Captains Blog Stardate 05062013 Pseudocode

Ok...so my game is really complicated and has alot of levels. So...for this blog I'm gonna focus on one certain part. I'm gonna focus on the hidden object portion. Also, bear in mind, I don't full understand pseudocode, so uh...bear with me.

If the player clicks a hidden object the doc appears with the correct speech and the continue button The score will also increase by one.
If the player clicks continue, the doc, speech and continue button disappear.
If the score reaches one the player advances to the next level.

This is code, right?

So yea...that's my pseudocode. Hope you enjoyed it!

Captains Blog Stardate 05022013 Construct Code

If at first you don't succeed, try try again! This saying is so true with flash. Almost every time I try a new code it has an error. However it's usually one of three things!

1) A missing or extra curly bracket {}.

2) Something that's not Capitalized right. 

3) It's missing an onEnterFrame.

Usually it's one of those three, sometimes it's not! When it's not one of those three I start going through the code with a fined tooth comb.

COMB THE DESERT!!!

Captains Blog Stardate 05022013 Update Team Development Plan

One of the most difficult concepts to teach was the complexity of the science lab. Science is a multi-sensory experience. To accomplish this experience I found the "Add Sound to Demo" tutorial helpful. I wish I could add scents, but alas, smell-o-vision has not been invented yet. If it had I could have a "waft don't whiff" demonstration. Ohh well, I guess my mind is too advanced for this age of technology, who knows, maybe I'll invent smell o' vision some day! 

I CALL IT! SMELL-O-VISION!!!

Captains Blog Stardate 05012013 Final Vlog

Captains Blog Stardate 04202013 10 Years From Now

Shoot, I have no idea what I'll be like in ten years. I was a totally different person ten years ago and I'll probably be totally different ten years from now. I mean sure, I'll still like Les Mis and making films, but I'll probably have a new obsession that outranks those two. Who knows, maybe I'll be into slasher films or historical novels...only time will tell. I wonder how different I'll look. I'll probably stop this whole "long hair thing". Honestly, if family history is any indicator, I'll probably be bald. Hopefully I'll have a decent job.

The clock is ticking! 

My Comment on Sassy Badger's Blog

Captains Blog Stardate 04182013 Guns In School

       Normally when you hear about guns in schools it's in a bad way. It's in a "some lunatic brought his gun to a school and now he's shooting people" way. We wouldn't have those stories if the teachers had guns. If teachers had guns it would be "Some lunatic brought his gun to school and when he tried to shoot people he got shot".
      Armed teachers are the only way to truly guarantee our kids safety. It sounds crazy but it's the world we live in. Stuff like shootings and bombings happen. If we act like practicing "lockdowns" are going to save us we're just fooling ourselves. No, there needs to be someone in that school (preferably in every class room) who can defend our children if that madman with a gun came in. We had problems with terrorists on flights, so we started putting armed Air Marshalls on flights. Why is it so hard to comprehend that we need someone with a gun to protect us in school. Bravo to the Fairview school for seeing this!

If a teacher had been armed this would have never happened...

My comment on Brett's Blog.

Captains Blog Stardate 04122013 Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher was the first female British Prime Minister. Her nickname was the Iron Lady. This was because of her hard approach to the cold war. She was a strong ally to president Ronald Reagan. She was portrayed by Meryl Streep in the film "The Iron Lady". Streep won an Oscar for that performance.

Meryl Streep with Her Oscar

My comment on Caitlin's Blog.

Captains Blog Stardate 04102013 Reporter

I think the media has an obligation to keep anonymous sources anonymous! If this reporter is forced to break confidentiality it would make all future informants worried about what they say. I've anonymously told reporters things before. After this story I'm not sure I would feel safe doing so. This could just be me being paranoid. I don't think the fact that people were killed makes a difference. They're already dead, her source can't bring them back. Here's a link to the story.

The Reporter In Question

Here's my comment on Travis's Blog.

