Research

This week I have been looking for links that will help me with my game. One of them is on how to save energy. It gives you 365 helpful things that you can do around your house to save a lot of precious energy.I learned that by decorating with pale colors on walls, ceilings and floors,you will use less light. I also learned that using a natural gas appliance is more efficient than using the electrical model. Some other ways to save energy are to take showers, not baths, don't leave the refrigerator door open, and unplug any electrical device that is not being used.

Game Demo

     This week I have been working on the game demo. So far, I've finished four scenes and linked three together. It has been fairly easy to transfer the question answers to flash and create a background. The hardest part was making the buttons. At first, the code copied into all of the layers causing my game to malfunction. Then, some of the layers wouldn't copy. Finally after a couple of changes, I got the button to work. Overall, it was a great experience because I have learned how to make buttons better.

New Game

    
 This week I have been reconstructiong my game to be more fun and player interactive. Before I started, my game was a quiz. I decided to make small mini-games in between each math question. The mini-games will involve Sally going in each room of a house and completing energy tasks such as turning off the television, computer, and lights. The math questions ask things like, "Which order of operations problem equals the score." I believe that my new game will create a greater positive response from the players because it is going to be more exciting and enjoyable for them.

Adding Buttons

I couldn't find any useful links in other student's blogs for my game on energy waste. When I went on the internet, I searched and found a link that explains how to save energy while operating household appliances. This link is helpful to me because my game involves Sally going through different rooms of a house and doing things such as unplugging a cellphone, turning off the lights and a television, fixing the water heater, and turning off the computer. This link has broadened my knowledge on these topics and gave me new ideas on how to save energy.

Adding Sound

A few days ago I completed adding a sound. I used my knowledge from adding sound to the buttons to help me. At first, it was difficult because my bird sound had trouble downloading over to my computer. I decedided to record my own sound. The sound explained what each button on the first scene would lead to. I learned how to drag the sound from the library to the background. The first couple of times it didn't work, but on the third try, it correctly functioned.