Combining .FLA Files

Describe your plan for combining the code created by different members of your team.

Because I am a one person team, I really don't have to worry about this. But, because I am using stuff I made and put in the Team Development Plan, I will talk about how I did that. Basically, I copied everything and pasted it in the correct places. Buttons were places in the button area, code in the action script area. It wasn't too hard, and in fact, quite easy. Other teams will have a problem, becuase their files are not on the same person's account and downloading .FLA or .SWF files from the Wiki is pointless (Trust me, I have tried).


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Pseudocode and Commented Code

Use pseudocode to briefly explain a major section of your game.

The section I am going to describe with Pseudocode is the primary game scene. If player hits pamphlet1, then pamphlet1 goto (-250,300). If player hits wall1, player goto (75,75). If player hit pamphlet3, gotoAndPlay "NextScene". If player hits wall1, wall2, wall3, wall4, gotoAndPlay "Lose".



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Construct Code

What are the three most important things you always check for in your code when you have an error? Why? What is the most common cause of your errors or are have your errors been due to various reasons?

The three most important things I check for in my code when I have an error is that I have all of my parentheses (), curvy brackets {}, and that the instance name is correct. I check these first because these problems are the most common sources of error whenever I code. Either one of these problems is the culprit or something just isn't working the way I want it to work. These things that I have said before are the typical errors. The only other problem is something that isn't code related and has to do with placement of the various objects.




I commented on this post: Matthew

Concepts

What is the most difficult concept to teach for your game topic? How are you finding tutorials and thinking about design to teach others this concept?

The most difficult concept to teach in my game is that you are in 2000. The time isn't when there are smartphones, 1 GB/s internet, or computers with over 500 GB in hard drive space. This was a time where AOL was huge, Bill Clinton was getting ready to leave office, and the St Louis Rams win the Super Bowl. I am afraid players will feel that they are in current times, and not what may seem like a far time ago, even though it was only 13 years ago. I am trying to get this across with subtle but hopefully effective placements of products such as a large "tube tv" and other items.



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In 10 Years...

Your thoughts??!! The article states "Most people realize they've changed in the past, but few expect to change in the future, a new study finds." The article has scientists explain why this is so, but why do you think this is so? Just for fun, what do you envision your life to be like in 10 years? What will you be doing - what job, will you be married, kids?

I feel that people don't want to change too much, and that the change that they have experienced in the past is the most amount of change they will experience, especially with changes in things such as appearance and personality. In 10 years, I honestly hope for a good amount of change. I want to be through most schooling, with the exception of getting a masters in something. I would like my job to be something related to engineering. I may be married, or just dating, or even single, but I just don't know for sure. I doubt that I would have kids by the time I am that age, but the possibility is still there. Anyways, I know that there will be a good amount of change, but I just don't know in what aspects.



I commented on this post: Matthew

Missouri Teachers + Guns

Your thoughts??!! Do you think that this is appropriate? The article says that it would take the Howell County Sheriff’s Department at least 15 minutes to respond to any trouble at Glenwood School and by having the teachers carrying guns the school could have immediate help - is this good or bad?

I feel that this could be either good or bad. It just depends on how you feel. I can easily see how this could be a bad descision (Teacher going nuts, student stealing the weapon, ect). At the same time though, I can see how this is a good thing (Quicker responce time to a crisis, no need for guards at the school, ect). Overall, I just don't know. I feel that all of these "gun safety" talks needs to die down greatly. People need to step back, and think about gun safety. I have no strong feelings towards the issue anymore, mainly because it is just dragging on without making any progress.



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Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher died on Monday, April 8, 2013. Who was Margaret Thatcher? What was her nickname and why was she called this? Tell me something important that she did or caused.

Margaret Thatcher was the longest serving, and only female, prime minister for Great Britain for the 20th century, serving for 11 years. She also lead Great Britain's Conservative Party from 1975-1990. Her nickname was "Iron Lady" by a Soviet journalist because of the uncompromising politics she adopted. Her policies that she put into place is called Thatcherism. She enacted policies that deregulation, selling government industries to privatize them, and to reduce the power of trade unions. She died after having a stroke at The Ritz Hotel.



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Fox Reporter

Should the Fox News reporter have to reveal her confidential sources? Does it make a difference that people were killed?

I feel that Ms. Winter should disclose her source with where she got the news that Holmes gave a psychiatrist a notebook with violent pictures. I don't care where the source is from, but she should disclose her classified source. It honestly doesn't make much of a difference that people in the crime were killed. I feel that it is wrong if a media outlet has more information about a crime than the justice system. This piece of possible evidence could be key to locking up Holmes in either a jail or an asylum.



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