Add First Person Player

You obviously design first person view differently from 3rd person. 1st person player would probably be easier I would think because you are basically designing in area. You'd design with detail for a 1st person view. 3rd person view would also make it easy for the character to play but either ways they both can be same or different. Honestly, you get a broad idea of what you have to accomplish during the game as well as move around the scene. 

Build Scene

Turning my 2-D map into a 3-D scene was an interesting ride, it wasn't easy nor difficult. This might sound funny but the most difficult thing for me to do was the house because I don't usually carry that type of imagination with me which makes it hard for me to visualize it and create it in Unity. Another difficulty I had was duplicating my buildings, it wouldn't let me duplicate for some reason. I would say things are pretty easy to create but you just need to know how in order to succeed. I know I had a hard time knowing where to get things from in order to use them in my scene. I can finally imagine my game scene I would say. Even though it was hard I feel like it helps a lot creating in Unity since it's 3-D. It gives you an easier view to how you want your game scene. I see it, I see my game scene now. Overall, Unity did give some headaches but I just have to learn how to work with it well. It might get hard but I can do it.

Making Paper Prototype

Making a paper prototype helps develop ideas faster than usual. Making a paper prototype helped me visualize better how my game will look in Unity. It helped paste everything quicker than if I was to do so in the actually format. Overall it made things easier for me to visualize what my game will look like and how every little object matches its position throughout the scene.

Plan Game Scene

My game will start out as a classroom/kitchen where a low income family is taught how to cook economical meals nearby their community. Since many of low income families are used to traditional cultural food which most of it is high in fat and several other ingredients, they'll learn how to change their diet by learning new ways to cook. The player will be one of the family members and you'll have to find healthy objects that are needed for the recipes in order for you to cook at home for your family. If the player hits or touches the wrong object, he will have to go back again until he gets used to a healthy object. I'm really excited because in the game the player can't win unless he's adapted to healthy habits.

Intro to Unity

Creating a 3-D Object was really really difficult for me! It was frustrating at the beginning but towards the end It got easier. I expected Unity to be harder but it's actually not. Unity has assets for you already. All you have to do is put them together and make something out of it. I think Flash and Unity aren't so hard to use. Flash just provides a bit more freedom by letting you create anything you could think of. In Unity, assets are there for you and you just use them. I hope to create an entertainment that will attract others, unlike my other work. I hope to make a perfect setting for my very first entertaining adventure game. I also hope to become an expert just like I did with Flash.

Sculpt Terrain

At first it was difficult for me to make a terrain in Unity. I was kind of confused since there was lots of assets to choose from. I didn't know how exactly to add the texture. Although I had some difficulties, everything turned out to be ok. I was fun adding all sorts of textures to my terrain. I felt like I was building my own hose or piece of land. Towards the end, nothing else was hard, only choosing how to enhance it was a bit challenging. Overall I enjoyed making a terrain in Unity.

Choose Learning Topic

My learning topic is Healthy Resources. I've noticed that only several grocery stores supply healthy food. For example: HEB on 183 & Springdale rarely has healthy options and on the other side HEB at Hancock has many different healthy options. It's like they're excluding a large percentage of race from eating healthy. I wonder how does HEB decided what items to distribute where. I chose this topic because It's a big problem. I find it unfair sometimes. How come east Austin doesn't have a Central Market? Why is the Government complaining about Hispanics and African Americans being the Obesity Target? Why? It's their fault, they're the ones populating low income families with fast food restaurants. It's important because many people don't have the access to healthy eating, and that is why they are reaching these diseases such as Diabetes and Heart Disease, etc. I do know of some Healthy Options around East Austin but yet their prices are so high that it doesn't make a difference. Low income families won't be able to afford the stores price.

3-D Games

From playing Malaria I learned many new Game Ingredients that I had seen but never knew of before. I learned that adding a sky to your game is considered a SkyBox in the Game Ingredient section. I definitely got some great ideas from playing Malaria. I would like to add a SkyBox to my game because that will give it a better look in order for the player to understand how the game works. I would also like to add plants and bushes, I find this a great way to hide objects and intrigue the player. The last Ingredient I would use for my game would be Sound Effects because I put myself as the player and I'd find it more entertaining if it had sound. It would kind of drag me to play it.

