Self-Reflection of a Year in Globaloria

I know I have improved a lot in blogging skills because I looked back at some of my earlier posts and they were silly. I got better at getting stuff done on a deadline since this class, also I have gotten better at coding and memorizing what each code actually does, besides just copying and pasting and only relying on the wiki.

New Arms Bill In Congress Could Involve Major Sanctions On Russia

The article is about how Russia is sending weapons to Syria but America doesn't want Russia to send weapons to Syria. So America is practically begging Russia to stop shipping weapons, but Russia wont give up on Syria. So now since Russia is shipping all these weapons to Syria, it is the perfect place for a proxy war to go down.


















by Geoffrey Ingersoll
Link to Article 

Unknown man attacks women for being Muslim.

One day, while Heba Abolaban was walking her nine month old daughter in a stroller, she spotted a very angry looking man sprinting towards her. The male came up to her and punched her in the shoulder as hard as he could and screamed, "You terrorist are the reason why the Boston Bombings happened!". The woman was in shock and didn't exactly figure out what had happened until a few minutes after. When she did she immediately called the police and started crying. The police still haven't found the man responsible.

Paper Prototype

What problems did your Paper Prototype help you to solve with your game idea?

It was hard trying to think up of collectible items because there are fruit in the background that are not collectible but your main objective is to collect fruits and vegetables. So I had to make the collectibles bigger to make them stand out more.

Imagine Team Game

Who: Player Age Group
    I am thinking anyone.
          Skill Ability
     Little to no skill.
What: What will the player learn about your game topic?
    They will be learning about how to make healthier foods. Where: Where does your game take place?
     A farmers market.
            Describe the setting
     Tents everywhere with  a lot of hanging signs and gaps between tents you will have to jump.
How: How does your game teach the player about your topic?
It will teach them about how to make healthier alternatives and try to avoid bad foods.

Game Learning Topic

Explain the game topic you chose for your action mobile game.
 Healthy eating.

Tell me why you chose this topic. 
 Because  the number of over-weight Americans, is too dang high!

 How will you use the game mechanics such as moving, scrolling, avoiding and collecting objects - to educate players about your learning topic?
 I will make you have to avoid the unhealthy foods and try to collect the healthy foods all while having to parkour your way through the farmers market. The game controls I am thinking are going to be just a simple tap and a double tap and swipe.

PlayStation 4

The PlayStation 4 looks like a huge advancement from when the PlayStation 3 came out. The PlayStation 3 only had a few new features. The PlayStation 4 has a whole lot more new things. The controller is kind of like a Xbox Controller mixed with a Wii mixed with a PSVita. But they did make lots of innovative things. Over all the PS4 sounds like a great new advancement for Sony.

Jimi Hendrix

He could play the guitar with his teeth.

He was born with the name was Johnny Allen Hendrix.

Hendrix died in 1970 from drug-related complications.

He had two children named Tamika Laurence James and Al Hendrix. Jimi Hendrix mainly lived in th U.K.



















info from:
biography.com
And VH1, I think....

Game Ingredients

Write about a problem you overcame while working on the code for one of your game ingredients.
I had a problem with the objects not showing up in the magnifying glass but it turns out that the alpha was at 100 percent besides 10 percent.

Hidden Object Quiz

Creating this game was easy or at least easier than it would have been when I first came to this school. I created this game by making 5 symbols and making them all graphic. I put them each in their own layer and gave them instance names. I also made a flash layer where I put all my code in and then published and saved.

Add Hidden Objects.

What was it like to program in Flash for the first time?
This is not my first time programming in flash I've been doing this for 4 years. 

 What kind of game action would you like to add next?
A noise to go along with the buttons

Drawing Background

It was difficult because the drawings are more curvy than the precise lines on flash. Also it was fun because I used the drawing tablet.

Post- Election Day 2012

Was your prediction correct?
Yes I knew Obama was going to win.

What do you think about the results?
They don't lie.

Paper Prototype Part 1

What did you learn from creating a game with paper and pencil?
I learned that creating a game in flash is alot easier because the lines are more precise.

What was easy about drawing your hidden object game? What was hard?
The easy part was drawing the bigger bulkier things. The harder part was drawing the hidden objects

What do you still need to add to your game?
Hidden objects.

Frankenstorm 2012

Do you know anyone that lives in the North East? '''No.''' How about in New York City? '''No.''' If you were to make a hidden object game about Frankenstorm, what would the setting for your game scene be? '''The setting of my Hidden Object gamr would be in a house about to flood.''' What ten objects would you hide? '''Water jug, flashlights, food, clothes, medicine, batteries, candles, blankets, inflatable beds, and a dog.''' What kind of information would your player learn from playing the game. '''The information would be how to get pre pared for a hurricane.'''

Plan Game Scene

My vision for my game is a lit up room, very messy and very compact. In this room there is a lot of healthy foods as well as unhealthy foods that you have to look around and find all the healthy foods. What excites me is I get to educate other people about healthier choices and that I might make a difference in another persons life and helping people out.

Obesity Topic

My topic is obesity because it is a rising factor in America especially among the younger generations. Also some of the people in my family are obese and they think it is okay but it really isn't.

Malala Yousufzai

Who is Malala Yousufzai?  
 Malala Yousufzai is a teenage woman's activist


Where does Malala live?
In Swat.


What are the problems that Malala and her people face each day?
The taliban that rule the country.

Ninjas vs Pirates

The game taught me more about the Asian culture and weapons they would use.

It also taught me about pirates and what weapons they would use.

Presidential Debate.

I thought the debate was mediocre to get and I got both presidents points. Somehow I got the debate down to a science because I knew that Romney was going to always redirect to Obama and not answer any questions directly and Obama would just shake his head and smile. They are alot smarter than me but they made a lot of not-so-smart decisions.