FINAL POST

Wow this is going to be my final post of my senior year. It just went by so fast. I remember when we first came into Chez's class and we figured out that we was creating a video game for our senior project. At first we all thought that this was going to be easy. But as we started doing the lessons, like the mini game project, it got a lot harder. When Jess chose me as a partner I figured that we would just breeze right threw this game. But once we got started it got very difficult. Our paper prototype was easy but then we had to make it in flash. This is when everything got difficult. We had coding issues and all of that other crazy stuff. Then to cap it off Chez made us present a day early and we haven't even practiced. I think we did pretty good.
This was a really fun class. I have had Chez for three years now and this was deffinately the funnest class. Of course we had to do some William Sheakespeare, which we all hated because we didn't understand it at all. But a certain someone lead me to a site that put it into our language. I am glad that I didn't have to do all of that book work. I really appreciate Globaloria for letting us do this for our English 12 class. I couldn't of asked for a better senior year English class. I had fun and everyone else did.

Other Team's Games

I visted Ashley and Chad's game and I really like the concept. They have really cool picutres and a lot of buttons. There isn't really anything I would change. They stook with their idea and all of the questions are really interesting. I didn't know any of those answers and it was really educational. I like all of the drawings from their game and I wish we had put a little more of that. Here is their game : http://www.myglife.org/usa/wv/rhswiki/index.php/Team:Thing_1_%26_Thing_2

The other game I visited was Randy, Nick, and Rusty's game. I like the idea but they're buttons and stuff isn't put together just yet. They had to make a lot of pages for the different outcomes. So for them to get finshed they need a little more time. The game has a very good idea and it would help people learn how to make good decisions for their families. If they get all of their stuff straightened out it would be a really cool game.

Here is their game:http://www.myglife.org/usa/wv/rhswiki/index.php/Team:Woknimwauk

Adding Interaction Blog

So we are getting closer to the end of the school year and I'm not liking flash anymore than I did earlier. It's getting frustrating and harder as time goes on. I like the class and the advisor it's just all of the codes and other stuff that is really getting under my teammates skin. Our game topic is about recycling and earning money in West Virgina. As you collect more trash the more money you get and the more prizes you get. We have a lot of stuff done but we just need to get multiple stuff to fall from the sky. We have been on this problem for like two weeks.

West Virgina

West Virgina is one of the most criticized states in America. But the thing people doesn't know is that we come together when a disaster happened like it happened the other day. That's what makes our state great. We lost 25 hard working people in Whitesville at the Upper Big Branch Mine due to a methane gas explosion. Everywhere you go you will see please pray for our miners. These people might not even know anyone that was lost in these mines like I did. But that's the thing with our state. When something tragic happens like this we pray for the families that are hurt. I love this state and I couldn't move because everyone is so nice here. Technology here isn't like what it is in other states because we don't have a lot of money. Technology hasn't really hurt us but it wouldn't hurt to try and get some kind of communication in the mines if something like this ever happened again. I would love to see some kind of telephone or walky talky or something to help the miners communicate with rescue team. We, as people that live in West Virgina, are perceived as rednecks, hillbilly's, inbred, anything like that. It makes me mad when I hear this kind of stuff because not all of us are like that. I mean yeah we do have a different accent and yes most of us live up hollows but that doesn't make us hillbilly's or anything. If people came here for one week and see how we lend a hand to people in need I bet money that they wished that their home was as loving as West Virginia.

PJ Blog Post

PJ is a flash god. He helped everyone in our class with the button things. Before he came in last Thursday I had no idea what I was doing. Jessica was doing the flash stuff and I was doing our team page. Now since he helped me I can actually help her. I don't feel as helpless now. THANKS PJ!

The Button Post

We just finshed putting buttons on our game and this stuff is probably the hardest stuff we have ever done. We just can't figure out how to switch screens when we press the button. We will figure it out sooner or later, but it will probably take a while. I say once we get over this little bump in the road it won't take anytime at all for us to get our game perfected. This will probably be the hardest part besides getting our trash can moving around the screen while the trash is falling. Chez warned us that it was hard so we were prepared for it!