Course Overview

From all these years that I've been in Globaloria, I haven't created a fun, adventurous game. This year, my goal is to make a game that anyone can enjoy playing. I'm really excited for getting the chance to learn how to make a game in a different software. I know how to use Flash and now I get to meet a new type of software that many kids my age don't know anything about or won't use until they get to college. I hope I learn many new skills from this program.

Where to Get Help

There is many ways I can help my teammates in the projects page. I can help them by guiding them through an instructions page so they can understand what to do better. Another way I can help my teammate would be by having my projects page as an example for them in case they have a question. They will also be able to help me with my projects page by leading me to the help and project pages in case I need more description on a task.

Create Your Blog

My name is Arlette, I am a sophomore. I have a huge passion for the following: Writing, Photography and Volleyball. I am planning to study Law and Photocommunication, if not, then, some other type of technology. So far, I've thought of attending UT or St.Edwards for college. I do have in mind to attend a small school. This isn't my permanent decision, I might go over seas for college. This year I hope to expand my gallery. I've been working hard on my Digital Art lately so I hope to accomplish a golden key this year since I have a silver one already. I will help others with the use of Blogger by distributing information that my classmates need, such as Flash code, wiki, etc. A classmate of mine might not know how to link a URL to their blog, what I can do is write an instructional blog about the topic so they can understand how to link a URL to their blog.

Arlette's Work

 

Self reflection of a year in Globaloria

Honestly, I slacked off this year, therefore I am not completely proud of anything. Although, I'll still tell you what I did this year.

In the first semester I had trouble adding the ''Magnifying Glass'', an ingredient to my game. The coding was tremendously confusing to me, I was devastated and wanted to give up! But! I didn't. I went through the tutorial for about 10 times and finally got it! I was astonished to actually make it through the last game ingredient. I am very disappointed with myself for not entering any competition at all. I could have won something. I registered for several competitions but never finished the work on time. Actually, I am proud of something: passing this class even though my work wasn't so great this year. I know I can do better, and I haven't done so. I hope to achieve something next year............

                                                                                                    Truly, Arlette 

Marijuana: The next diabetes drug?

Several studies have shown that Marijuana users are less likely to be obese. An interesting fact is that current users of Marijuana appear to have a higher carbohydrate metabolism than nonusers. Marijuana had higher levels of high-density lipoprotein, which is good cholesterol. Although Marijuana can help, they're not sure whether they are beneficial effects all the time. Health effects aren't so obvious yet.


Author: Maia Szalavitz


http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/23/health/time-marijuana-diabetes/index.html?hpt=he_t3

Drawing My Background

• Write a post about drawing your background in Flash.
• What were the differences between drawing on paper vs. drawing with flash?
• Which did you like more?
• How did creating a paper prototype first help you with using Flash?

    Drawing my background was a little

Game Paper Prototype

Making my game paper prototype is always the best thing in making a game. Paper is where all my mind is storage. I get to draw and do exactly what my game will look like. At first I wasn't sure what the whole point of my game was, I was confused and didn't know what to do. Therefore, drawing the paper prototype helped me because I started to realize what was happening as I drew along and took the role of the future player. I also realized that I wasn't going to make sense if the player didn't know what was the main idea of the game, It could be fun but not have any educational value.




                                                                         Arlette

Game Learning Topic

The Game topic I chose for my game is a disorder that affects many woman. There is no cause for this disorder but it is thought to happen because of genetics. This disease is called Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, it is when there is an imbalance of hormones in a women's body. 

I chose this topic because a certain person in my life is dealing with this disorder. She didn't know she had this disorder until she found out in a women's health book. The main reason why I chose this topic is because  I want to help women be aware of this disorder, maybe get a checkup because you never know if you have it. 

I will use moving to set aside the unhealthy objects that can increase your chance of developing cancer or diabetes if you are not taking care of your health. Setting aside the unhealthy objects will help the player know what not to eat in reality to stay healthy. Collecting healthy foods will let know the player what to eat and what she might want to keep in her kitchen for a better future.

