Friday, January 31, 2014

Game Quest

In January 1822 Stephen . F. Austin settled 300 families in his colony named after him , Austin Colony. of Texas on the lower of Colorado/Brazos. Back in the day there were many challenges that the settlers faced. One main thing was the food that they ate. They ate things like dried vegetables and dried meat throughout the most part of the year. Imagine doing that ? . One main thing was also the housing that they lived in , they lived in log cabins and made rock structures of about 1 or 2 rooms. Even the mattress's that they used were made out of  corn husk\moss. Life wasn't as easy as it is now , I mean can you imagine living life that way ? That's why your goal for this game is to step in the shoes of the settlers back in the day and go through what they did in regards to working , eating , living and just being there. I want you to be able to feel what was it really like and go through the experience. Your mission will be to first choose a family to be part of , this will be an actual family that was settled in Austin's colony. After that you will be given the level of going to gather the necessary tools to help out to build your house. There will be objects like wood , moss , boards that you will need to collect to build your house. Keep in  mind that there are going to be things that you will need to avoid like tools that we use now to build a house. You will be given the challenge of collecting tools but also being able to resist not to choose the other ones that are more helpful.
This is one of the many challenges that you are going to face , others will consist of the food that you are going to eat and the environment that will surround you and your reaction to it.
Good Luck on it !


Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Learning to Design for Mobile Games

Playing a game on a console and playing a game online are two very different things. You can play games with both of them but what separates them is the way that you play with either one of them. When you play a game on a console, you are using a physical form of it to play. It's like a control with buttons except that it has a different shape for you to be able to use it the proper way. You tend to get a harder grip on the console and play it your way. It can also be kind of hard because most console games have a cord attached to them , so if you move a lot or tend to get crazy when you play you might lose your console and the game will be over. Yeah , you can start over but what fun is that if it's gonna happen all the time. Either way playing a game on a console can have its disadvantages and advantages , it all depends on how you see it. Now , moving on to a mobile game. Playing a mobile game is quite different from a console , let's say it's about the same thing. Playing a mobile game mainly focuses on a electronic device like an ipad , tablet , Ipod , phone or anything else. There are many different varieties of games that you can choose from and you can play them as long as you want. One thing that isn't so good is that maybe when you are playing, something pops up on your device and automatically changes your game. That kind of would suck . The main difference is that mobile is on a screen and console is on a TV , most of the time . 

Monday, January 6, 2014

Semester Goals

Another semester is already here and that means new goals. Last semester I was a pretty big mess so this one I'm gonna try and better. One of my very IMPORTANT goals is to turn in all my homework . Whether it's not done or half complete , I still hope to turn in all of it. It's a pretty big part of my grade and I need to keep it as an A or a B. My second goal would definitely be to ask for help when I am stuck on something or don't get it. I tend to stay quiet and not say anything and in the end I just stay confused. This semester I hope to change that and start asking my teachers for help and have my grade be well. My last goal would be to study a lot for any upcoming tests. I didn't study much last semester , so let's just say my grades weren't that well at all. So , this semester I hope to study my butt of for any important test and ace it ! I hope that I can stick to these goals and accomplish them by the end of the year. I'm pretty sure that I can , I just need to work really hard on them.