My favourite things

• My favorite thing during EPGY was.. The Game Reviews.
• What does a void function return? Nothing.
• What does an int function return? Something.
• What is the difference between a function and a datatype ????? (http://processing.org/tutorials/objects/)?
• What is the difference between a function and a class ???????(http://processing.org/tutorials/objects/)?
• What is the difference between a class and a data structure? ????????
• What goes inside the curly braces? ???????
• What does the And Gate (&&) do? It only operates when all are operating.
• What does the Or Gate (||) do? It only operates when one is working.
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• The best video games I played at camp were: (Put all links here)
•  Ninja Painter: http://www.agame.com/game/ninja-painter.html
• My favorite type of games are: Sandbox games
• EPGY Gallery: https://picasaweb.google.com/110478996885609825075/MSP2013

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Game Review #10 – StoryTeller

The game StoryTeller is a game where you can change the future…

On Friday, we broke up into teams and

• On Friday, we broke up into teams and did an exercise with combination locks.
• {describe the activity and what happened for you}
• We got into groups and opened combination locks…
• This was {or was not meaningful} because…
• This wasn’t meaningful because I couldn’t understand it… 
• I think it meant…
• ?????
• I can relate to this experience because…
• I can’t relate…
• 

Game Review #8 – Mario Tetris

Caution!!!!! This game is NOT for people with rage problems… So.. Be cool…

 

The game Mario Tetris has a good game concept but it lags and you rage quit a lot…

Building My Robot

• my team is: Team 2
• my team members are: Kerim, Brandon
• my robot is named: Boty
• my experience with building my robot was: Nice
  • First we built the robot
  • Then we got the code from online
  • Then we created a new Java project called “BumperCar”
  • Then we added the Libraries
  • Then we converted the Project
  • Then we uploaded the code to Boty
  • 
  • This is what the robot did: It goes around and when it hits a wall it turns and continues.

Game Review #7 – Duolingo

I barely even played the game and I realized that it is not a game… It is an excuse for people to teach kids languages… But… If you do want to learn a language, I have nothing to say…

Game Review #6 – Sandtest

The game SandTest is an educational game. For the ones who know it is kind of like the Powder Game… All in all it is a very fun game…

Algorithms and Objects

• What is the difference between float and int?
• Float uses a decimal, int uses whole numbers.
• What are three sorting algorithms and how are they different?
• Bubble sort, Shell sort, Insertion sort. They all have different techniques.
• What is the difference between an operator and an operand?
• What do I find in the console window in Eclipse?
• I couldn’t understand.
• What is the difference between an IDE and a text editor?
• Text editors only changes and makes your text correct but in an IDE you can program something
• What do I call a loop that never ends?
• Infinite loop.
• What is AI?
• Artificial Inelegance.
• What do I find most confusing right now?
• I find calculating a bit confusing.
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Game Review #6 – Refraction

This game is a educational game about fractions you try to fix ships by separating a light beam int fractions. Another educational game is “Scale Of The Universe”. 

Data Types and Data Structures

• What is the difference between a Data Type and a Data Structure?
• A Data Type is a classification identifying one of various types of data and a Data Structure is a group of Data Types.
• What is an Array (http://mathbits.com/MathBits/Java/arrays/Declare.htm)?
• An Array is a arrangement of objects.
• What is MySQL (https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database)?
• It is a database.
• How does Bubble Sort work? (http://mathbits.com/MathBits/Java/arrays/Bubble.htm)?
• You start from the back of the list and compare every single number till they are all in place.
• What is an Algorithm?
• It is a step by step procedure for calculation.
• How does a person convert from Binary to Decimal? You must, show how you would convert 101101 in Binary to Decimal.
•  You can translate it by using the powers of two by starting from the right. Then take the resulting numbers and multiply them with the code. Then add the resulting numbers up and get the code. For example 101101 = 45…