Game Design – Week 8 – Logic, Flowcharts, and Coding

• “Code washing” by Ezu is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

When asked the most important thing I should teach my students, the MIT student I was interviewing simply stated , ‘ teach them logic.’ – Mr. Le Duc

SUMMARY

• I extended my knowledge of coding and game development. I also learned how to create simple flowcharts and deal with the challenges of creativity

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

Unity

• https://www.sololearn.com/Course/CSharp/

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

• Chicken Little Game Logic Flowchart

• Screenshot from Brandon Grasley YouTube Channel
• Creating a Simple Flowchart in Diagrams.net (Draw.io) Tutorial

• Screenshot from TodaysTuts’ YouTube Channel
• The flowchart library contains all of the symbols in a flowchart
• The oval represents the start of a chart
• The terminator represents the end of the chart
• The square with rounded corners represent a process or action
• Make sure the chart flows from top to bottom or left to right
• The diamond represents a choice or decision. Yes paths usually should go down, while no paths should go to the right
• The document symbol represents a document that is created or a report that’s generated
• Clicking on text or arrows brings up a menu on the right to edit their properties

Mr. Le Duc’s Flowchart Shape Guide

More Flowchart Creation Resources

• http://capitalcomtech.info/2017/02/28/design-elements-flowchart/
• Design Elements Flowcharts (PDF)

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JpNSPSqOu8ecw4yESR2tSBzUg9d3YaQx/view?usp=sharing
• I learned the basics of how to make a flowchart, like what the different symbols represent and what the general format should be

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

• Elizabeth Gilbert discuss creativity and genius
• I like her idea that creativity comes from outside the individual, and that you shouldn’t put pressure on yourself to be creative.

STUDIO (GAME DESIGN)

Unity

• https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-design-unity-game-development-course

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

• I learned how to develop an abstract idea into an outline for a game, and how to do so in a way that best sets up the game to be fun and engaging. I also learned how to deal with the pressures of doing a task that requires creativity, and how to manage that creativity in a useful way. I didn’t run into any problems doing this, because it was all straightforward and clear