CS1 - 1213 - October

Monday (10/29/12)

• Hurricane Sandy

Wednesday - Friday (10/23/12 - 10/25/12)

• 1st Quarter Exam
  • 1st and 5th periods - Tuesday (10/30/12)
  • Open-book, open-note, closed-person
• Demo completed Whac-A-Mole game
• Google Sites
  1. Login to your APS google account
  2. Go to Sites
  3. Create your first website
  4. Be sure to include the following information
     • Name (only first if you want to keep privacy)
     • School
     • Year in school
     • Special Interests
     • Links to pages of interest (e.g. hobbies, W-L, bands, etc.)
  5. We will be putting our digital portfolios on this website, so you can spend time now adding/removing widgets and playing with Google Sites
  6. Submit your website's address

Monday (10/22/12)

• Work on Whac-A-Mole game

Thursday (10/18/12)

Agenda:

• Demo Pong
• Using the mouse in Scratch
• Work on Whac-A-Mole game

Tuesday (10/16/12)

Agenda:

• Complete Pong
• Additional Pong Features:
  • Allow the paddles to move left and right using the A, D, Left, and Right arrow keys
  • Gradually change the speed of the ball as the points get higher
  • Change the speed of the ball depending on where the ball hits the paddle

Thursday - Tuesday (10/12/12 - 10/16/12)

Warmup:

1. Who was Dennis Ritchie?
2. What creation(s) is he credited for?
3. List things today that are based on Ritchie's work

Agenda:

• How to move the ball
  • dx and dy tricks
• Complete Pong

Wednesday (10/10/12)

Warmup:

1. What was the first popular arcade video game released by Atari?
2. Find and play a version of this game online

Agenda:

• Student Release Forms
• Demo completed Item collection game
• Introduction to Software Development
  1. Requirements analysis
  2. Design
  3. Implementation
  4. Verification & Testing
  5. Maintenance
• Pong Requirements Analysis
  1. Pair up with the person next to you
  2. Create a Google Doc using your APS Google account
  3. Title the document: Pong Requirements
  4. Write both partners' names at the top
  5. List using phrases, all of the requirements, rules, and parts of Pong
  6. Share with Mr. Bui
• As a class, we need to fill in Pong
• Complete Pong

Friday (10/5/12)

Agenda:

• Back to School Night recap
• Student release forms
• Demo Item collection game
• Try adding the additional bonus features:
  • Screenwrapping
  • Wall collisions
  • Multi-directional sprite images
  • Explosion image when player sprite collides with a mine
  • Countdown timer

Monday - Wednesday (10/1/12 - 10/3/12)

Agenda:

• Complete the Item collection game
• Item collection game is due Friday (10/5/12)