Group Chat

Group chatting was fun. i didn't like the subject of the chat , but chating was fun. It lets a group of people chat together at the same time. It would really be helpful with a group of people doing the same project so they could help each other out. I had a good time chating with megan and jeremy.

West Virginia

Technology has helped and hindered us in different ways. Thanks to technology we now are able to be connected to each other through phones, e mail, and the internet. Also, It has helped save lives through the updating of medical technology. It has hindered us however because it has caused the production of weapons of mass destruction. Satelites let other countries spy on us, but we do the same to them. Technology in cars has caused a lot of polution in the air. West Virginia is precieved as a hick town. People say that they didn't think we were even a state. Others say that we run around with no shoes because we're all poor and only depend on coal. I've even heard people say we were incest. When it comes down to it we're none of these things. We have many famous people from basketball players to politicans coming out of WV. We don't belive that coal is the only source of cash, and incest is just as nasty to us as it is to anyone else. West Virginia is a beautiful place and a one of a kind place to live. I honestly couldn't imagine living anywhere other than West Virginia wild and wonderful.

Animation

Animating on flash is pretty hard. Trying to get the objects to move is hard too. I don't understand what keyframes are for, and I don't know how to make one page go to another. Although it's very hard, it's also fun because you get different ways to draw with different buttons. It's a lot more up to date compared to paint. Making buttons was the first thing I learned to do, and now i'm the master of button making!!

Flash Buttons

Creating the flash buttons was basically simple. The toutrials were a little helpful. We are finishing up on our title page for our game. We have decided to call the game "Poverty : Living with this crisis" . We have to create many buttons so hopefully it gets easier. Everyday flash gets a little easier, so this game project should be a fun assignment.

Gilgamesh and the Iliad

The heros from Gilgamesh and the Iliad are a lot like characters of today. Most game characters today are based on ancient times and immortal beings. To be completely honest, they really are good games. Gilgamesh really remineded me of a game called "God of War". The charcater is fueled by anger after the death of his wife and child. He fights against the Gods of Olympus in search of revenge. The chaacters from Gilgamesh and the Iliad fuel many of todays games in many ways.

Canterbury Tales

Chaucer chose the characters tthat he did because he wanted his characters to be great people who could influence others to do the great things they've done. Characters like the knight or the monk were not only great heros, but they were also gentle men who were christian men. It's not a common thing to have a great warrior who is not a mindless chaotic blood thirsty maniac. Hia characters are the people that normal people dream to be, but never reach that level of perfectness.
These characters were important to society because in the stories the were great warriors, nobel men, wealthy, or anything that the perfect person could be like. They did what they loved to do, and they influenced the people around them to do the same. They influenced the people reading to be excited about life and do what you love to do, and be who you want to be. Everyone needs a hero and that's what some of theses were. I believe that this depiction of time and people was a little off. I think the characters are too perfect for real life. Some though were just good people.
The development of characters in a game is very important. You want your character's looks and personality to match the game's. The charqcters in games are tipically over rated for real life, so in my game I'm going to make my character as real as possible. That way, my game will be as real as possible.Characters are important in the gaming world. Without characters you have no game . charcters whether small or large make up the different types of games. With heros, villians, competitors, enemies, and opponents, these are all made up of different characters.

Flash

Flash is fun, but also complicated. Learning how to use flash and all the codes teach us how to put our games together. I kind of got behind because I wasn't here one day, so I don't know as much as I should. The mini game project has been the hardest yet, but it's only the beginning. The hardest part about it was getting the characters to move. Once we got them to move though, how to move them faster or slower was the easy part. I hope to learn more about intertwining characters with other characters and designing all my characters to look and act like I want them too.