Coding Enemies

So far the material is very hard to understand, I guess because most of it is programming language and the codes involved to get it to work. Mr. Smith is doing a great job of drawing similarities with everyday language and comparisons with subjects that I am familiar with. Thanks again Mr. Smith. I'll probably never be the greatest at this but I won't quit trying to make sense of it or applying to my game.

Platforms

The code involved in platforms is complex and will not be necessary in my game.

Character Effects

If I can adapt Character Effects to do what I want it to do in my wiki game, it will make it more entertaining for the player.

Timer

I could not grasp the tutorial for the timer but the one we did in class through ActionScript2.o and code did work. This is not going to be part of my wiki game.

Sound Effects

Sound Effects being put on the ActionScript stage instead of on an object is a good idea. Sound Effects will be prevalent in my wiki game as well as negative and positive response animations.

Collision Detection

This topic and coding will enhance my wiki game by the player getting a positive response from the horse for the right answer or learning from their mistake by the horse "acting up" for choosing the wrong answer. Each scene will have four possible solutions to choose from.

ScoreKeeping

Basic Scorekeeping might enhance my wiki game but I am also afraid that it might discourage some older people from trying to play it. Thereby, it would defeat the purpose of allowing that person to learn something new.

Scrolling Background

I found "Scrolling Background" a difficult lesson and will not use it in my wiki game. Maybe someday when I fully understand Flash, I'll develop a game to utilize the concept.

Special Effects

It might be eye catching to use some of the special effects on the title of my wiki game. If I can ever get the hang of using flash correctly.

Moving on a Path

I enjoyed working on Moving on a Path in ActionScript2.0 during class but it is not part of my objectives for my game on the wiki at this point.

Finding Solutions

It is getting easier to navigate within the wiki tutorials but the terminology is still hard. I do keep trying to learn from what others have already done. I just wish that I was not so ignorant due to my own passover of computer knowledge prior to graduation in 1987. Finding solutions was daunting to say the least.

Learning from Others

Most of the people in my class are a lot better at this programming and navigating the wiki prompts/actions than I am. It does help to have others to see how they are treating the material and attempting to utilize their methods myself. Mr. Smith understands that I do not always use the same terminology and is still able to instruct me with good results for the most part. I am very grateful that my classmates are so very patient with my shortcomings.

Programming Practices

I keep trying very hard to learn proper programming language. The truth of the matter is that it is not as easy as it seems. Sometimes, even deciding how to name something a variable versus an instance name is daunting. I guess it does not help that I use Flash CS4 at home when I work on CS3 during class. I want to thank Mr. Smith and Trevor again for their expertise, patience and assistance. They truly do want each and every student to excel.

Intro to ActionScript

This designing a game is really hard for an adult for several reasons: 1) I'm always afraid that I will do something wrong or ruin what I have already done. I am still not comfortable with this technology but definitely want to learn how to use it effectively and 2) my worst fear is that I will fall "flat on my face" due to my lack of early exposure to programming language and unfamiliarity with utilizing the assets necessary even inside of the wiki format.