Thanksgiving

What are your Thanksgiving plans?
I am planning to go to Oglebay Park in Wheeling WV, go home, eat Thanksgiving lunch/dinner at my aunt's house, go Black Friday shopping because I am crazy, then lay aroung until Monday.
Does your family do the same thing or go to the same place every year, in other words, do you have a Thanksgiving tradition?
We always go to Oglebay Park and always go with my dad's family for dinner.

What does your family eat for Thanksgiving?
We eat almost anything that seems typical. Pie, mashed potatos, turkey, ham, green beans, rolls, ect.
You would be surprised, not everyone eats turkey.
Honestly, I eat more ham than turkey this Thanksgiving.
What will you do with your extra 3 days off?
Be happy. That is it, just be happy and probably sleep in.


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Wizard of Oz Munchkin

 

Why do you think that Karl's father did those things to him?

He probably thought that his son would be a worthless son, due to his stature.

Why do you think it was important to his father that Karl be taller?

He probably thought it would be better for him to be taller.

If you were his father, what would you have done?

I wouldn't have done that and hope he would be fine.

What if you had been Karl?

I would have ran away and probably joined the circus due to a lack of employment.

How would you react to the way he was treated?

I would be apaulled to what happened to Karl.

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Adding Scenes

Choose at least one Flash topic that you plan on using in your final game.
I will use mouse input in my game.
Describe how you are going to use it.
I will use it to press buttons and to click on other stuff in the game.
Reflect on the learning value of your game.
It will teach the player about trigonometry and especially right triangle trigonometry.
Does it do a good job of teaching your topic?
Personally, I think so.
How could you improve it?
When I make the game, I could get some adice from peers.



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Robotic Dog

What would be the advantages of having a robotic seeing eye dog versus having a real dog?
I think that the robotic dog wouldn't be distracted by stuff like a ball or a squirrel.
Would there be any?
Yes, because the dog would be distracted while the robot wouldn't.

What about the disadvantages?

The robot is too limited onto what it can do while a real dog can do almost anything.

Would there be any disadvantages?

Yes, because the robot has too many limits and might bug out when trying to do something.

If you had to have a seeing eye dog, would you rather have a robotic one or a real one?

I would rather have a real dog because the robot, with my luck, would bug out and the computer inside of the robot dog become crashed.

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Developing Your Primary Scene

Choose at least one Flash topic that you plan on using in your final game.
I am planning to use keyboard control. It will be used to move the person when playing.
Describe how you are going to use it.
I am going to have the player move a character in the game using the keyboard.

Reflect on the learning value of your game.

It teaches basic right triangle trigonometry, which would be needed in Physics.

Does it do a good job of teaching your topic?

I would say yes, but I would need someone else to see if it actually teaches.

How could you improve it?

Making the character in the game less "Stick figury"

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Drawing a Scene Blog

What I learned recently is how difficult it is to make a game on something besides history or Civics. This explains why I am the only person in my class that is doing a STEM game. I learned this because I saw that all of the games on the Playing to learn area seem to be civics. This helps motivate me because it makes me want my game to be that much better.

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Blind Runner

What is Stargardt's disease?
Stargardt's disease is a disease in which someone loses their vision permanently.
How do you 'get' it?
It is a heredity disease, so the parents must have been carriers of the disease. It is a hereditary form of  macular degeneration, which is loss of vision for older people who lack vitamin D.
If this happened to you, would you be able to run again?
I doubt it. First I need to run, let alone do it after going blind.
Would you be able to put enough trust in your dog to run blind?
No. I just doubt that I would even try, espically if the dog gets distracted.


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