Rubber Ducky Bounce or Rubber Ducky Revenge!

Rubber Ducky Bounce or Rubber Ducky Revenge!

I will be starting a completely new game than the pong game, but still deciding between two different games. I will do this on my own without any partnership with anyone else.

The first game will be a basic “bounce” game. Incorporating the angle direction with hitting the paddle in the pong game it will be when the mouse clicks on the ball, it will go wherever based on where it is clicked. The ball will have a restricts to how high it can go and an angle to it coming up and down based on where the ball is clicked. The ball will not get harder to click the more times it is hit in the air. It will be a endurance. There will be high score counter and a normal counter based on how many times the ball is clicked without touching the base of the window. The ball will be a rubber ducky instead (aka rubber ducky bounce). This game will start with the click of a mouse and then will be played based on the mouse clicking and mouse movement. I hope to put a sound of a squeaking rubber duck every time clicked.

The second game is a bit more difficult. This still has a bit more thinking to do.
This game will be either a rubber duck walking through a level with scrolling background or a rubber duck flying and shooting down other things (different rubber ducks, planes, whatever.), most likely the flying duck. The controls will either be up and down the y axis or will move all around (up, down, all round). The opponents will fly in from the right side and shoot at the user and will only shoot at the user if in their sights, not at random. There will be random objects that are not destroyable and will destroy to user if it hit the rubber duck. The user will use a mouse and click or the arrow keys and spacebar for controlling the rubber duck. The opponents will move slowly toward the left side of the screen. The sound will be a rubber duck squeak when it fires and a blast sound when it hits the opponent. After a certain amount of time there will be a boss that will appear that will have a larger life span than the normal opponents.

I am thinking more of the Rubber Duck Bounce game just because it will be easier to create and not to difficult to comprehend. But to do Rubber Ducky Revenge would be a neat achievement if done appropriately.

Project 5: First Game

-Pong paddle does hit the ball depending on where it hits the paddle.
-The bears(targets) are at different speeds.
-If you play it in flash, it will output a hitcount, high score depending if you exit the game, and how many times you lost since last entered.

Tried to go score in game, but couldn't get it to work appropriately.
Will try to expand apawn this later.

Removed for repairs. haha A bit glitchy. But is added now. Removed because the text on the stage makes it glitchy. Maybe because it is called every frame.


Here is the code:
package
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.ui.Mouse;
import flash.media.Sound;
import flash.text.*;

public class FirstGame extends MovieClip
{
var myText:String;
var myText1:String;
var myText2:String;
var myTextBox:TextField;
var myTextBox1:TextField;
var myTextBox2:TextField;

var player:MovieClip;
var ball:MovieClip;
var vx:Number;
var vy:Number;
var losercount:Number;
var hitcount:Number;
var hs:Number;
var t1:MovieClip;
var t2:MovieClip;
var t3:MovieClip;
var maxVx:Number = 15;
var targetyx:Number = 5;
var block:MovieClip;

public function FirstGame()
{
player = new SpaceShipcopy;
ball = new Aircopy;
t1 = new Rupertcopy;
t2 = new Rupertcopy;
t3 = new Rupertcopy;
block = new AutoBotscopy;
block.scaleX = .2;
block.scaleY = .2;
ball.scaleX = .18;
ball.scaleY = .18;
t1.scaleX = .15;
t1.scaleY = .15;
t2.scaleX = .15;
t2.scaleY = .15;
t3.scaleX = .15;
t3.scaleY = .15;
player.scaleX = .3;
player.scaleY = .2;
vx = 5;
vy = 5;
losercount = 0;
hitcount = 0;
hs = 0;

Mouse.hide();

addChild(player);
addChild(ball);
addChild(t1);
addChild(t2);
addChild(t3);
addChild(block);

player.x = stage.stageWidth*.5;
player.y = stage.stageHeight*.85;
t1.x = stage.stageWidth*.15;
t1.y = stage.stageHeight*.2;
t2.x = stage.stageWidth*.75;
t2.y = stage.stageHeight*.25;
t3.x = stage.stageWidth*.35;
t3.y = stage.stageHeight*.3;
ball.x = stage.stageWidth*.3;
ball.y = stage.stageHeight*.1;
block.x = stage.stageWidth*.5;
block.y = stage.stageHeight*.1;
t1.vx = 6;
t1.vy = 5;
t2.vx = 15;
t2.vy = 5;
t3.vx = 9;
t3.vy = 5;

addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnterFrame);
}


function onEnterFrame(event:Event):void
{

ballPaddleCollision();

checkStageCollision(player);
checkStageCollision(ball);
checkStageCollision(t1);
checkStageCollision(t2);
checkStageCollision(t3);

bounceWall(t1);
bounceWall(t2);
bounceWall(t3);


player.x = mouseX;

if(ball.x > stage.stageWidth || ball.x < 0)
{
vx = -vx;