The Canterbury Tales

So we just started reading the Canterbury Tales and its very interesting how Chaucer describes his characters in the book. First I will give you a description on what the tale is about. Chaucer is staying at a hotel and he meets these people. Then after talking to these people he decides that he will join their pilgrimage. Then as the journey begins he writes about what the characters look and act like.
First, Chaucer describes the knight. He says that the knight is a noble man which fought in the Crusades. He was dressed in a fustian tunic that has a rust on it. The knight brings his son along with him on the journey. He is named the Squire. The Squire loves to sing and play his flute. He is a 20 year old man that has red and white flowers embedded on his clothes. And the last person in their group was the Yeoman. He was a servant that was very heavily armed with arrows, a sword, a dagger, an arm shield, and a buckler. He also had his bow in his hands at all times.
Now Chaucer is describing the nun. Her favorite oath is “By St. Loy!” She sings religious tunes and has excellent table manners. She really cares about animals. She would probably cry if a mouse gets killed in a trap. She also has two dogs with her. She feeds them roasted flesh or milk. Her secretary rides along with her.
These are some of the characters in the book. They spread from the man of law, to the carpenter, to a doctor. I think Chaucer chose these characters because they all had a purpose for being there. They wouldn't just be on a pilgrimage if they didn't have a particular skill. You had the doctor in case you got sick on the way there. You had the knight and his son just in case you have trouble on the way there. They just all had a purpose to be there. When Chaucer describes these characters, he does it so well that I can almost see them right in front of my face. I think if I actually saw these people in real life this is what the people would look like.
In our game there isn't a human character. We have a trash can but if the people didn't know that it was a trash can then the game wouldn't make any sense. It is a huge part of our game. Describing characters isn't only important in books and movies. It is really important in games also. If the person playing the game doesn't have a good description of the characters then the they wouldn't understand the purpose of our game. I can't wait until we make our game!!\

This cite really help me understand the characters:
http://www.gradesaver.com/the-canterbury-tales/study-guide/section1/

Planning Your Game Blog

Today Jessica and I planned our game and gave each other our roles. My role was to code everything in our game. Her role is to design everything. I was chosen to do this role because I think I am decent at code and we need at least one person who knows what they are doing with the codes to make it work. Everything is going great with our game. We have disagreed on anything on our game. We are a great team. I look forward to completing our game and having other people play it. Its going to be really cool to know that other people is playing something that Jessica and I created. Our insparation for this game is there isn't very many jobs in our state and we can try to help our econmy and maybe businesses would come and give us more jobs.

Imagining You Game

Today we learned a little more about flash. We actually did it all by ourselfs without Chez's help. We also discussed with our partners what our game is going to be. Jessica and I are doing a game about money and littering in West Virginia. I really thing our game is going to be hard because it will have a lot of action frames and a lot of other stuff. All of the tutorials on the flash page were about changing the fonts and stuff and I already know how to do all of that so that kind of excited me. I'm really excited about making our game. My partner is very good at all of this stuff and I still have a lot of stuff to learn. The only thing that I don't like is the fact that it has to be educational and not our choice. But we will deal with it because we havve a really cool game idea. This is going to be a lot of fun!!!

The Anglo Saxon Blog

I just got finished reading the stories of Gilgamesh and another version of another battle which contained Achilles in it. These two ancient time war hero's are one of a kind and are hard to compare to a video game but here we go. I think the story of Gilgamesh was amazing how he defeated that forest man and it was kind of like the game Halo. I know that game is based on aliens and stuff but the guy has to defeat big monsters all the time by himself. It really isn't a good comparison but it's the only thing I can think of. Now the story of Achilles is well known all around the world. He is know for being a one man show and doing everything by himself, he is also known for being very cocky. So the game that he kind of compares to Grand Theft Auto. The character in that game is very cocky and does everything by himself. He isn't a god or a war professional but you get the idea. If video game designers decided to make a game based off of these two heros then I think it would be a very sweet game. But these days all of the games are violent and cruel.

Blog on the Rabbit Game

So we just got finished with the mini game with the rabbit and the carrot and it was very difficult. I think this is going to take a lot of work and time to create our actual game. This was one of the hardest things to understand but when we understood the code it became a little bit easier. The hardest part was probably putting the game on the wikis. In my free time I really don't play any games because I have a lot of things that I have to do. But if I do play games it would be some kind of sport games or something like that. Hopefully this gets more easier!!!!!

Beowulf Part 2

I just got finished reading part 2 of Beowulf and I thought it was a good poem. Even though Beowulf died at the end because of the dragons poison he still died with honor. The people respected him enough to burry him with the dragons treasure instead of keeping it for theirself. Beowulf made people believe that they can do anything that they wanted to if they put their mind to it. He made them believe that no matter how hard it is to not give up. The people, even after he died, still talked about all the battles he won and all of the stuff he did for his country.

