Thursday, April 24, 2008

Assessment Check List

Investigation
  • I need to write in my process journal that the aim of this project is to explore the different types of visual/graphical means Completed
  • I need to find out the range of software I can use to make my game (sploder.com and mygame.com) Completed
  • I need to look at the pros and cons of the different software to find out which one will be better for my game Completed
  • I need to write on my blog how I'm going to test how good or bad my game is with my classmates Completed
Design
  • Make a Design Specification specifying what I want and need in my designs Completed
  • Make at least three doable designs for my game I only made two designs
  • Reflect all designs and talk about the pros and cons
  • Choose one design and explain why you chose it Completed
Plan
  • Make a plan that has quite a few of detailed steps of what I'm going to do and how I will use my time Completed
  • I need to reflect and explain why I had made any changes to my original plan Completed
Create
  • I need to follow my plan step by step so I don't miss anything Completed
  • Explain any changes made in my blog Completed
  • I need to make sure I use appropriate techniques and equipment Completed
  • I need to create a fun but not too violent game for children ages 10 and older Completed
Evaluate

  • I need to talk about what I did well and what I could of improved in my game
  • What was wrong and why it went wrong
  • Talk about each stage in the design cycle (what was good and what was bad)
  • What I would do if I did a game again

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Different Visuales on the Internet

These are some of the different visuals you can find on the internet are:

  • Ecards
    • Electronic cards
  • Pictures
    • Pictures of items or disasters
  • Videos
    • To watch clips
  • Cartoons
    • Watch funny clips
  • Animations
    • 3d animation for comedy or child purposes
  • Comic strips
    • For entertainment
  • Colours
    • A statement that could be made
  • Advertisements
    • Normally pictures showing the company
  • Logos and slogans
    • Can show what the item is
  • Websites
  • Games
    • Entertainment
  • Backgrounds
    • Can show what the website is about
  • Pod Casts
From this, I have decided to make a game.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

AniBoom&Toondoo

Last week we started our new topic; animation.
We started off with learning how to make an animation.
I made two animations, a bouncing ball and a dancing snowman

http://www.aniboom.com/Player.aspx?v=181723


http://www.aniboom.com/Player.aspx?v=182768


They are quite simple but funny

Today we started on Toondoo.com
It's a comic creator
We just played around and trying the new website out.
Next week, I won't be in class because I will be in Turkey

AniBoom'

Monday, March 10, 2008

Final Process Journal

For the last weeks I have been working on my website. I haven't finished my website as I have barely any information. I also didn't really use my plan because for a couple of weeks Mr.Hitchman wasn't there so I didn't look at my plan. I could have just looked on my files but I forgot about them. During the whole process, I had lots of problems such as inserting pictures and moving them around. I also had problems typing in the information I actually had. It was quite difficult with Mr. Hitchman not being there because when I needed some help no one could help me, not the substitute or my peers.
My main problem was typing in information after I had made the contents table. I should have done what Ramsha did. She typed in all her information and then she made her contents table. I typed most of my information up in the last lesson. This is one of the hardest projects I have ever done. It could of been easier if Mr. Hitchman was there and if we didn't miss so many classes.
If i was to do this again I would not waste so much time at the beginning and do some research at home.
My website didn't really answer the questions on the Wiki Classroom. I didn't have much information to answer the questions. I'm also quite disappointed with my final website because I thought I was going to make it really good and informative. But unfortunately I ran out of time and wasn't able to complete it.

I hope if I ever do this again, I will be able to complete the task.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Five things I need to do to finish my website (Task 8)

Five things I need to do for my website

  1. Add information
  2. Add pictures
  3. Check the hyper links work
  4. Add videos
  5. Check everything works

Five things I now know how to do using Dreamweaver

Here is a list of five things I know how to do using Dream weaver

  1. Add a background
  2. Make hyper links
  3. Change font size, colour and style
  4. View my web pages from Dream Weaver
  5. How to insert pictures
This is Task 7