04.04.06
NOTES on first person shooter
1. Provide an outline of what the video is about.
- Teenagers who are addicted to computer games, particularly ones about shooting.
- Parents worried that it would "take over" their child's life (grades failing, no interest in job or friends, etc.)
- The effects that violent computer games (such as counter-strike) have on children and teens in real-life situations.
- How teenagers "avoid reality" by going into their virtual reality computer games to hide from anything that is too hard or stressful.
- The health effects a computer game has (such as seizures or physical threats towards parents who "touch" the computer while the teen is in the middle of something "important".)
- The game "teaching" children to kill, as police and military are trained on the same games the children play.
2. Would would you have done if you were the parents?
I would have unplugged the computer and taken the cord with me, I know it doesn't affect the computer; mum's done it to me enough times. If that didn't get through to them though, I then would have grounded them: no TV, no computer, and no going out so they can play the game elsewhere, no nothing. Just school and homework until it gets through to them that they do as they're told. I'm not stopping them from playing; I just want them to be reasonable in the amount they play it.
3. is it a concern that this might happen to either you or someone you know [video game addiction]? Explain.
It is not a concern that I may become addicted to computer games because I don't play computer games. They are boring. I play the Sims for about half-an-hour and I am bored. The only interesting games are ‘Crash Nitro Kart’ and ‘Ratchet and Clank’ and they are boring after about half-an-hour as well.
However, it is a concern that my uncle is slightly addicted to online alternate universe games such as 'Everquest' and 'World of Warcraft', because he is on them quite frequently. He goes online at night so he can talk to the players in America, but he manages to go to University, have friends and sleep eight hours a night, so I don't think its the bad.
4. In your opinion are video games addictive in a dangerous way?
After watching the video, I think that computer games can have serious side-effects, but I don't think they can be that dangerous if the children have set boundaries and understand that they have to be obeyed.
03.29.06
meh
did you konw taht if you sepll wrdos wonrg it deson't raelly mtater so lnog as the frsit and lsat ltetr are in the rhgit sopt.
fsancnitiag dnot you tinhk?
03.28.06
and the reign of off-topic-ness returns!!
wow this blog is going to be off-topic for a change. so footy starts this weekend. mixed emotions about that of course, me being a port power supporter an' all. we're facing the kangaroos first i think, well uh, we thrashed them last time we faced them so hopefully we can do it again
shut up sailor moon you crows-supporting ass-raper.
im really sorry about the language mr kerr but how funny was that?
mer i cant even be stuffed blogging about the footy. have you noticed that in a ratio of my blogs (wow im talking all mathematically now must be something wrong with me) i have blogged more about game maker than anything else, and last year i blogged more about the damn hardy boys than anything else.
i miss those blogs, they were always so fascinating.
sailor moon just suggested go copying one of our old blog entries and posting it in here, just to remind you how interesting we once were…
which reminds me, wrestlemania 22 is on this monday. how cool. i can't wait. wouldn't it be great if matt hardy wins the money in the bank ladder match?? yeah.. perhaps i should explain what "money in the bank ladder match" means.
money in the bank – a contract for a mainevent title shot (ie: world heavyweight or wwe championship)
ladder – a simple household tool, or in the world of wrestling, a road to success and a very formiddable weapon. even though its only made of aluminium, if anyone tells me thats steel one more time i'll laugh.
match – this one is quite self-explanatory, wouldn't you agree?
basically, 6 men (Ric Flair, Rob Van Dam, Shelton Benjamin, Finlay, Matt Hardy and Bobby Lashley) will be in the ring amongst ladders and they have to climb one to reach the briefcase containing the contract which is suspended above the ring.
matt better win.
wow i actually blogged about wrestling. didn't you miss these blogs mr. kerr?? lol. we secretly all know you enjoyed checking out the pictures… :P
skills challenge 7
so i've been away for all last week and now i'm tryina catch up. its gonna be fun, does this bit count as an off topic blog? *hint hint* cause the rest is going to be about game maker.
The Problem: Make a time which counts up or down how much time is left to play.
This is really simple and doesn't really need explaining much, just follow the instructions.
add object (no sprite was needed) > add event > create event > control tab > set the value of a variable > variable = mytime. value = 10. set an alarm clock > number of steps = room_speed. in alarm no = Alarm 0.
add event > alarm 0 event > set the value of a variable > variable = mytime. value = -1. make sure you tick the relative box.
add event > draw event > draw a text > text = 'time='+string(mytime)
create a room and add the object to it anywhere. save and view your game. it should look something like the screenshot below (click to the view the larger image)
03.20.06
extension on skills challenge 6
this is unfair as a bunch of swear words i could recite but due to my censorship i can't.
i just typed up this massive blog on game maker – no joke, and for some reason it's not appearing so i have to type it up again. in the words of wendy peppercorn, that sucks major hokkien noodles.
so lets start again. and this time it better appear.
My Problem: This is an extension on the last skills challenge I did. You program one key press to shoot expertly towards the goal but sometimes miss and another you program as a poor shooter, which misses more often than it scores.
