Social Issues

Below is a list of social issues and how they affect my community:

Health - Health is a big problem not only in my community but in the US in general. People are constantly eating fast food and whatever is convenient for them instead of what is healthy.

Education - The education in my community is probably just average. When compared to other countries the education around here is very minimal and schools become easier and easier as time goes on.

Environment - The environment is at an all time low. The way we have treated the environment over the last century or so is pathetic. We constantly only think about ourselves and what makes our lives more entertaining or more convenient, and never think about what we are doing to the environment.

Brainstorming

I haven't quite decided what I want my game to look like. I have a few ideas that I want to incorporate in the game though. When we go over Flash and exactly what we're going to be able to do with it, I think that will help me pinpoint exactly what I want to do with my game. First of all I think I want to make an Action/Adventure type game. I want to make multiple levels and include multiple pickups of a currency that the user will in turn be able to use later to purchase items and possible weapons. It might be a 2D side scroller...I'm not really quite sure yet. I know the components I want to use but I'm not really sure of the story line I want to go with. I'll do some more brainstorming over this week and try to come up with some more ideas. I'll post any more ideas that I might come up with this week.

Game Review 2

My second review is on a game called Kute Little Aliens. The game is a point-and-click adventure game about a colony of aliens that you guide to a new civilization. The game is very clever, but it doesn't keep your interest for very long. It kind of works on a trial and error based system. If you choose to go one way the game may be over but if you choose the other way, the story continues. The game could have been more in depth, but overall it was interesting and had the right idea for a great game.

Game Review 1

The first game I am reviewing is Zeit Geist. It is an action side-scroller game with some educational information about history. The game is very clever to include as much as it does. Some points that could be improved are the collision detection during the side scrolling and the game could use some more animation, but when compared to alot of the other games, you can tell alot of time and effort was put into this game. Overall I enjoyed playing Zeit Geist and would recommend it for others to try.

the beginning

Tomorrow we will be meeting for class and discussing our game ideas. I haven't really decided what I really want to do for my game yet. I'm sure something will come to me. I've been spending my time messing with the wiki page we created last Friday. I created a link to my blogger page, and messed with creating different sized headings, and colors, and such.

The First Day

Today was mostly spent setting up accounts for blogging and wiki pages. We were given our class syllabus and went over what we would be covering throughout the course of this semester. So today was mostly an orientation day.