Friday, December 14, 2012

Describing My Game

  My background will take place under water. There will be seaweed, coral and other fish.
The seaweed will be different shades of green from Light to Dark shades. The fish will be different colors like orange, blue, green, red and purple. The coral will be coral colors..(not sure what coral colors are.)
I will also use the paint background tool and change the alpha to a different number to give the game an underwater illusion. The background it self will be different shades of blues and greens.
    You will be able to zoom in and use buttons. Also the objects will disappear, there will be an object list and also there will be cool factoids that will pop up when you click the object.

     My main object will be the Dolphin. The Dolphin will be different types of grey. The drawing, I am hoping, will be very realistic (to the best of my abilities).  I will try my best to animate the Dolphin and the background as well. There will be pieces of the dolphin that the player will have to look for in the background.

   My objects for my game will be
1) A paint can with the color grey in it. (the color of the dolphin is an adaption)
2) The Dolphin's fins.
3) Sound waves.
4) Dolphin tail
5) Teeth
6) Blowhole

So far, I only have 6 definite objects that will be in the game, so yeah..

Friday, November 30, 2012

Adaption of a Bottlenose Dolphin

Name of Topic you Picked: Adaptions of the Bottlenose dolphin.
Name of Website: Buzzle.com
Website Link: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/bottlenose-dolphin-adaptations.html
Author: Bhakti Satalkar
Publish Date: 6/21/2011

Fact 1: Bottlenose Dolphins have a spindle shaped body in order to be more agile if threatened by a predator and can more easily get away.
Fact 2: Bottlenose dolphins coloration helps camouflage in the waters when they come in contact with predators. The top of their body is a dark grey and the bottom of their body is a light grey or white color.
Fact 3: When a Bottlenose dolphin dives down, their heart rate slows down in order to conserve oxygen which leads them to need less frequent trips to the surface for air.
Fact 4: Bottlenose dolphins have elongated jaw which helps them get food such as: small fish, crabs, and squids.
Fact 5: Not only bottlenose dolphins, but all dolphins use echolocation to find the prey and to keep away from predators.
 For more facts about Bottlenose Dolphins, click here

Describe what kind of objects you could hide for this game:
I would like to hide what the dolphin needs to survive and what parts of their body have adapted over time.

Describe what the game scene might look like:
I want to have it under water in the Ocean. Mainly taking place in the Dolphin's natural habitat.

Friday, November 9, 2012

Playing to Learn

    For my biology game, I will use a lot of the things that "Don't Take it So Literary" and "Dirty River" did because they use a blending background and make it hard to see the hidden objects. Also I would like to have images instead of words, because I think that would be more difficult than hidden words.
In my game, I would like to have more than one level and also have a timer that will have time deducted for each wrong clicked object.

Friday, October 26, 2012

Texas Endangered Species!

   An "Endangered Species" is species that is at high-risk of becoming extinct in the future.
I believe that species are endangered because people are taking advantage of animals that don't deserve to be hurt or hunted by us. I also believe that endangered animals have the potential of becoming un-endangered if we work together to preserve them.

  My endangered species is an Ocelot. They are the cutest cat I've ever seen!
They look like mini Leopards.They have become endangered over they years because their valuable skin that people hunt them for.
Their diet consists of meats because they are carnivores. They have an appetite for small rodents, snakes, birds and fish. Although they eat mainly things that are a lot smaller than them, they sometimes go for the bigger prize, such as young deer or larger rabbits.
There are about 80-120 left in the state of Texas. And they are only found in isolated parts of Texas, like the south-eastern part of the state.

  In order to conserve them, we could protest against people who think that it's alright to poach them for their fur and other valuable things on their body. Also we could set a website for people to donate to, in order for a wildlife preservation center to set on up for Ocelots. Or we could hold a regular fundraiser to save money for a preservation center. These are all things to help conserve Ocelots!


This is a baby ocelot on a tree!                                          This is a full grown Ocelot!