Thursday, June 16, 2011

Dear Class:

Good luck on your final!!!

Sincerely,
Mr. Green-Hite

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Dear class:

We are making a slight detour today. Loren has very graciously agreed to present Unity to you. We will start from scratch and try to get a program at least started.

Sincerely,
Mr. Green-Hite

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Dear Class:

Today, I want to have the first tutorial done and graded on your computers:

Tutorial
Example
Resource 1
Resource 2
Resource 3
Resource 4
Resource 5

We will start the second tutorial, the "shooter" below.

There is also "shooter" one.
Tutorial
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Sample 4
Sample 5
Sample 6
Sample 7
We will see how we do!

Sincerely,
Mr. Green-Hite

Monday, May 23, 2011

Dear Class:

Today, I wanted to look at transitioning to GameMaker 8.0. GameMaker 8.0 is already loaded, although you may have to go to the C drive to load it. The first tutorial consists of:

Tutorial
Example
Resource 1
Resource 2
Resource 3
Resource 4
Resource 5

There is also "shooter" one.
Tutorial
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Sample 4
Sample 5
Sample 6
Sample 7
We will see how we do!

Sincerely,
Mr. Green-Hite

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Dear Class:

Finish off Visual Studio absolutely today. The last assignment will be "Planets" using combo boxes. Thanks.

Today, I wanted to look at transitioning to GameMaker 8.0. GameMaker 8.0 is already loaded, although you may have to go to the C drive to load it. The first tutorial consists of:

Tutorial
Example
Resource 1
Resource 2
Resource 3
Resource 4
Resource 5

There is also "shooter" one.
Tutorial
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Sample 4
Sample 5
Sample 6
Sample 7
We will see how we do!

Sincerely,
Mr. Green-Hite

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Dear Class:

I want to finish off Visual Studio. I want to, as a class, look generally at how to manipulate each of the "objects" put into a program about "Feelings". You will name each picture as "PicHappy", "PicOK", and "PicSad" and for the text, "TextHappy", "TextOK", and "TextSad".

Lesson 3 talks about properties, including color schemes and naming of the window. Lesson 4 talks about object oriented program "OOP" and Lesson 5 speaks of writing the code. Lesson 6 refreshes our minds about managing data (integers, etc. that we have seen before)

We finished Lesson 7 in which you did the "BMI" calculator. I recorded those last time. I do want to do the "grade" calculator in Lesson 10

Today, I wanted to look at transitioning to GameMaker 8.0. GameMaker 8.0 is already loaded, although you may have to go to the C drive to load it. The first tutorial consists of:

Tutorial
Example
Resource 1
Resource 2
Resource 3
Resource 4
Resource 5

There is also "shooter" one.
Tutorial
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Sample 4
Sample 5
Sample 6
Sample 7
We will see how we do!

Sincerely,
Mr. Green-Hite

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Dear Class:

There is a good source of tutorials at http://www.vbtutor.net/ that I want to look at.

How to create an executable file. Go to this link.

We already worked on the first 5 lessons of the tutorial at the website

Lesson 5 speaks of writing the code. I want you to do the "form" code that is self explanatory on the tutorial. That includes the "myfirstVB2010 program" and the "Display hidden names"

All of the bold sections pay particular attention to!!!

We will look at the following lessons today:

Lesson 6 refreshes our minds about managing data (integers, etc. that we have seen before) and then Lesson 7 is about Mathematical Operations in which you will all do the "BMI" calculator. Follow the instructions for the "BMI" calculator on your own.

Lesson 8 is String Manipulation. We have talked about strings before. Although I will not have you do anything in this section today, read it! The interactions of strings and variables, etc are crucial to understand.

Lesson 9- Using If....Then....Else. This brings me back to my days of "Basic" programming. Things do not change. Please note the mathematical operations and signs associated with this lesson. Do example 9.2 "Lucky Prize" and then save. Please look at the others to follow the train of If, then, else.

Lesson 10- Using Select Case. Please read and then do Example 10.4. This is a grade calculator and the example is at the bottom of the Lesson.

I want you to start thinking about a project that you will write and run on visual basic that combines pics, buttons, text, etc for an exit project in Visual Studio.

Lesson 11 -- fruit loops and looping
Lesson 12 -- 12.2 and 12.3 "Message in a bottle" with message box with icon
Lesson 13 -- Functions part 2
Lesson 14 -- Functions part 3


Sincerely,
Mr. Green-Hite