Captains Blog Stardate 03292013 Mindsight

This article is about an art gallery that lets blind people touch the sculptures to experience the art. This is a really cool idea. I think I'd like to go there. The photo shows a guy who isn't blind wearing a blindfold so he can experience it like the blind people. I think I would try that if I went. I know art can be heard (music) or seen (Stage, Screen, Canvas). I've never thought about tactile art, but I'm sure it can be art. Some would say a finely crafted meal could be taste art or a well made scented candle can be smell art. So, yes, art can possess all five senses. The lick-able wall paper from Willy Wonka comes to mind. It's beautifully designed, tastes good, I imagine that it would be scented like it's flavor...now if they embossed it and had sound effects it could be a five sensory art...just a thought. 

A Great Scene from a Great Film

My Comment on Anna's Blog

Captains Blog Stardate 03272013 Grades

I'm pretty happy with my grades. I have a few Bs and mostly As. If I can get those Bs up that would be great. If I can't, oh well, I'll live. The class I hope I can get my grade up the most is physics.  For some reason  I really want to get an A in that class. Maybe it's because I got an A last semester so I know I can do it! I think if I work hard and get all the points I can I'll be able to get that one up!

Someday...

My Comment On Brett's Blog

Captains Blog Stardate 03212013 Week In Pictures (THE SEQUEL)

Alright, so a few weeks ago we did a "Week in Pictures" blog! Now it's back by popular demand!!!

This is a picture of a large number of Catholics using their phones/cameras/tablets to take a photo of the newly elected Pope Francis. This just shows how much society has changed in such a short period of time. When Pope Jean Paul II was elected in 1978 most people had cameras, but they were all cameras, and they were all film cameras. None of them had glowing screens and not everyone always carried them. When Pope Benedict XVI was elected there were some digital cameras and some smart phones, but nothing like the iPhones and Androids of today. I wonder what we'll use to record the next big event in papal history...

My Comment on CaitlinMGW's Blog

Captains Blog Stardate 05032013 3D Computers

I kinda think this is more of a gimmick than a helpful feature. Video games have features like Kinect or Play Station Move, yet people continue to use traditional controllers the majority of the time. If it works right it should be easy to use, but that's a big if. I think these computers will be limited to concepts, prototypes and science fiction films. Despite all the Augmented Reality, Touchscreen and Motion Control, I still prefer my keyboard and mouse.

It looks cool though...

My comment on James' blog!

Captain's Blog Stardate 03032013 Week In Pictures

Ok, so according to the caption "Boys play on the roof of the entrance to a football stadium in Gao, Mali, on Feb. 20." It looks like that kid in the orange is falling, probably to his death. The kid dangling off the roof is probably going to fall to his death as well. Also, where are the responsible adults??? Like seriously, these kids are dangling off the roof!

This...does not look safe...

My Comments on James' Blog

Captains Blog Stardate 04012013 Sequester

The sequester is a bunch of cuts to federal spending. It will be alot of layoffs, alot of other stuff, but alot of layoffs. We've known it was coming I love how this article compares our situation to a bad sequel to a movie we've all seen before. First is was the budget crisis last year. Next we had the good ol' fiscal cliff. That was fun... Now we've had the dreaded sequester. I think this is a bad plan, as are most of the plans that come out of capitol hill. Ohh well...there's my rant for the day...

My Comment on Jame's Blog.

Captains Blog Stardate 02062013 Hostage in Alabama

Wow...I hadn't heard about this till after the boy was rescued!  That was a brave bus driver. I wonder if I would have the guts to do something like that. I like to think that I would. The man who did this probably had some serious problems. I almost wish he would have lived through it so that he could face the court.  Here's another article on the situation

Some Of The Men Who Saved The Boy

My Comment on Robbie's Blog

Captains Blog Stardate 02252013 Spring Break Blog

I can't wait till Spring Break! Every year spring break excites me, and this year is no different! In fact, this year I'm even more excited! Normally I stay home for spring break, but this year I'm going to London. I signed up for the trip in June and I've been excited ever since. It's with the school. I had to get a job and save up all summer to be able to go, but it's all gonna be worth it!

