Tuesday, September 3rd
Programming Concepts:
Control Statements - slide 15
Nesting - slide 18 - what is the advantage of placing a Do In Order statement inside another Do In Order statement?
Nesting for Character Animation - walk cycle - use nested control statements for each part of the body - left leg forward, right leg forward, left leg back, right leg back. If these are blocks of code then it is easy to duplicate them and then modify them for the next body part.
List three things in life that are random -
RNG - the program that is used to create your list of random numbers.
How to Win at Slot Machines - 1:47 - how does a slot machine work?Complete Section 2-4 Rotation and Randomization practice. Save steps 1-4 as S2-4 White Rabbit Last Name. Save optional activity 1 as S2-4 Horse Last Name, activity 2 as S2-4 Penquin Flap Last Name, activity 3 as S2-4 Spinner Last Name. Demonstrate these programs for teacher check. Be sure you have comments in your code.
Begin Section 2-4 Rotation and Randomization project and save the project as Fish_4 Project Last Name. Demonstrate the working project to your instructor for teacher check.Once you have completed these sections begin working on your own animation - the one you story boarded. If you have time begin creating the scene for your animation.
Homework
Continue to work on the story board for the animation you would like to create in this class.