reflection 15

Throughout the week I sent it on a self evaluation and see what I did wrong with my project. I learned that I spent too much time learning rather than doing. Also I have to consider that I dove into this project with no knowledge or experience of code or app making. So this was a week that I just freshened up my PowerPoint and game to present for class on Tuesday.

Reflection 14

The due date for the project is coming closer and my game isn't coming out the way that I intended it to be. There are multiple flaws and errors that can be fixed with time and my dream of an application unfortunately died. It died because it costs about 200.00 to submit a game on the App Store I thought with the software I used there was a loophole into submitting the app but unfortunately there is not. Hopefully in the following week I rap up my app and implement everything that I learned so that it can be presentable on my presentation day.

Reflection 13

I feel like I have used my time to my advantage. My game with a couple more tweaks her and there will be complete. Everything for the game has been made just have to put it into action. Just to see if it works the way I want it to work. I didn't establish controls and actually play the game yet but that is what I will dedicate the last week to. Finding ways to improve and aspects of it that I can before the due date.

Reflection 12

This week I wasn't able to anything. This was all because there was a virus within my laptop. In the mean time it is getting fixed but I am not sure whether or not my project has been deleted. So I restarted my game on my computer at home and although it took a while I should be back to where I need to be by the end of this week. I plan on constructing the terrain or world that the game is within this week.

Reflection 11

This week I spent learning the software I'm using to create the game. This software is called unity and it is a free service used to crested 2D or 3D applications. It's a lot harder than it seems because it includes 3 different C languages and as of right now I only understand one language. So beginning next week I should be able to continue on with my project. Since I have a good enough understanding where I won't look at my laptop for 15 minutes and think what is this.

Reflection 10

This week I feel like I accomplished a few things. I was able to download a software that can help me create my app a little bit easier. With this software I was able create a few characters but they appeared as boxes not the images I intended them to be. So I'm going to have to research what I did wrong with those characters before I move on. This week after I fix the characters I intend on assigning them their roles and creating the terrain/background.

Reflection 9

This week I was able to come up with the storyline but I wasn't able to get/create characters. I plan on getting those images and going into the early stages of my application this week. In the schedule I set up for myself I am a little far behind, but that was all due to the plethora of tests and projects I had this week. I know in the next week I should have as much time as I need to do the work I need to make up for and what I intend on doing next in this project.

Reflection 8

Unfortunately, this week I didn't achieve one of my goals. That goal was to come up with a story line for my application. I had a couple of test and assignments this week so they took up a majority of my time, but there was a little a bright spot this week. While brainstorming ideas I researched and saw that a large number of my ideas have been implemented. I want my application to be unique therefore,  I want to try and think of something that hasn't been done before. So hopefully by the end of next week I will have my ideas set in stone and ready to continue the process.

Reflection 7

This week was spent mainly setting a goal for my app and research to see what the other apps have and what they do not have with them. This time was spent to see if there were any aspects of details that I can make unique to myself. A few of the questions I had to answer for myself were.
What is it going to do? Who is it going to appeal to? What  problem if any is it going to solve, or how can it make life better. I know that it will be for entertainment, appeal to all audiences and genders, and will solve hopefully boredom. Know that I have my research results, this next week will be used for creating a unique storyline.

Reflection 6

This week I finished the remaining levels of code school. A majority of the levels was used to put what you learned to the test and see whether or not you can garner results. Needless to say after completing these 3 levels I wouldn't say I mastered the language,but I built confidence that I can work with it. I feel that having no previous coding experiences that I can work with it and get the ultimate goal of the creation of my own app done. In the following week I plan on beginning the early stages of my app production.

Reflection 5

This week I continued learning the objective c. After stage 1 grass world, I completed the next two levels as well. These levels are ice world and sand world. These levels were lengthy and difficult and took a lot of my time in order to complete. With two levels remaining a mastery of the language is a stretch but, understanding well enough to work with it is far more obtainable. This week I plan on finishing up Code School and moving on to the actual creation of my application.