My Solution: Open skills challenge 6 > open objBall properties > in your step event, copy the "if an expression is true" sequence four times (remember to add start/end blocks) and in the last three, change the expressions.
Left expression: x "less than" 608 (or the right end of your room)
Bottom expression: y > 448 (or the bottom of your room)
If you have forgotten the top expression it is "y "less than" 0"
Next, skip your collision with wall, because that's fine, and add other event > outside room > move tab > jump to start position > move tab again > start moving in a direction.
Okay, now we're up to the harder, or rather, harder-to-type-up part.
Delete your space bar key press, and, for the "sharp shooter", add event > key press – i used the "a key" > move tab > set direction and speed of motion > direction: 160+random(40), speed: 10.
Now, repeat these steps on keys, T, B and L, except change the direction.
Left "A" direction = 160+random(40)
Right "L" direction = 0+random(0)
Bottom "B" direction = -60+random(-60)
Top "T" direction = 60+random(60)
For the poor shooter, add event > key press – i used the "s key" > move tab > set direction and speed of motion > direction: 135+random(90), speed: 5.
Once again, repeat these steps, but for keys, Y, V and K, except change the directions.
Left "S" direction = 135+random(90)
Right "K" direction = 315+random(90)
Bottom "V" direction = -60+random(-90)
Top "Y" direction = 45+random(90)
Open your game and check it out. I got help from Mr. Kerr with all the directions, except a few of them. I think I may not have got all of them exactly right, but they go the right way, so mer.
Click on the image below to view a larger screenshot.
Just a note: the "less than" arrow doesn't appear on wordpress blogs for some reason, which is why i have "less than" wrote like that and "greater than" wrote like the sign: >
03.17.06
skills challenge 6
let the game making begin…
Problem: A ball goes through a goal and the score goes up by one. The score does not go up if the ball misses the goal.
My Solution: add sprite > load sprite – wall > add object > wall sprite.
add sprite > load sprite – i used a soccer ball > add object > ball sprite.
object properties > add event > step event > control tab > if an expression is true – “y score tab > set the score to relative one > main1 tab > destroy the instance > create an instance of an object > back to control tab > end block.
add event > collision with wall > bounce against solid objects.
add event > key press – space > move tab > set direction (to “45+random(90)”) and speed (to 10) of motion.
Open your game and see if it worked, remember it’s not going to be entirely accurate, so don’t freak if it’s not always going through the goals. I was away when everyone was forced to start this so I had to do it real quick. I got help from Sailor Moon and Mr. Kerr.
Click the screen shot below to view my game.
03.07.06
just clearing some things up…
ok, everyone seems to be getting a tad bit confused about who is who or what on my blog so i think i’ll just clear a few things up for the year eleven computing populace.
- Dora the Explorer is ME
- Sodajerk is my URL. nothing more.
- The Revolution Begins at the Hips is my BLOG TITLE.
Just thought I’d point that out so theres no more confusion, everyone keeps going here and telling that person, who is actually SAILOR MOON, how cool she is, when really they were talking to me :P
enjoy.
skills challenge 5
meh.. more game maker. im tryina catch up.
What You have to Do: Make one object follow another object.
What I did: add sprite > my “leader” sprite was a burger :) > add object > leader sprite > add event > create > set direction and speed of motion > direction: random(360) > speed: 3. Outside room > jump to a random position.
add sprite > my “follower” sprite was a bear > add object > follower sprite > add event > step > move in the direction of a point > x: ObjLeader.x > y: ObjLeader.y > speed: 2.
Add your objects to your room and check your game out. It’s a bit demented looking because everytime the burger leaves the room and appears in a random position the bear has to try and catch back up with it. I got help from Mr. Kerr on how to do… most things actually. This one was a bit harder.
Click on the thumnail to view the larger screen shot.
skills challenge 4
nothing funny to say this time… let the game making begin…
Problem: When a bullet hits a character, the character explodes and the explosion then disappears. Provide information about how to play the demonstration in Game Information.
My Solution: I opened my last skills challenge and continued on from there:
add sprite > my “character” was a ghost > add object > ghost sprite > add event > collision with bullet > change instance into explosion.
add sprite > explosion > add object > explosion sprite > add event > animation end > destroy the instance.
Add the new objects to your room and test your game out. i finished this problem in about 3 minutes and i got help from Mr. Kerr to work out how to make the explosion disappear after its “exploded”. Click the thumbnail below for a larger image.
03.03.06
“how. freakin. gheyy.”
well i dont really know what to blog. its the second to last lesson of one of the hottest days of this year… well, one of the hottest days that i’ve been unfortunate enough to have to spend at school…
the air conditioner in M8 that the music centre has had for less than a year is already broken, in the words of my friend vick, “how. freakin. gheyy.”
the weekend is finally here, but its not like i’ll be doing anything interesting. i have to go to doctors after school, then saturday its my little, little, cousin’s birthday party. he’s turning 11. yay.
not to mention the three essays i have due. guh. they’re gonna be fun to type up. particularly the modern history one. who knows why the monarchs felt threatened in the 18th century???
ok thats a stupid question. i know why they were threatened i just dont know how to:
- give proof
- write it out
- make it sound good
so yes. i am royally screwed.
