This Year

This year i have learned a lot about computer programming and design. The start of this year was coding and developing skills in the implementation of ideas and making computers work for me. I moved on to app development and game development for a while through the year creating my own side scroller and trying to build an app.  Then I moved on to Maya for a week to try and do three dimensional modeling; this was not my idea of fun. At the end of this year i came back to where i started and got back into coding.

My first venture into coding was C++ and Microsoft visual express. this was eye opening and informative on the ins and outs of creating code and the value of white space. I made some simple command line games and build upon the knowledge gained to make adjustments to a game engine that would be used to power the side scroller later.  This base in C++ made transitioning into java script and more front end coding a lot easier and more intuitive.

Once I finished with making command line games i wanted to venture into UI and creating a game that was visual and appealing, i decided to go with game maker, and app developer. App developer felt to clunky and was not able to be tested effectively on the laptops so i stayed with game maker and made my side scroller. The sonic enters Mario world idea i went for was fun but there were too many glitches to make a running version of the game off of my computer. It was not responding to new rooms and i decided that i needed to use my time more effectively.

This led me to Maya, Maya was a lot more intuitive than blender last year which is why i chose it. In Maya i made a sword and shield and some general polygon work, this was fun and engaging. I soon tried to move on to more organic work but this proved to be too hard for my limited experience on an independent project. I made a couple more simple models and then headed back to where i started; coding.

Coding is what brought me into info tech class this year and I hope that i will be able to explore this a lot more effectively next year. This is what was fun and makes something use able, make something in text and see how it interacts with other pieces of a very intricate puzzle. Next year i plan to come back to coding and focus on it for the whole semester.