Drawing a background!

So this past week I've been drawing my background and I guess it was fun it was just A LOT of boxes and very square. I can't wait to start drawing my people and doing all this cool stuff that you guys will know in later blogs.

Post- Election Day 2012

Was your prediction correct?
-Yes it was Obama did when.
What do you think about the results?
-I think they were very close.

Frankenstorm 2012

Do you know anyone that lives in the north east?
Yes.
How about New York city?
No, but in Staten Island.
If you were to make a hidden object game about Frankenstorm, what would the setting for your game scene be?
Be a basement.
What ten objects would you hide?
1.Water
2.Blankets
3.Radio
4.Food
5.First aid kit
6.Clothing
7.Water Purification tablets
8.Tarp to cover holes
9.Flash light
10.Batteries
What kind of information would your player learn from playing the game.
What to bring if a hurricane was to come so they could be prepared.

Choose a Learning Topic 1-5

1.My big subject is self-harm.

2.One really important thing I learned about this subject is that 2 out of three people with depression don't seek help and self-harm.

3.To help people that self harm and no make fun of them instead.

4.My hidden object game will teach people to how to find out if someone is self-harming and how to help.

5. The title of my game is Save me from myself.

Plan a game scene

My game is obviously about self-mutilation but I'm really excited about it because I want to help people help other people or people that are doing it because I think I can make a change. My teacher told me that it might be hard to do but I think that I can take the challenge. I also think that it might be controversial because self harm is a taboo subject but I want to shed some light on it.

Hidden Object for Self-harm

I will choose the hidden object rule number two because it's the best one for my topic of self harm. I am choosing self harm because it is a very touchy topic and I feel like if I give some light on the topic then more people will be aware of self harm and try to help anyone that does it and stop them. Rule number two is find objects that fit a specific category or criteria. So I will make them wear clothes and and you will have to go over them and see the cuts, bruises, burns ect..... and every time you click on it you get points.

That's all I have there will be a part two of the game I just have to figure out the other part.

Get well Malala

Malala Yousafzai

Malalah Yusafzay born 1998 is a school student from the town of Mingora in Swat District, NWFP, northwestern Pakistan. She is known for her education and women’s rights activism in the Swat Valley, where the Tehrik-i-Taliban regime had banned girls from attending school in early 2009. During that period, at the age of 11, Yousafzai came to prominence through a blog she wrote for the BBC detailing her life under the Taliban regime, their attempts to take control of the valley, and her views on promoting education for girls. Later that year, the Pakistani military intervened, culminating in the expulsion of the Taliban from the Swat Valley. Yousafzai has since been nominated for several awards, and has won Pakistan's first National Peace Prize. On 9 October 2012, Yousafzai was shot in the head and neck in an assassination attempt by a Taliban gunman while returning home on a school bus.She remains unconscious and in critical condition.

Register to vote!

Don't take it Literary

"Don't Take it Literary" What were you looking for? The word that goes with the Definition or the example Was the game fun to play? Explain why.: It was fun but then the levels kept repeating. Also it helped me review what the meanings mean. How does the designer reward you and keep you playing? The designer doesn't reward anything but The images make me want to still play. What does this game teach you? The definitions of the literary words How does it use hidden objects to teach you? It hides the words with the background What age group would find this educational? middle and High school ages How would you make this game better? Add more Levels and Examples

2 single story 2012

'Danger of a Single Story'

What does it mean to have a 'single story' about a place or community?

To have only one idea about a place or race or just like a person that looks acertain way.

Describe a single story you have heard told about your community. What is missing from that story? How could people learn more about that community?

The single story I have herd about my community is that every body on the east side is dumb.But that's not true because I go to a school full of smart people from the east side.

Describe a single story you have heard about another community. How did you learn that story? How could you find out more about that community?

Well when I was little I spent allot of time with my grandma.She had a single story about North Austin (i.e Ceder Park, Leander,e.x),that they all were white rich snobby people that looked at people from East Austin like they were dirt. Then one time me and my mom went up there to do something and they didn't act like that the people up their were brown like me it wasn't at all what my grandma told me. I had a single story about them and i wasn't true at all.

