In Globloria we have been working on a game demo which is sort of like a short powerpoint on what our game is going to be like. It explains things like our gameplay, characters, audience, and many more. It is like having a sneak peek of our game. In the game demo we have to use animations and design which gets the audience more interested. We have worked very hard to make our game demo perfect, but there are many things we can do to make it better. We have a pretty fair amount of stuff done on our game demo. We have all of our text finished. Our text is yellow with a blue background which goes along with the West Virginia theme. We have our screen shots taken and inserted on our game demo. With the screen shots people have a slight idea of what our game is going to be like. Also we have design finished we have an icon of a West Virginia sign. This also goes along with our West Virginia theme. Although we have alot of things finished we also have alot to do. We still need to find a way to put a playable scene on it so that the audience can interact with it. Also we wanted to make designs move around and create a really cool effect to our game design. We could also put more West Virginia icons to better the theme. If we can achieve all of these things we willhave such a great Game Demo. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today in Globaloria we watched a very informational video that explained to us the importance of doing your best while presenting information. It clearly explained to us that there are certain things that are unexeptable while presenting and they also explained that there are many things that could make your presentation better. The main focus while presenting is to please your audience. They are the ones who are judging you by what you say and do while presenting. Three things that you shouldn't do while presenting is to mumble your words, not look direct at the audience, and to hold your paper that you are reading right in front of your face. If you mumble your words while talking the audiece will not be able to understand what you are saying and will be totally confused on the topic that you are talking about. If you don't look directly at your audiene it will seem as if you are not talking to them and it will defunately be hard for them to make since of things if you are talking into outer-space. Another thing to keep in mind is to never hold you paper right in front of your face. It will make it hard for the audience to hear you and when they see a presentation they also want to see the person who is responsible for it. These three things are some of the things that you do not need to do in a presentation or it will be a disaster. There are also many things that can make your presentation good and a joy to the audience to watch. Talk directly to the audience, make sure you speak loud and clear, and let the audience see your face while presenting. If you talk directly to the audience they will feel as if you are trying to interact with them and they will be more interested in listening to what you have to say. If you speak loud it will be easier for everyone to understand what you are saying and it will help the presentation flow correctly. If you let the audience see your face besides hiding it with your paper they will be happy to see who is talking. Also if your presentation is good they will have respect for you and not for someone that they dont know what they look like. If you follow all of these suggestions you are sure to have a remarkable presentation and will get a very good grade. You will be looked up to by other students and you will be so proud of yourself. In the end you will come out shining.
Next week we are getting off a week of school due to Thanksgiving Break. I can't wait because Thanksgiving at my house we go to visit family and we have a big dinner. I love to have quality time with my family and just talk to them because not to often I get to see them. It is going to be so fun because we are going to go to my great uncle's house and celebrate. Afterwards, we are going to take a nap then leave to go to the mall for Black Friday. I am so thankful to have such an amazing family and i'm so glad to have them in my life. I know that Thanksgiving is going to be great because not only do I get to have fun I also get to make memories with the people I love.
The mini game project was very complicated. I am not very good with codes so I had to get help from a friend in Globaloria. She was happy to help me and with her advice I got it finished. The best part of this topic was getting to experiment with flash and learn about coding a little bit more. The worst part was uploading the mini game because it is very time consuming and not always does it work. Even though this process was very harn and lengthy it all worked out in the end.
My team in Globaloria class is anything but ordinary. Not only do I have one parter I have two, and they just so happen to be my bestfriends. One thing I really think is going good with my group so far is the Team work. We always help each other when we are confused or not sure how to do something. Another thing that I like about my group is that we all try to distribute the same amount of work. We never just let one person do all the work we all do part of the assignment and help each other out. One thing I dont like about our group is that sometimes we argue and have diagrreents on things, but the main reason is that we are like sisters and we are way to much alike.
My team has made some major improvement since the beginning of the year. We all have sort-of mutured. We have realized how important it is to stay on task and work as hard as possible. Also another great improvement in our group is that we all learned how to use the new Flash as if we have used it for our whole life. So far this year has been an amazing year and I am happy with everything.
Although flash is helpful in many ways it is also very challenging and sometimes difficult to use. I am good at buttons and creating game scenes with different keyframes. The only struggles I face with flash is animation and coding. I know where to get the coding but setting it up is very difficult and frustrating. If I really try I think that I can get our animation on every level working perfectly. I am going to pay close attention and do everything in my power to get everything working and looking the way that I want it to. Overall flash is a good friend when it comes to Globaloria and even though it makes me mad I couldn't survive without it.
Well our game is focusing on all the different activities in the Allegheny Plateau. We are trying to educate students about one of the four important regions in West Virginia. We wanted to make our game on West Virginia because we are from there and it falls in the history category. We all have different roles and responsibilities but then again when one of us need help we help each other. My role in the paper prototyping was to draw and get information just like my teammates. Our research came from both WV sites and in West Virginia studies class. Our actions in every level is to use the arrow keys to get to the correct answer. We dicided this at the beginning of the year and we never thought twice on it. Flash has really helped us bring our paper prototyping to life. Flash has many resources such as animations, buttons, and designs that really make our game stand out. We haven't really had any difficulties this year but if I thought something was hard it would probably be creating our game the exact way we want on flash. Overall, paper prototyping has really helped me with the set up of out game and I think we are going to have an amazing game.
