Summer Break

Thanks for the awesome year guys!

Enjoy your summer!

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SSL VPN

Log into Windows Remotely:

• From Home: https://208.108.210.121/
• From CSHS: http://remote.cantonlocal.org/
• Accept all SSL exceptions
• Choose either Java or ActiveX; install all controls needed

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Web Portfolio

Our next step is creating a web portfolio...

• Here are some wicked awesome examples... CLICK HERE
• Some mo' sweet webfolios... CLICK HERE
• And if that's still not enough... CLICK HERE

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Resume Quiz

Answer the following concerning the contents of yesterday's posts:

1. What is the purpose of writing a resume?
2. Before you actually write your resume, what should you do?
3. When should you include your hobbies on your resume?
4. Include the following on your resume (fill-in the blank)
5. Should you use a resume template?
6. How long do prospective employers usually look at a particular resume?
7. How should you prioritize your resume's content?
8. What is the purpose of a resume cover letter?
9. For what job or position are you writing your resume?

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Resume

We're almost graduated seniors. As such, we need to make sure that you're all (at least semi-) marketable individuals.

We're going to have to do some reading:

• Start Here
• What to Include in Your Resume
• How to Write Your Resume
• Tips
• Sample Resumes
• Sample Cover Letters
• Sample Reference Letters
• Action Verbs
• Samples & Templates

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¿ HomeWork ?

DUE WEDNESDAY:

• Your homework is to write a program that searches an array of ten integers for duplicate values.
• Have the program display each duplicate found.

Tuesday

For today, everybody has individual tasks to address:

• Mike: Class of 1960 Website "A"


• Jake: Class of 1960 Website "B"


• Doug: Make sure that Max and Jesse have their games in the same functional condition as your game.


• Micah, Scott, Bobby: Working independently...

1. Conceive our next game idea
2. assemble at least 5 graphic assets (cropped and cut from their background)
3. assemble 5 game sounds (in mp3 or wav format)

XNA Binnis

Hello class....

Here is some stuff that you may need...

• XNA Audio
• C# Random

Space Game

I'll be a little late for class today. You have 2 tasks to address while I'm not there; do them in order:

1. Make the laser kill the enemy.
2. Store the number of kills in a variable.
3. Read This Tutorial
4. Use your new-found knowledge to display the number of kills (aka your score) in the bottom-center of your game screen.

I'll be grading your progress immediately upon returning. Please don't make me rage when I get back.

XNA Quiz

Jake & Micah; Write 2 paragraphs:

1. Describe your contributions to the individual work we've been doing during this past work. Do not tell me what I did or what was already done, tell me what you did.
   
   
2. Tell me what you plan on doing if I give you 3 more class periods to finish up the group work. Project "oversight" is not acceptable. Nobody should be "helping" a group member do something, we should all have our own roles and duties. If you need direction, ask a group member, or ask me.

Everybody Else; Answer the following:

1. Explain what XNA is.
   
   
2. What c-type language is used by XNA?
   
   
3. What are the possible values for a boolean variable?
   
   
4. Describe what a namespace is.
   
   
5. What is a Vector2D?
   
   
6. Explain what a SpriteBatch is.
   
   
7. Describe/ characterize XNA's variable naming convention? How does this differ with the XNA's method / function naming convention?
   
   
8. Which XNA methods happen only once upon execution.
   
   
9. Which XNA methods happen many times during the game loop?
   
   
10. Typically, how many times per second does the XNA game loop iterate?
    
    
11. Describe the 3 lines of code needed to draw a graphic to the screen.
    
    
12. Write the actual code to load armydude.bmp into a variable called enemyArmyGuy.
    
    
13. What's the difference between a public and private variable in XNA?
    
    

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BPA Awards Ceremony

The BPA Awards Ceremony for tomorrow (2.17.10) has been canceled. See you tomorrow.

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Quarta-feira = Wednesday in Portuuguese

XNA should be in full swing atm.

Today, you should all focus on making as many tweaks to the game-play as possible. Maybe in you're score gets to 10, the ships speed up, or try to make the ships fire back at you. Use Google to figure out to make a time in C#, then race to 20 ships or something.

I'm offering a whopping $3 for the best game when I get back.

Don't be afraid to try. Use the internet resources and use each other, DON'T JUST SIT THERE, DO SOMETHING.


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Tuesday - Still no Howard

Lo Siento, pero yo no aqui hoy tambien.

^^^^ in spanish

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Today, you guys can have some fun...

For the 2D XNA tutorial that you've been working on, I want you all to recreate/ acquire new graphic assets for the 2D game which you coded.

If you're behind in the videos, WATCH THE VIDEOS and code along!

• Again, there are several graphic pieces in .tga format which I want you to replace with your own.
• Make sure that the new graphic pieces fit into the game and preserve transparency. I'm not sure if the graphics need to be .tga files, but if .bmp, .jpg, .gif, etc. don't work, then use Photoshop to save the graphics in the .tga format.
• The NEW graphics should be correctly sized and be appropriate for the gameplay (cannonballs shouldn't be hamburgers, etc.)
• When you're finished making the NEW GRAPHICS, zip them up and upload to SWAIN.
• Due today.
• If you finish, then make sure that your game works, study the code, and add functionality.
• This is why you took the class!!!!!!!!
• Good Luck.
• Email me with questions, I'll try to check my email every 5 minutes during class.

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Monday

Gute Tageszukunft-Programmierer Amerikas

^^^ in german


Sorry all, but I'm out for a few days... Check here daily for the goods.

By the end of class TODAY, you should watch all of the 2D game tutorial videos from the XNA site linked from previous blog posts.

When you're done with the videos, zip your entire project folder up and submit via SWAIN.

Tomorrow, we work with graphics.


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Friday

I'd like you guys to keep on working on the XNA 2D game tutorial. Expect a quiz next week.

Let's REALLY try to learn this stuff, it'll be fun if you guys are making the games, not just me.

btw, I'm very ill atm.

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