How could a game let players experience many stories about a place or community?

Maybe if we made like options for people to go to the slums or to the high class of India and show different life styles so people don't get a single story.

A New Year

Well this is my 9th grade year also know as freshmen year also the first year as high school. It was not how i expected it to be. I have been planing this year for a long time and I thought I would be scared but really it was nothing new. I kinda don't like that we are with the 7th and 8th graders even though we're high schoolers it kinda gets on my nerves....They should have just stayed at the Jain Lane campus and not have added the the elementary. And don't even get me started with the schedules kids were everywhere and it was just a mess. We had our schedules changed at least 3 times.

Some of my plans were to be in a play. BUT they had to cancel Theater arts so yeah oh well...... Some other plans are to go head on in some my game for this year I want a good game and I want it to look professional. I also want to be into the art scene more because I really like art but I'm not that good at it. Oh well I still like it.

Forks Over Knifes

*What do you think the documentary is going to be about?I think this is going to be about food and knowing what goes into your body.*What do you think the title implies or indicates about the film?I think the title implies us to get more healthier because you eat healthy things with forks like salads etc. and to choose it over knifes because you cut into meat with knifes
.40% of Americans are obese
1 and 5  four year old are obese
1500 people die from cancer everyday
1 out of 3 people will get diabetes in their life times
The modern day plagues are diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure 
 the 1960 heart dieses was on a riasenearly 4000 maericans go under the knife for heart realted dieases1971 pres nixion dubed the war on cancer1978 the chances of wemon hetting beast cancer was 28% lower then the one in americain WW2 in norway the germans took over it they conficated all the live stocks and they went to mainly a plant based diet....they died less

Game Article

I think that the article was very informative it gave specific details about the people that one it gave them special recognition exactly what they deserve. It does make me feel regretful because I didn't win anything but also proud about what our students here can do.My game wasn't featured but if was to be there it would be very amazing yes im regretful that I didn't do better.I would of liked the author to have said that my game was amazing and that this school is proud of having students like us. Aleida sanchez game was a really awesome game it is fun and educational at the same time with a hint of humor it is fun and should be recognized for who REALLY worked on it, not because there are more than 2 people in the team they should ll get recognized but only who really worked on it

My Comments

Forzen in Time:
I liked your game and I liked the level that your have to dodge the bombs. I also like that you can read the information while your playing the game and you don't have to go to a about page just to find about about it.

The Great Mexican Escape:
Your game is awesome the reason i chose to look at it was because of the name and it was actually fun.

Mighty Chicken:
Your game is awesome it kinda reminds me of super chick sisters the one that Peta did but over all good job!!!

My top three choices

Hello people!!! Today we were picking our game for the category 'Gamerz Choice'. These are my choices....
 1) Frozen in Time , JFWWII, 1-III
 
 2)The Great Mexican Escape, Mexican Eagels, 2-I
 3)Mighty Chicken,Flash Animator,3-1
 

Divine Intervention: The Final Game

Hello people as you can tell by the title of my blog I finished my Final Game!!!! My team name is Unknown (that's the real name) and the title of my game is Divine Intervention. The topic of my game is History or World War II and my learning goal is to tell you guys as much as I can about World War II. The player will get all the information about World War II in the about part in my game. I would like to add and improve a lot of thing for my game. First I would want to make it a first person shooter and not a mini game and I would also want to add the other war I wanted to add. The most challenging part about making my game was the my partner and I were first in the same period then we got our schedule changed. We both wanted the idea so we worked together on the game in different class periods. That was a fail because we were communicating not as well as we should have and that's why the game is the way it is. The part I'm most proud about is everything I learned. From new codes to the Civil War it was a fun experience and I like having the new knowledge that I have. Now that you have heard about the game I bet you want to see it so here is my game hope you like it I personally think I could have done better but oh well it was due.....

My game demo slides

Respect:What it means to me

Respect can me a lot of things. It means something diffident for everyone. To me this is what it means to me....

