Emily Robins

Game 2 Progress

2008-04-07T11:30:00.000-07:00

I am having trouble loading the image of my second level and end screen. But all of my drawing and stuff are done, I just have to put everything together with actionscript. I have started doing this, but I am having a lot of trouble, surprise surprise. I am hoping that if i play around with it enough, then I will be able to figure it out. Also, I tried looking at the class example as reference, but it shows errors when I try to play it, so I dont really know what to do. Hopefully I will have everything worked out for tomorrows critique.

intro to project 2

2008-03-25T11:11:00.000-07:00

the title is a work in progress...

Project 2

2008-03-25T11:04:00.001-07:00

I am really enjoying this project so far! Today in class, I developed my idea and started with my first level. I have an underwater theme, which falls similar to Sean's game he made for the class. But with my own added spark to it. haha. here is my jpg of my first level. i have drawn all of the characters but i have not decided who i want to be the protagonist.

My Class Status

2008-03-24T11:59:00.001-07:00

So, for some reason, I feel like no matter how hard I work, I am falling behind in this class. Maybe its because I am having a lot of trouble working out the kinks in my project 1. This is making me really frustrated because we already have another project due next week. I am majorly stressing about this. The problems that I am having with my first game are this:

1. I can't get the Loading screen to pop up first before the instructions screen

2. I can't get my main character to come back down from jumping too high

3. I lost my version with the end screen and I still have to get that back on there

4. I can't figure out how to make there be only points for the celebs they hit not just every time they shoot

anyway, i bet im making myself sound like more of a failure listing all of the things that i dont know how to do. anyway, just have to keep on trucking.

The Closing of Wafaa

2008-03-24T11:32:00.000-07:00

I do not have that much of an opinion about the closing of the wafaa. I believe that freedom of speech and art is extremely important, but on the other hand, a gallery should have the right to display whatever art pieces that it chooses. To me, however, i feel like the attention that it is getting because they closed the gallery is more important than the actual gallery. By closing it, it is bringing national attention to the problem, and more people are getting driven and involved. More people will probably be seeing this piece because of its termination, than if it were to just be displayed in the gallery.

Project one JPGS

2008-03-24T11:28:00.000-07:00

Hoops and Yoyo

2008-02-11T20:51:00.000-08:00

Today in our 3D animation class, a rep from Hallmark came to talk to us. She showed us their e-cards and talked about how they are getting more and more popular. Since she showed us these cards, I have become obsessed. They are all 2D animations (made on flash I think). I think that this is definitely something I could do, I am so intrigued. I know this is a gaming class, but I think that Hoops and Yoyo could definitely be considered okay to talk about in this blog. Some of them are interactive..... ;)

Walk Cycle Using Actionscript

2008-01-29T09:07:00.000-08:00

Sprite Sheet

2008-01-28T13:54:00.001-08:00

Vectorized Images using Flash

2008-01-22T07:24:00.000-08:00

I decided to use Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy together because in my opinion not only is Obama compared to Kennedy because of how young he is and his view on politics, but I think that all of the things that Kennedy did for the Civil Rights movement has been exemplified by Obama's mere opportunity to be allowed to run for President.

The only trouble I ran into was that all of Kennedy's pictures were in black and white, and Obama's were in color. I decided to leave Kennedy's portion of the combined picture in black and white because it creates a sharp contrast with the issues at bay. I also kind of like the way it looks, although I think it would look good if they were both in color as well.

Demystified/Game Research

2008-01-21T18:11:00.000-08:00

Flash MX Game Design Demystified by Jobe Makar

I found this chapter very interesting. Going into this class, I do not know a lot about gaming (using flash or any other type of program). I feel as though this gave a very easy and quick overview of games without all the hustle and bustle of the lingo and details. I found it very helpful, and I will definitely be referring back to it from time to time.

Flash Game Research

I found that I really enjoyed a lot of the pop culture games on addictinggames.com because that is what I am currently interested in. Because games are an escape that involves very little brain power, it is fun to play something using images of pop culture and issues that are going on today to get a good laugh going.

some games that I enjoyed are: