Thursday, September 24, 2009

Antoine Campbell Weekly Report 9-24-09

1. What was planned?
*Update Bunny Generals using the feedback received from playtesting, the user study, Dr. Barnes, and Dr. Souvenir.
*All levels only highlight active advisors while others are faded and their values hidden
*Extend HUD on Insertion Sort level
*Larger , better looking characters (Courtesy of Wu's Castle, thank you Mike Eagle)
*Hide the cursor to prevent people from thinking they can use it
*Remove all XBOX controls from the menu screens
*Add names off test to each Survey Form
*RPG style text box, rather than bottom HUD
*Add ability to refer back to tutorial screens or Instruction from within the game
*Selection Sort should start with first element set
*Game should eventually be all inclusive, meaning the survey monkey surveys should be written into a form
*Pre and Post test should ask participants to describe each algorithm in their own words
*Add point/combo system
*Allow players to make mistakes, then revert back
*Don't allow tutorial screens to wrap, only forward or back


2. What was done?
*All levels only highlight active advisors while others are faded and their values hidden
*Extend HUD on Insertion Sort level
*Larger , better looking characters (Courtesy of Wu's Castle, thank you Mike Eagle)
*Hide the cursor to prevent people from thinking they can use it
*Remove all XBOX controls from the menu screens
*Add names off test to each Survey Form
*RPG style text box, rather than bottom HUD(Halway There still working on this one)
*Selection Sort should start with first element set
*Don't allow tutorial screens to wrap, only forward or back

3. Problems encountered?
*Finding and buying a new car, looking for a new house/apt, and trying to fix my Mercedes cost me a lot of time of at the beginning of the semester, now it's catch up time.
*Trying to develop a simple system to pop up the RPG style message system based on certain players events, guess in comes an Event System.


4. What did you learn this week?
*The world would be a better place if we had 36 hour days.

5. What's planned for next week?
*As much of the above listed items i did not complete for next week/week end.

6. Hours worked.
*About 24 over the last 2 weeks

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