*Having a good Character

Having a good character will get you respect. Character is the way you act. If you have a bad character then you are obnoxious, cocky, or rude. If you have those traits then you will not get respect. But if you have a good character then you are nice, helpful, and trustworthy. Those traits will get you everywhere. You will get good friends, also have respect from adults and your classmates.

*Regard other people accomplishes

To do that you need to compliment peoples accomplishments and show them that they did do a good job. That is showing respect.

*Give other people consideration

Don't just be about you. Admire other peoples work and remember that they worked as hard as you did to get where they are. Another way of giving respect.

*Honor people that should be honored

Old people, soldiers, single mothers/fathers, people with disabilities that over came them...etc. just give them a thank you.

Now you know what respect means to me. You can use any of these things in everyday life and its not that hard.

notes 2-23

My job is to finish all of the scenes that I am going to put for the Game Demo. Since I have to have completed the Intro, Team Introduction, Audience, Gameplay, only that I have completed the Intro and the Team Intro, due to codes, I just need to complete the other ones. I also have to finish the Learning Goal, the Fun Factor, the Smart Factor, Style Factor, and Originality Factor. Each time I have made changes to my Game Demo, I have to save it as my Team Name_ and whatever scene we are in. For example, if I am doing the Intro, I will save it as UnknownGameIntro.I also have to add the previous button for the players to go back, if they didn't understand the instructions. When I am in the Audience scene, I have to get away from the line that says,"This game is for everyone!" I have to say this specific age.For the Style Factor, since my game is about the Presidential Race, for the background I can put stripes, due to the U.S. flag. So far, I am completing the scenes, it's just that I have to put codes, so that the scene can go to the other ones.

Behind the Swoosh:Nike

In Globaloria we watched a YouTube video about Nike sweatshops in Indonesia. A man named Jim Keady was going to work as head soccer coach at St. Andrews Catholic School in New Jersey home to the best soccer team in the world and Nike wanted to sponsor them. Keady started to do research and found sweatshops in Indonesia where they made $1.25 a day. Keady went to live as one of the workers for a couple of months and almost starved to death and lived in basically slave quarters and they had horrible work conditions. On his way back to the states he went to Nike campus and found Phil Knight at a eating with a friend. Keady asks Knight all these questions and he just ignores him. Keady now goes to high school schools and inform students about the working conditions in Indonesia.

My opinion is that if they want to work let them work I know its messed up they can still do things about it but if they don't want our help then why give it? Its as simple as that. I will still buy Nike Products because if we don't buy then their not even going to get paid and you guys wouldn't like to see that either.

EXEMPLARY

Action Script

Action Script:The programming language of Flash ''Language of Flash''

Programming: Instance Name,Actions,Platform,Collision Detection,Drag and Drop,Keeping Score,Keyboard Control,Movement,Jumping,Running,Stopwatch Time,Imputing Text,Scrolling Backgrounds,keyframes,Folders,Separate Layers,Control,Alpha Control.

Flash Reminders

1. Place everything in its own layer.
2. Place corresponding layers in the same folder.
3. Label layers and Folders.
4. You must assign Instance names to all Symbols.
5. Upload all your work to the Wiki whether its finished or not completed.

What do you learn in Globaloria?

-I learn who to program games.

Think about all of the skills you have learned over the past two and a half years. Name at least five of these skills.

-Adding Buttons

-Keyboard control

-Adding Seenes

-Adding Keyframes

-Using Code

How can these skills prepare you for a successful academic future and how could you use these skills to find a great job? Remember, you do not have to grow up and be a game designer to use the skills you are learning in Globaloria.

Ummm I can use these skill to be a game designer because thats what i want to be

Goals for the New Semester

1.Go to Shillterbann

2.Turn in all of my homework

3.Do not be tarty to any of my classes

4.Pass all of my classes with and 80% or more

5.Be more organized 6.Be more respectfu

l 7.Finish my game

8.Do not miss any days of school

9.Spend time with my family more often 10.Finish a project