Video Games: The Movie

Questions↴

1. What are some of the reasons video games were successful? What makes a game popular?

2. What are some of the reasons why the video game industry crashed in the 1980's?

3. Do you think video games are form of art? Why or why not?

4. What is the next evolution in video games? What are the challenges? What are the challenges that need to be solved in the next generation of games?

Answers↴

1. It was very successful because, people back then were interested and they were entertained by the games that the developers created. 

2. The game industry crashed because, there were dozens of game console producers that went out of business. And the Atari company produced a mass of underdone games, such as E.T. which known as the "Worst Game Ever Made"

3. To me, definitely see it as art. Because there are different types of art, and to me video games are considered digital art, video games are a collision of art and science. Many Game Artist captures the forms of traditional artistic expression, they would sculpture using the form of 3D modeling. 

4. Well, I think for the next generation of games will be more advanced and there will be more intelligent people creating new consoles and, it seems like they are trying to make the gaming interactive more realistic, like you're playing in the game, making multiple choices for players. 

Kodu - Intro

I ended up finishing creating the game at home.

The Game Map↴

Octopus's Program↴

Kodu's Program↴

Questions↴

1. Did you have any difficulties with your programming? What was the issue? How did you solve it?

•  I had a little problem understand "WHEN" and "DO" but as I go around exploring and revisit the tutorials, from there I understand the codes, it just takes time for me to learn new codes.

2. Did the student who played your game have any suggestions for your game that you implemented?

I have asked my friend to play the game for me. He state his review↴

• Pros: It gives good challenge making it not too easy for the people to win but also giving the right amount to make it fun
• Cons: Hill climb speed can be a bit slightly slow

And his final comment was "It's challenging and fun. Had to think of a way to get a distance from the enemy to eat apples and get the ones on the hills without it catching me." His review on my game was nice, it really gave me an idea to make it better.

Photoshop Animated Pixel Art

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