IS 660 Z Programming Games Using Visual Basic

IS 660 Z – Programming Games Using Visual Basic Required Session 2 June 9, 2003

Agenda n n n n Load and start up projects Student project presentations Discussion of topics raised in online forums Online Quiz Friday - Saturday Overview of Cannonball VB exercise for animation (If time) practice posting with html link

Get ready to present n n n Load your project onto your computer and test to see if it is working Upload your project (zipped) to digital dropbox Student presentations will begin soon. . .

Discussion Topics n Prototyping in VB n n n Does building the form first make it easier to understand to read the text and understand what to do? Small spelling mistakes cause big problems Windows API

Reminder n n Students need to sign on the Blackboard Friday 6 am - Saturday 11: 59 pm for online quiz Quiz will be timed (60 minutes) Must take it all in one sitting Simple questions related to material we have covered n Name a control object from a game, how was it used

Quiz Grading Rubric n n n Excellent (10 points) – concise and accurate answer, with specific details from game Good (6 -9 points) – accurate answer, but details from game is missing Poor (0 -5 points) n n n Wrong answer Copied from text Copied from another student

Functions and procedures n n n As programs get large, are easier to manage if you break them up into sections Can also reuse functions, rather than “re-inventing the wheel” (functions and procedures pres)

Overview of Cannonball n n Run the game Not a full game Animation using a timer Drag and drop of target and cannon

VB Exercise n n Practice using a timer and moving shapes Debugging options n n n Break button Immediate window Setting a breakpoint and adding a watch

Links in postings n n Adding a link to a message Use html <a href=“web site address”>link text</a> Can use other html tags, bold <b></b>, italic <i></i>

Next week n n n Continue postings to discussion forums Cannonball is due Wednesday at class (No Cannonball presentations) Start thinking about final project n n Enhanced cannonball Tic Tac Toe Minesweeper Your own game?