CANT FREAKIN WAIT

My comment on Caitlin's Blog!

Captains Blog Stardate 02152013 Vloggin'

Captains Blog Stardate 02042013 Flyin' Cars

I'm not such a fan of flying cars. Think about traffic. Traffic is awful. Now, imagine traffic in three dimensions! That would be awful. What about wrecks? The force of a head on collision is bad enough! If you had flying cars that would have the added impact of free fall and crashing. Flying Cars look great and sound like a good idea, but in practice they wouldn't be so great.

However, car chase scenes are SOOO much better with flying cars.

My Comment on Robbie's Blog

Captains Blog Stardate 01292013 What Have I Learned?

I've learned a good bit from my game about lab safety. I learned that not all labs have the same rules. An example of this is the eyewash station. I was taught in chemistry that when you got hazardous chemicals in your eyes you washed them for twenty minutes. My research shows that some labs require 30 while some only require 15. Because of this I am going to put a disclaimer stating that all lab safety rules are subject to a teacher or lab instructors change , and that the game should not be your only education in lab safety before performing labs with hazardous chemicals.

I played Austin's game so I can work this thing!!

Captain's Blog Supplemental Stardate 01312013

Here's my comment on Robbies Blog!

Captains Blog Stardate 01292013 What's Up With Weather : Episode III

Well, the weather certainley has been...interesting. It was so cold last week that I bought a new fuzzy hat.

Fuzzy Hat

Now I'm considering buying some new t-shirts and shorts because it's getting HOT, well, warm...er, 70 degrees to be exact. My good buddy James and I pulled up a weather radar and it looks like we're in a warm front, about to be overtaken by a cold front. So get ready for some more snow. I know I'm ready, I've got my fuzzy hat! I beleive in global warming, but I'm not sure it's what behind these crazy swings.

Also, this is the second in what I like to call "Blast From the Past Blogs" the first of which was the Desktop/Tablet/'Laptop Blog. These are blogs that are similar to Blogs that we did last year. Here are the links to the two blogs we did about crazy weather, one from Febuary and one from April. Hope you enjoy them!

Captain's Blog Supplemental Stardate 01312013

Here's my comment on Ian's Blog !

Captains Blog Stardate 01272013 Desktops/Tablets/Laptops TAKE TWO

I think laptops desktops and tablets all have their place in the future. Some people like the bigger display and separated keyboard and mouse that desktops offer. Some like the portability  of a laptop, but don't want to give up the functionality that they would have to give up for a tablet. Some people just want facebook, youtube and email. Those people will use tablets. I personally hate typing on tablets, I'm one of them. I'm not crazy about laptops either. I like my desktop. I think in college I'll use a laptop, but I'll always like my desktops. I may even keep a monitor, keyboard and mouse and my dorm in college so when I'm at "home" I can still have the desktop experience. I think for certain classes tablets are OK, but the majority of classes should probably use full function computers. For in school use laptops are better. I'm not sure why tablets are always lumped in as a 3rd option from laptops and desktops. As someone who is around all three on a daily basis, they're not. Also, we did almost this same blog last year, here's a link. My opinions have changed a bit since then. It's fun to revisit.

I wouldn't be suprised if laptops like the Lenovo Yoga Ideapad became the norm. (A laptop where the keyboard folds under to make the computer a tablet)

My Comment on the blog of my homeboy james

Captains Blog Stardate 01232013 America Held Hostage

President Obama has taken the oath of office FOUR TIMES? He's only been elected twice! This is the same way Hitler rose to power. The last president to take the oath of office four time was FDR, who took the oath in 1933, 1937, 1941, and 1945. FDR was a great man who won four elections in a time when that was legal. Obama on the other hand is a crook who manipulated the nation into electing him once and manipulated the election system once he was on the inside to steal a re-election, and by a series of so-called blunders and technicalities recite the oath of office four times.

