B00104265 MultiMedia Blog

Tech Tip: Blogger Template I went onto the "Blogger Theme Designer" and selected the theme called "notable". I then selected the standard black and orange colour scheme. I picked this colour combo, but I later changed it to a black and blue colour scheme in the background panel. I liked these colours better because the blue matched my blogs profile picture. Blue is also my favourite colour so I wanted it to be a colour that featured in my blog. I  then made the sidebar slightly smaller and reduced the sidebar and content width. I thought the text in my blog already looked good so I made no more changes. I came up with this design because I wanted a nice clean look with contrasting colours. I would encourage other people to edit their blogs because I think it makes it more personal and professional looking.

Game Brainstorm  I got my first game idea after looking at endless runner games such as "Temple Run", "Subway Surfers", "Sonic Dash" and "Super Mario Run". I noticed a lot of these games in this genre are on Android and iOS devices. This got me thinking about creating a similar game for PC. The first of these games to become popular was "Temple Run" back in 2011. This game made the genre popular on mobile devices which later inspired the other endless runner games I mentioned. Endless running games have very simple controls, such as jumping over and dodging oncoming obstacles. A player's score is generally determined by how far they travel without hitting any obstacles. The games have simplistic controls but are difficult because you cannot stop the forward momentum of your character. Although these games have different art styles the gameplay is the same.  I think this would be a good type of game to make because the gameplay ...

Feedback Thoughts The first blog I read by was about how too much praise can force a person to develop a fixed mindset. The article pushes the idea that people who are praised too much don't bother to develop new skills or better themselves because they are already "brilliant". This blog also focuses on how a fixed mindset can hold a person back in their workplace. Technological developments are constantly changing the workplace, which forces people to adapt and learn new skills. In the second article, I read the author gives us advice on how to crush self-doubt based on his own experiences as a teacher. He talks about seven different ways and goes into detail about each. I liked this article because the author talks about what he did to crush is own self-doubt. I thought both articles were useful in their own way. I found the first one focused more on the benefits of a growth mindset whereas the second focused on how to achieve a growth mindset. I thought the seven...

Unity Tutorial  01 Blog After finishing the Unity tutorials, I now understand the basics of the program. The tutorials taught me how to import material into "Unity", and how to make basic terrains like mountains, trees, and grass. They also gave me a quick preview of how to code in "Unity" which I then used to make a gem rotate. I enjoyed adding assets into the game world. After placing more and more objects, the world started to feel alive. The best part was being able to walk around and explore what I just created. I didn't like that all the assets had to be downloaded directly from their website, I would have preferred some to be preinstalled so I could play around with the program more, before moving on to the next set of tutorials. I'm looking forward to watching more tutorials and improving my knowledge of "Unity". The tutorials were easy enough to follow because of their slow pace. I still find getting around the programmes interface a...

It must be understood that games require a lot more planning and iteration before development starts. Board games have been around a lot longer than electronic ones. People can take a lot of inspiration from board games because all of their game concepts/ rules can be applied to video games. Producing a playable paper prototype of a game first takes less time than creating an electronic one. Storyboarding a game is a useful technique to use during the design process.  The refinement process mainly consists of playtesting for modifications. It's important to have different ideas and designs, as the first idea in your head might not necessarily be the best one. There are many different game genres and game elements. Not all game elements are suitable for every game. It's important not to bunch together different game elements because they may not cohere. Take inspiration from other games as it's a useful way of finding new aspects, that can be applied to yo...