Audience Post

Well I just got finished reading part 1 of Beowulf and I'm not going to lay it was confusing at first but now i kind of understand it. I think when the person created Beowulf he wanted to send a message to everyone. If you have confidence in yourself it will take you a long way. Take Beowulf for instance, he was so confident that he could slay Grendel and everyone else kind of doubted him but he did. I think when the men were in the mead halls before Beowulf actually came were kind of excited that he was coming to save them from that horrible monster. But when he got there, one man questioned him. He thought that Beowulf was just a show off and thought he was in over his head with Grendel. I really don't want our game to just be another game on here that kids are forced to play. My partner and I want our game to be a game that people want to play on their free time and actually have fun with it.

Quickwrite on Beowulf

Right now I'm blogging about my favorite superhero and that would have to be spider man. Some of the evils he faces isn't only from evil villains but it is also from his society. He has to keep his identity hidden and it would be hard to hear people criticize him and not be able to say anything to them. He confronts evil because before he ever became spider man, his uncle was murdered on the streets. Before that he was bitten by a spider in a museum and it gave him powers. But his uncle is definitely his motivation to fight off evil. He comfronts evil for the sake of the people in the city. He doesn't just do it because he can. He does it to show people that evil can be defeated. One of the main virtues is that he doesn't fight evil just because he can like I just said a little while ago. He does it for the sake of the people and he keeps his uncle in his mind the whole time he does it. He always gives people a chance but if they don't make the right decision he will take them out.

Beowolf Part 1 Post

We are reading Beowulf in English class and I will admit that it was really confusing at first. Then when I continued to read, it got a lot easier. At the beginning of the story there is a monster named Grendel and he is killing all the men in a hall named Heorot. One by one the monster is slaughtering the men and taking them back to his layer and eat them. But the monster never went after the king,Hrothgar. After 12 years went by the Geats heard about what was going on at Heorot and decided to go over there and try to help. Beowulf took 12 men over sea to Heorot. When the king is reminded that Beowulf help his father out with a fued, he gladly welcomed them. The king had a feast for the Geats and they drank and ate. Then the Queen came out with the mead-cup and offered it to everyone and when she got to Beowulf he told her that either he would kill this monster or die trying.

That is what I have read this far. I do think Beowulf meets the requirements of a hero. From the stories he has told the people about how he survived in the sea for 7 days. He is also very confident in his war tactics and strengths. I don't know if he would be a good educational hero for a video game though because he might be over confident.

My Playing To Learn Experience

When I started playing these games I had no idea what my partner and I was going to do with our games. But since I have played the professional games and the games that other Globaloria students have created we have some ideas. Most of these games deal with real life situations like the Darfur genocide. These games let people know whats going on in the world.

These are the two games I did my assignment on:

3rd World Farmer:
http://www.3rdworldfarmer.com/
The Ulitmate Lunch Tray
http://www.myglife.org/usa/wv/resources/en/play/Social/ultimatelunchtray

Online Safety and Teens

Well today I've learned a lot of things in this class. We were told to read about online safety and teens and I found an excellent site. I learned a lot of things that I didn't know and I'll give you some examples. Since Internet has been available 58% percent of teens are more likely to turn down a beer at a party opposing 46% in 1989. I thought that percentage would be a lot higher than just 58% because I hear all about how people were peer pressured into drinking. Another scenario was that teens thought that smoking was ok, 18% of the teens said it wasn't ok compared to 27% recorded a few years ago. Another big topic that I saw was Cyperbulling, which is huge these days. It wasn't an issue until 1989 but the good news is that 84% of youth said that they wouldn't pass on any embarrassing emails, texts, pictures or anything. But that's what they say they would do. If you put them into that particular situation I think that percentage would go down tremendously. I have been in this situation and I didn't do it but that doesn't mean the other 84% wouldn't either. Internet is huge in our society now and we have to learn how to respect others and even though these percentiles are a lot better than I thought they were but we could still improve them.

My First Blog

Well this class is going to be really interesting. When someone told me that my English class was going to make a video game for our senior project ,I didn't know all of this was going to come with it! But this seems like its all going to work out. Jessica Lynch and I decided that we were going to get each other threw this experience so thats a relief. But I'm really looking forward to creating my own video game!