 It's rather obvious that Barack Hussein Obama has Justice Marshall in his conspiracy to take the nation by force. Marshall saying the oath wrong was no mistake! It was close enough to count but wrong enough to justify to the nation that "President"Obama needed to take the oath again. (thereby guaranteeing him an eight year term). AND THEN! Obama plans this out so that when he wins (if he even really won) his second (really third) inauguration falls on a Sunday! This way he can justify taking the oath twice, yet again! Taking the oath four times that gives him the right to stay in office for SIXTEEN YEARS! (right?) I mean, the oath of office is one of those magic spells where each time you take it it adds four years to your presidency, right? Ohh well, enjoy your guns, religion, and freedom of speech while they last because as long as Dictator Barack Hussein Obama is in the white house they'll be slowly going away bit by bit. Just you wait, at the end of eight years Obama will refuse to give up his power, claiming that he's taken the oath four times and therefore owns the right to eight more years in office. The military will have no choice but to back him up (he IS the commander in chief) and we the REAL Americans will be beaten into submission by this one man's tyrannical fist! Also, if you're taking me seriously right now you might want to look at this definition.

My Comment on Robbie's Blog

Captain's Blog Stardate 01182013 Gun Control Blog

 “The Second Amendment does not guarantee the right to bear arms to kill innocent firefighters, teachers and children, and that’s the message we have to send.” Indeed I'm sure the founding fathers never thought that the right to bear arms would result in such tragedies as the one in Sandy Hook, but I also am sure that they would not support the tyrannical Anti-Gun legislation that's being considered all over the nation. There are lots of legal things that get used for illegal purposes. If the laws against murder didn't stop  Adam Lanza or James Holmes, why would a law against the guns they used be any more effective? We should focus less on banning guns and more on educating people about them. The more civilians carrying fire arms on the street, the better chance a would be shooter may be deterred for fear of retaliation. What if someone in the Aurora movie theatre had been carrying a handgun for safety? It's my guess that that shooting would have been over much more quickly with not nearly as much bloodshed. You'll notice these mass shootings always take place in places with strict anti gun rules. Schools obviously have the zero tolerance policy (and in schools I don't object to it so much, no one needs a gun at school, especially not the students), but the movie theatre in Aurorawas chosen by Holmes SPECIFICALLY because the management did not allow patrons to carry guns, and after his actions theatres aroud the nation started adopting that policy. People who break the law obviously have no respect for it, so why does the goverment object to the people who DO follow the law wanting to protect themselves?

The Governor of New York Signing Anti Gun Legislation 

My comment on Caitlin "the Sassy Bagder"'s blog

One last thing I want to say. I do not own a gun. I have no plan on owning a gun until I have a wife and children of my own to .

Captains Blog Stardate 01182013 New Facebook Feature

Well...I suppse everyone knows that the big announcement Facebook made that day was their new "graph search" . I'm fine with it. I don't put anything online that I don't think people need to see. I consider everything I put on the internet public, because it is. Nothing can be totally private. People can always get around security settings. It seems like everytime facebook changes something there's a big uproar because people don't like the way it "exposes them". In my opinion, if you have anything you don't want the whole world to see, don't put it on facebook. I remember an old addage for email, "If you don't want it on the front page of the New York Times, dont send it". The same is true for Facebook.

I  think it actually looks pretty cool.

My comment on Caitlin's Blog

Captains Blog Stardate 01042013 Drag'n drop

This is my good pal Caitlin "Sassy Badger" M****'s (can't actually say the last name on line) drag and drop file. It's really cool how she uses the grocery store setting. I can't wait to see more of this game! The "disaster" theme is really nifty. I haven't seen many games take this one on! I'm looking forward to hearing about her being the first two time globey winner is history!