WAKE+TECH+DAY+TWO

DAY ONE | DAY TWO | DAY THREE | DAY FOUR | DAY FIVE

=DAY TWO=


 * Basic Game Terminology** - humor vs fact definition game; slide show (on disc) defining terms
 * Easter Eggs - Game Maker will allow for hidden cheat codes
 * AI - Artificial Intelligence, the computer's decision-making; term is left out of the slide show
 * Postmortem - check out [|gamasutra.com] for good examples of these, read some prior to doing extensive game dev
 * Turn-based - every player in game has to take turn before next events occur; left out of slide show


 * Chapter 3 - Galactic Mail**
 * Setting a "center" origin will allow the space ship to land in the proper place.
 * need to try out the mods

After playing these, it is clear that instructions are always needed for every game!
 * Student Examples on Disc**
 * Spider Typing - excellent, need to install in lab
 * Arctic Antics - good low elementary level
 * Draining Bugs - good math practice
 * Fractoni's Pizza - too hard to understand
 * Gotta Match Em All - needs more variety and should get rid of click next card pop up
 * Multiplier Climber - good game once you figure out how to play it (left click for left number, right click for right number, then press start)
 * Prime Ape - not bad, but hard to focus on numbers
 * Nintendo Trivia - text at the bottom is too hard to read
 * iGramaga - not enough adjectives and it isn't obvious when you're taking damage, plus it is unclear how to damage boss
 * Super Jungle Trivia - requires too much reading
 * State of Mind - needs sound and more obvious penalties for clicking incorrect answers
 * Math Galaxy - not bad
 * Space Cowboy - takes way too long to load, but it is a pretty good platformer; needs instructions on controls; learning takes place through narration, not through actual gameplay objectives

to be continued
 * Chapter 4 - Lazarus**


 * Level Design using Unreal3**
 * Unreal is a game engine and comes from Epic Games (Raleigh-area); it is primarily a game engine company, but they do make games also
 * license for Unreal3 costs $750,000
 * Unreal Tournament (game) "collector's/special edition" costs less than $100 and comes with an Unreal editor on board and about 20 hours of tutorial video
 * Torque engine from GarageGames.com is a $100 for engine with license

Animazement is in Durham on Memorial Day weekend - good cosplay for anime fans of all ages