}

if(ball.y > stage.stageHeight)
{
ball.x = stage.stageWidth*.3;
ball.y = stage.stageHeight*.1;
losercount += 1;
trace("You are a loser " + losercount + " times over...");
vx = 5;
vy = 5;

if(hs >= hitcount)
{
trace("You had " + hitcount + " hits!");
}

if(hs < hitcount)
{
hs = hitcount;
trace("NEW HIGH SCORE!");
trace("High score: " + hs);
}
hitcount = 0;

}

if( ball.y < 0)
{
vy = -vy;
}

ball.x += vx;
ball.y += vy;
ball.rotation += 5;

addText();

}

function addText():void
{
myText= "Hitcount = " + hitcount + " Highscore = " + hs + " Loser = " + losercount;
myTextBox = new TextField();
addChild(myTextBox);
myTextBox.text = myText;
myTextBox.x = stage.stageWidth*.1;
myTextBox.y = stage.stageHeight*.9;
myTextBox.width = 100;
myTextBox.height = 50;
myTextBox.multiline = true;
myTextBox.wordWrap = true;
myTextBox.background = true;



var format:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
format.font = "Verdana";
format.color = 0xFF0000;
format.size = 10;

myTextBox.defaultTextFormat = format;


}
function ballPaddleCollision():void
{
if(ball.hitTestObject(player))
{
var relativeX:Number=ball.x-player.x;
var relativePercentage:Number=(relativeX/player.width)*2;
var newVx:Number=(relativePercentage*maxVx);
vx=newVx;
vy=-vy;
hitcount += 1;
}

// If ball hits block, bounce off.
if(ball.hitTestObject(block))
{
vx=-vx;
vy=-vy;
}

}


function moveThis(objectA:MovieClip):void
{
objectA.x += objectA.vx;
objectA.y += objectA.vy;
}

function bounceWall(objectA:MovieClip):void
{
objectA.x += objectA.vx;
}

function checkStageCollision(objectA:MovieClip):void
{
if (objectA.x <= 0 || objectA.x > stage.stageWidth)
{
objectA.vx = - objectA.vx;
}
if (objectA.y <= 0 || objectA.y > stage.stageHeight)
{
objectA.vy = - objectA.vy;
}


}

}
}

Project 4: SWF File

When you first load the animation, it will show all 11 of the whatchamacallits. but if it is left playing for a few seconds, 2 of the whatchamacallits leave the window and don't come back. They are a alien face and a bear.
I used 5 programmed animations(2 of these leave at the beginning), 2 frame by frames, 2 motion tweens, and 2 classic tweens.

Project 4: SWF File

https://sites.google.com/a/sou.edu/clevelanm/swf-files/ProgramAnimation00.swf?attredirects=0

Project 4: Reflective Essay

Matthew Sean Cleveland

DMF 203

Project 4: Reflective Essay

Throughout my life there have been numerous satisfying “interactive” experiences, but nothing compares to meeting my girlfriend, the best tennis match played, and getting hired at a creditable firm. I determined these as satisfying, because I can’t stop thinking about them as a meaningful achievement in my life. They are things that have formed me into who I am. They have brought out my true nature and showed my hard. Nothing compares to these great achievements. I have an indefinite amount of things in my life that I am thankful for, but for what is a truly satisfying experience, I have a bunch.