Reflection 4

This week I continued learning Objective C. To help me learn Objective C i found a nice website tutorial with 5 different stages that will help to teach me objective C. This week I did stage 1 which was Grass land. This website uses a character getting across a strip of land and the lessons you complete in that stage causes him to move. In the first level there were about 20 different lessons or ideas on how to make things work. For example through the help of grassland I was able to make a name appear based just from touching a screen. Next week I plan on doing the next two levels and in the following week the last two, so I can begin creating a storyline behind my application and put it's creation into play.

Reflection 3

Not surprisingly so but this week has been very difficult. Before I started this project I had no experience with coding. This lack of experience stood out when I tried to learn objective C. I soon learned that C is one of the most difficult languages to learn and I feel that I should try to learn a easier language that can be self taught like Java. So for the next couple of weeks I am going to see how I can handle Java and if I prefer Java that will be the language I will use to construct my application. Instead of using the mandatory IOS language Objective C.

Reflection 2

I spent the last 2 weeks learning the apple language Swift and I feel that I have a goo enough understanding of it to move onto the language which will embody my application. To a point where I can program the color to change within a application just with the tap on the screen of the device. With Swift being downpacked its time to move onto the main language of my application. This language is Objective-C. This language is used in every IOS application, and it is difficult to learn. When someone can master Objective-C they can use every facet of the cellular device to their advantage within the applications such as motion and the front and back cameras. Hopefully with the next two to three weeks I can learn Objective-C and begin the design and creation of the application.

Reflection 1

This week I began to learn coding one of the Apple languages. This language is known as Swift and within a few hours I was able to make the color of a image change just by touching it. It was a little thing that I wanted to test out to see if I could handle something on a larger scale which I think I can. In the coming weeks I hope to learn a few more of the basic Apple languages so I can begin the design of my application. And if time permits then maybe a couple of difficult languages that are compatible with Android. So that my final product can be run on both Apple and Android products.

20 percent Time Project Proposal

My 20 percent project is going to be the creation of an application. I'm not sure what the contents of the application will be, but it well be centered around entertainment so it can be considered a game. My final project is to have an application complete and hopefully have it uploaded within the app store.  To be succesful I am going to need to learn the basics of coding and programming because I have no clue how to do either. The easy part is getting the ideas and building the story line of the application because I am a creative person, but the hard part will be putting them into play and getting the final product to what I want it to be. Most of this project will be done on my laptop at home, but in school class time I can use to learn coding and programming.

Reflection 15

This week instead of exercising has been used to gather all the information for the up and coming twenty percent due date of 1/16/15. I started to make the PowerPoint and thought of other ways to present my progress, and thought what better way than a short video. So my partner and I are going to create a short video accompanied with the PowerPoint in order to show all the results we garnered over the past four and a half months.

Reflection 14

My Friday and Saturday nights were spent on the gym pushing myself doing stretches, cardio, and power lifts to strengthen my legs. The repercussions are insanely sore legs Unfortunately, on Sunday I got sick with stomach ache, sore throat and nose congestion so it prevented me from attending the gym that day. I hope this doesn't linger on with me for the entire week because this will prevent me from filming my project because I won't be at my best. This sickness can potentially hinder my production and I hope it goes away as soon as possible.

Reflection 13

This week I really did not do anything because it was Christmas break. A majority of my time was spent on wrapping and delivering gifts rather than on this project. Towards the end of the next week and to be specific from the night of January 2nd on I intend on spending a decent amount of my time to better my results so that once the time comes to film my project I don't disappoint myself with failure.

Reflection 12

This week I pushed myself during my free periods, and after school in the little time that I had.I noticed that the amount of weight I can apply onto my legs has increased. I recently signed up for this program to enhance my vertical from someone who did the same task. It took him
around 4 months which is the same amount of time we had to work on this project and everything he did or done I tried to emulate. I'm hoping the final push I make in the next week will be enough to achieve my goal