Planing Game Scene

I imagine the player, a girl which most likely play this game will enter the kitchen. She has PCOS and needs to take care of herself as soon as possible. The doctor has told her about several of the foods she has to avoid for some symptoms to go away. She enters the kitchen and she must be able to choose the right food to consume in order to stay healthy and avoid an increase chance of having diabetes. Sh

Imagine Team Game

Who: Young ladies, age 12 and up

What: The player will learn all about Poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Why it happens and what can she can do to treat herself right.

Where: My game takes place in the kitchen. There will be all sorts of foods in the kitchen that will possibly tempt the player to eat although they are to be avoided. The bad food will be labeled yellow for their high percentage in fat. Healthy food that is good for you, specially if you have this disorder will be labeled green.

My game teaches the player by taking her into the kitchen and helping her choose the right food for her body to be treated right. The bad food will have to set aside from the kitchen or be thrown away.

Playstation 4

I am sure you didn't ask for my opinion but oh well. I've never been interested in the video game field or whatever you decide to call this entertainment. I do love when new, advanced technology comes out because it inspires me. Anyways, as I was saying, I am excited for the fans who await for the device. I can't really say much because from 1-10, I know 1% about the Playstation 4. I don't know how the last versions of it were either. Although I like the new features it has such as: a touchscreen, fancy camera, headphone jack, etc. I hope everything goes well for SONY, may they sell many! Gaming Device Fans, please try to get     this new version.That's it.........

Lorraine Hansberry: Playwright and Author

Lorraine Hansberry was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 19th, 1930. She was the first black playwright and the youngest American to win a New York's Critics Circle Award. She was heavily involved in Civil Rights. She died at 34 of pancreatic cancer. Lorraine was the grand daughter of a freed slave. Her father was a real estate broker and her mother was a school teacher. Her parents contributed large amounts of money to the NAACP and the Urban league. She studied writing at the University of Wisconsin but dropped out after 2 years to move to New York City. In New York she studied Social Research, after that she quit her jobs and dedicate her life to writing. She died on January 12, 1965 of Pancreatic Cancer.



I retrieved my information from this website:

http://www.biography.com/people/lorraine-hansberry-9327823

Hidden Object Game

My game's Learning Topic is knowing how to identify Healthy and Unhealthy foods. How certain amounts of food are good and bad for your body. The most important thing I want players to learn is to know what is considered healthy and what is not. Know how to chose the right decision when it comes to eating. I researched top healthy foods. I was surprised with some foods because I never thought they would be considered healthy, turns out they are super healthy. I also learned that there are many foods that are unhealthy for you but eating them in small amounts won't bother you. At first all I wanted to do was show unhealthy foods in a restaurant to provide info about what you might like to eat. As time passed I started to think, well, what if the player doesn't know what healthy is? That is when I added healthy foods to the restaurant. Put some healthy food ideas out there for the player. I think the most useful ingredient for me has been a message box. It benefits my game and the player. It provides a small thought for the player, either to congratulate or notify an action. A magnifying glass has also been helpful for me because it can help the player find the hidden objects easier. The instructions for adding game ingredients in the help center or tutorials are very useful. Adding my last game ingredient: Magnifying Glass was the most difficult for me. It was my first time adding a magnifying glass so it was expected. The code was confusing to me. I overcame this difficulty by going back to the tutorial and doing step by step once again. I also had help from one of my classmates, he helped me fix the scene so the magnifying glass would zoom into where you are pointing at. I am mostly proud of the magnifying glass in my game. I think it's a really nice touch for the game. It makes it interesting and much more fun I think. 

Game Ingredients Trouble

Adding 3 game ingredients to my game was alright. The 3rd added ingredient, which was hard, was the most difficult for me to add. Adding the magnifying glass was easy but the zooming wasn't. It was my first time adding  zoom to my game. So, everything was in it's place but the magnifying glass wouldn't zoom in at everything. It would zoom in the door when the magnifying glass was on the chair. I thought the mask I had added was the problem but that wasn't the problem. The problem was that I hadn't added a square over my scene, so it could zoom in at every corner. I received help from a really really talented classmate of mine. He is the one that helped me realize what the problem was. Later, I fixed the problem.