point of view I havent seen it yet but I'm sure will. As for beowulf being a good game character i think he waould make a great game character. As you should know most games are made with a hero and a villian. Beowulf in the story is a man fighting against evil and everything that comes with it. So i think he is a very good candidate for a game character.

Heros

everybody in life has a hero . Me I have two, my parents. they support me in evrything that i do. From school work to baseball season the are always there. There is never a time when I ask for help that they dont succeed. They face many challenges everyday such as taking care of and supporting our family. There are so many things they do that make them heros. They will always be there for me.

Game Reflections

Yesterday i played 2 games in class and i was told to blog on them. The two games I played differed in many ways. The first game i played was about a family trying to survive a massive genocide, the other was just very simple swim from one side to the other and make it across without dying. Both games were interesting and caught my attention before I played the games. There were some ups and downs to both games but not very many. All in all i thought both games were very well made.

Online Safety for teens

Today in class i was told to blog about online safety for teens. I think this i s a very important subject because there are many people out there looking for trouble.Today you see on the news daily about how older men and women try to sexually abuse teens and Young children via the Internet. The Internet is used by over 75 % of teens today, its a way for us to stay in touch with each other and what everyone is doing. For example , most of us in this class have a myspace or facebook, its just something everyone does. Both of these have there ups and downs. Ive learned to never give out to much personal info about yourself online. Many people ignore this warning tho and unfortunately some bad things happen. So all in all i have learned that the Internet can be your best friend but it can also be your worst enemy.