I will start off with least important, the best tennis match I have ever played. It happened my senior year of high school during the tennis season we were at districts tennis tournament, the tournament to decide who goes to state. I was in a bracket with around 4 other number 1 singles players. The first two matches went by easily. I even let them win a couple points. The next match was the one get me to state, and it was against the number 1 of Marshfield, Oregon. We had previously played earlier in the season, and I lost 6-1, 6-2, straight sets. He had to beaten a guy from Thurston who was seated 3 and also, lost before in 2 different matches, one would have gotten me to state last year. I was already tired from the previous matches and not thinking to highly of myself. The very first set I won easily, 6-2. I took a bathroom break and couldn’t stop high fiving myself because the win was near, yet I was skeptical. The second set however, he easily won 4 games right off the bat. During a switchover, I remember telling him how much it sucks to work your whole life to not have any reward, but I don’t think he heard me. Throughout that set I showed signs of me giving up by immature acts. Nothing I am proud of. The second set ended, 4-6. I was able to pull out a couple games. The next and final set was full blown war, we both pulled everything out. The points seemed endless. We played our hardest, winning only on our serves. I even did a between the legs. Every game I thought, how did I get this far and how will I continue. Every point won felt heroic, while every point lost felt tragic. After I broke (won) his serve, all stress stopped even though it wasn’t over. I only had to win one more game to win the match. The crowd watching our match was enormous. We were the last match and since it was at Thurston, most people weren’t rooting for me. I aced him the first point and the crowd erupted and cheers. The next couple points that finalized my victory were effortless, since he knew the inevitable. After the match, I couldn’t stop being in my joyous moment, yet, felt sympathy for my opponent. He was nice and respectful and a freshmen and had 3 more years to complete what I had to complete. After 10 years of learning tennis, my hard work paid off.

The second best experience and less descriptive is my first creditable job. On the Monday night after my high school graduation, my dad asked if I wanted a job. I didn’t have a job that I wanted to do, since I was working at SOU in their mail room and didn’t respect how easy it was. So, of course I said yes. The next 4 months until school started, I worked at my dad’s engineering firm as the clerical assistant. Worked from 8am till 5pm with minimum breaks and constant work with the best coworkers I could ever work with. I sorted files, ran errands, did yard work, helped clean up and whatever else they asked me to do. Every once in a while I will continue that same job, whenever they need help. That job has helped me get my internship at a IT firm working for the Rogue Valley Manor and has helped get me some creditability as a individual. Just knowing that I have been through a truly hard working job, makes me know that I have the ability to succeed in life.

The best experience in my life is meeting my girlfriend, Morgan. I first met her in October, 2009 while going to lunch with a friend. We were only introduced, but nothing much. The next time was while I was doing chemistry homework in the chemistry hall. She sat right next to me, and we kicked it off right away chatting about anything and everything. I thought she was not interested in me until the next march when we spend numerous days together. I didn’t ask her out, just accidently said I loved her and she admitted she felt the same way. Since then, we have dated for over a year and it has been the best year of my life. I know there will be many years to come.

All of these experiences will add to my designs of interactive media. I don’t know how exactly, but everything adds a certain element that makes it more perfected and enjoyable. These experiences differ because they show something different of myself, by determination, hard work, and love. Besides getting to know Morgan and going through the stress of not knowing who to act like to get Morgan to like me (conscious), the tennis match and my job were animal instincts (subconscious). I knew what to do in the situation and what to do to achieve the goal at hand.

Some video games that I have been interested in.

Mass Effect 3 - Xbox 360 - Dec 30, 2011
READ Aprils Game Informer!

Gears of War 3 - Xbox 360 - Sept 20, 2011
It would be out now if they didn't push it back....

Saints Row 3 - Xbox 360 - Dec 31, 2011
I liked it's predecessors.

Diabl0 3 - PC - Dec 31, 2011
Never will come out....

Dead Island - Xbox 360 - Aug 1, 2011
The trailer is pretty cool.
Here is literal trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ5c9BzohM4

Stronghold 3 - PC - Aug 1, 2011
Only have heard of it.

DMF 3 Project 3 Reflective Essay

Matthew Cleveland

DMF 203

Tester! No, Designer.

Tell you the truth. I can’t decide between being a video game tester or a video game designer. It was easy to throw out all the other video game development roles, because I am not very artsy, level design seems to focused, not much for distinguishing sounds and programming can be a pain sometimes. They are both what I have always wanted to do, ever since I knew what video game were. One of my favorite things to do with music, movies, and video games, is to critique, but that is mostly designing, because you critique it your idea that will make the video game good enough. But I guess I will probably enjoy video game designer more than a tester, since video game testers only play the game and look for glitches.

I play tons of video games, from almost all genres and will know what they did wrong to give them a worse rating than what they could have had. That is why I would enjoy the opportunity to be a video game designer, because I could design a game how I want. I could be some of the brains in what made the game, the game. If there is not a good selection of characters, I would design more! If there is a short campaign, I would make it longer! If there is no offline multiplayer, I would design it! There is no reason why a game should be 4 out of 5 stars. It is the designer’s fault if so.

I would love to be the guy that makes sure that the potential clients don’t have the dilemma of wanting to play a game, but hears of it getting bad rating and they don’t know if they should spend the money. I want to be the guy that designs a game that everyone talks about and gives every gamer that need for playing the game.