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Today we are adding "shooting" to our game. This is our "ShootingManager" class from today: import greenfoot.*; // (World, Actor, GreenfootImage, Greenfoot and MouseInfo)/** * Write a description of...
View ArticleContinuing the Platformer
I modified the "Player" code so that the player has to pick up a key before being able to exit through the door:import greenfoot.*; // (World, Actor, GreenfootImage, Greenfoot and MouseInfo)/** * Write...
View ArticleAdjusting the World in Platformer
The top of the MyWorld code looks like this:import greenfoot.*;public class MyWorld extends World{ /** MAP LEGEND **/ // b = block m = monster // p = platform k = key // w = wall c = character (player)...
View ArticleBeginning a New Game: The Mario Platformer Scroller
Today we are going to begin a new game using methods and classes similar to our Platformer. This time we'll be covering some new methods -- including setting the background colors, showing mirror...
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Starting a New Platformer: Mario! (Part 1)
We're going to build a new scrolling platformer, but this time we're taking it old-school and recreating a Mario game.Create a New ScenarioGo to Scenario > Scenario InformationEdit the contents of...
View ArticleScrolling Mario Platformer (Part 2)
Open the Mover class, and replace everything inside the "public class Mover extends Actor" with:protected int speed;Next, we will add some move methods.protected int speed; /** * Move an object to the...
View ArticleScrolling Mario Platformer (Part 3)
Now that we have a Mario that will run back and forth, it's time to do some fine-tuning. Here we will make sure the player isn't trying to move if they are pressing both the Left AND Right keys:import...
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Mario Game Assets
Images and Sounds from: http://themushroomkingdom.net/Images: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwhy5BkICGK1VDYxekRaVzdUZ0k/edit?usp=sharingSounds:...
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Game: Flappy Dragon
Okay, I know we have one platformer on standby while we started a new platformer -- but today we're going to work on a quick project anyway. :)In this project we will be creating a variation on the...
View ArticleFinish Flappy Game...
Finish up your "Flappy Game". Some of you are doing under water, some are doing flying animals, and some are going in directions that confuse me.. :)Get some custom characters, an original...
View ArticleAssignment Today: Work on Mario Game
Hi Guys! Okay, I played around with the game code a little bit yesterday. I added some basic sound effects, corrected the "remove Goomba" after it dies, etc. I also made a "Mario Sounds" folder on...
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Quarter Final: Greeps Challenge
Over the next two weeks we will be working on an individual challenge to test our creativity, programming skills and organization.The story is this:Alien creatures have landed on Earth - they are the...
View ArticleBeginning with the Eclipse IDE
Today we began working with Eclipse. We started with the standard "Hello World" just to get the feel for the interface and, although we had a few little hiccups, things went pretty smoothly.public...
View ArticleContinuing with Eclipse: New Territory Explored
First, work through the first video (from yesterday) and listen to his explanations and instruction.Next, follow the instruction in video #2. There will be some new terms and functions here, so pay...
View ArticleWhere We Are in Eclipse
So far we have just begun to scratch the surface of the Eclipse IDE. Even though we just have a few lines of code, we've started exploring some new methods and new techniques. As I mentioned, I am...
View ArticleSoldiering on with Eclipse...
Today we continued with Eclipse by watching video #4 of The Cherno's game tutorial. I have to say that I'm more than a bit humbled by the amount of Java I don't know because I have been relying on...
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Guest Speaker: Academy of Art University
As we have discussed, we have a guest speaker from Academy of Art University with us today. I expect everybody to be respectful, polite, and attentive during the presentation.
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Eclipse: Graphics Initialization, Buffered Images & Rasters
1.2. He goes through some discussion of color and uses this web site: www.colorpicker.comHe also goes through some setup in Preferences Just know that these computers will probably not remember...
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