Matt

=**__UNIT 2 ICT __ **=

__Chapter 5 - Programming and Scripting__


 19/06/08  <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,87,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,12,198)">
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(33,186,182)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,12,198)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(35,0,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(233,12,12)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(239,6,6)">I have learn't that the contents of chapter 5 is all about programming and scripting.
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(33,186,182)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,12,198)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(35,0,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(233,12,12)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(239,6,6)">An electronic journal is used to record new knowledge and skills.
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(33,186,182)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,12,198)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(35,0,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(233,12,12)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(239,6,6)">Debugging and testing software is also apart of programming and scripting.

20/06/08     <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,87,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(35,0,255)"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(172,170,170)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(249,235,6)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,87,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(35,0,255)">
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(35,0,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,87,0)">Today we learnt how to create a wiki space and record our progress in ICT
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(35,0,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,87,0)">Mrs Harvey had to be programmed to make jam butties
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(35,0,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,87,0)">With programming you need to be accurate so no mistakes are made

17/07/08      <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,87,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(172,170,170)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(249,235,6)"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(235,144,10)"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(135,237,18)"> 18/07/    <span style="COLOR: rgb(235,144,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(135,237,18)">08 <span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(21,2,207)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(20,1,1)"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(1,249,183)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(12,187,86)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(226,8,8)"> 22/07/08     <span style="COLOR: rgb(35,251,177)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,143,85)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(5,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(1,249,183)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(12,187,86)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(226,8,8)"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(35,251,177)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,143,85)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,87,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(172,170,170)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(249,235,6)">I have made a game on gamemaker from the butterfly tutorial
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,87,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(172,170,170)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(249,235,6)">I added a score count for the game
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,87,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(172,170,170)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(249,235,6)">I started my own game
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(235,144,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(135,237,18)">Today I have been trying to learn new skills on gamemaker like making an object jump
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(235,144,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(135,237,18)">I have also been using the tutorials to help me learn new things about gamemaker
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(235,144,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(135,237,18)">I found the tutorials hard to use as some of the parts aren't very clear at all
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(1,249,183)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(12,187,86)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(226,8,8)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(35,251,177)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,143,85)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">Today I have been working on the space invaders tutorial   <span style="COLOR: rgb(35,251,177)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,143,85)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)">
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(35,251,177)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,143,85)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(1,249,183)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(12,187,86)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(226,8,8)">How to make an explosion
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(5,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(1,249,183)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(12,187,86)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(226,8,8)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(35,251,177)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,143,85)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">And I have also learnt how to put two things into a back ground with the ground and the space background
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(35,251,177)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,143,85)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(15,6,153)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(219,92,10)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(5,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(1,249,183)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(12,187,86)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(226,8,8)">I am now having a go at making my own game

<span style="COLOR: rgb(12,111,198)">25/07/08 <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(12,111,198)"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(12,111,198)"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(81,255,0)">29/07/08 <span style="COLOR: rgb(81,255,0)">.
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(12,111,198)">I have finished my space invaders game from the other week
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(12,111,198)">I got my shooter to shoot properly
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(12,111,198)">I made a score system which makes you lose ten points each time you miss the aliens
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(12,111,198)">And I have learn't how to make a sprite turn and face the other way.
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(81,255,0)">I have continued to work on my own game trying to learn new things
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(81,255,0)">I tried to use the health scorer but it wasn't working the way I wanted it to so I scraped it
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(81,255,0)">Josh taught me how to make something chase my character
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(81,255,0)">He also showed me how to make my character move smoothly over the platform because I had programmed it wrong

<span style="COLOR: rgb(59,14,185)">31/07/08 <span style="COLOR: rgb(59,14,185)">
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(59,14,185)">Today I have continured to use the things I learn't yesterday, like making the player move smoothly over the surfaces by put the vertical speed setting on that surface to 0.
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(59,14,185)">I have continued on with my own game making new rooms and trying to come up with fresh ideas
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(59,14,185)">I need to incorperate some shooting into my game tomorrow so I am comfortable with knowing how to do that properly
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(59,14,185)">I also want to bring in some sort of scorer of points system into the game
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(59,14,185)">As well as maybe some sound effects or something

1/08/08
 * I have kept working on my own game today
 * Josh has taught me how to make an object shoot at my object
 * He has also helped me make my sonic jump better, so you don't have to press the button heaps to keep it in the air
 * I have learnt how to make my object change into another object by making a collision and using the change instance button
 * Next session I will need to make a tally



<span style="COLOR: rgb(255,153,5)">5/08/08 <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,153,5)">
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,153,5)">I did a bit of work on my own game today, I made the player sprite turn into another sprite
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,153,5)">I fixed up a few things on my game that needed to be changed around like some of the transperancy settings
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,153,5)">Now I have started the SAC
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,153,5)">I have completed the first task which was pretty simple and I am now on the second task
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,153,5)">At the moment I am having trouble with making my character shoot, so thats where I am at

<span style="COLOR: rgb(180,0,255)">8/8/08 <span style="COLOR: rgb(180,0,255)">
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(180,0,255)">Today I have been working on my SAC
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(180,0,255)">I was still having trouble with the shooting thing, so I made it a bit more simpler but it still took me a while to do
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(180,0,255)">I completed the second task by making the sprite face the other way
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(180,0,255)">I then completed task 3 by binging in a door, and making a new room etc.

<span style="COLOR: rgb(101,26,26)">19/08/08 <span style="COLOR: rgb(101,26,26)">
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(101,26,26)">I have finished off my third task which I thought needed a few tweaks
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(101,26,26)">I then started on task 4 with making an object go towards the player, making objects disappear, adding sound effects
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(101,26,26)">I have a couple of things to complete on task 4.

<span style="COLOR: rgb(81,167,32)">21/08/08 <span style="COLOR: rgb(81,167,32)"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(243,201,89)"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(243,115,57)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(240,233,0)">22/08/08 >
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(81,167,32)">Today I have completed the things left in task 4.
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(81,167,32)">I am now working on task 5 which I am finding a bit hard
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(81,167,32)">Tomorrow I will need to try and figure out a few things before I can complete the programming side of the SAC.
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(243,115,57)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(243,201,89)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(240,233,0)">Today I completed what I could do of my SAC.
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(243,115,57)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(243,201,89)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(240,233,0)">In the 5th task I could only do two tasks that I knew how to do, I wasn't able to complete some of the parts of task 5 but I am happy with the rest of the tasks that I have completed all of the different steps.
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(243,115,57)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(243,201,89)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(240,233,0)">  <span style="COLOR: rgb(243,115,57)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(243,201,89)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(240,233,0)">I also added some more sounds to my game to make it more interesting
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(240,233,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(243,115,57)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(243,201,89)">I will now start work on the Careers side of the SAC. Much of this will need to be completed at home however.

=<span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(206,209,233)">__**Chapter 6 - Career Opportunities and Pathways**__ = = = = =

=Chapter 6 Career Questions= = = =Unit 2 ICT SAC Careers Assignment=