Advanced App Development 15-16

Unit 1: "Space Invaders" Like Game

• • Platform Options

  • Scratch

    • Scratch Video Tutorials

    • Basic Space Invaders Tutorial

    • Unity

    • Space Shooter Tutorial

    • Java

    • Directions

    • Starter Code

    • Eclipse Project Backup

Unit 2: Simulation App

• • Platform Options

  • StarLogo TNG

    • • Epidemics

      • Build Epidemic Model Tutorial

      • Bring in the Doctors Tutorial

      • Hospitals Tutorial

• • • Biology (Ecosystems)

    • Unity

    • Creating a Basic Platform Game

    • Adding Effectors (Physics Effects)

    • Persistent Data

    • Java:

    • Conway's Game of Life - Cellular Automata

      • Piggie Sixes / Lufia II - Game Simulation / Optimization

    • Zombie Outbreak - Epidemic Modeling / SIRS

    • Estimating Pi, Consecutive Coin Tosses, Monte Hall, Birthday Problem - Monte Carlo Simulations

    • Fractals: Fractal Tree, Mandelbrot Set, Sierpinski's Triangle, etc

Unit 3: Service Project (DM App)

• Accessing Fundraising by id

  • http://fahrenbacher.com/dm/retrieve.php?id=#####

  • ##### = 5 digit id number

• iOS

  • • Swift Tutorial (3 part series) or Video Version

    • Try Swift Online (no mac required!)

  • Android

  • Android Tutorial (3 part series)

  • Learn MIT App Inventor

  • Calendar Access

    • https://calendar.google.com/calendar/htmlembed?src=nilesk12.org_3vfollsrugrp2l6ee8sbunr4kk@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Chicago&mode=AGENDA&dates=YYYYMMDD/########

    • YYYYMMDD = 20160101 for January of this year

  • ######## = 20160201 for end of January this year

  • Need to parse the html content for the agenda items (and request for multiple months)

Unit 4: Database App

• • Learning about database

  • MySQL Chrome Plugin - How to use

  • How to connect to a database via Java / Setup Eclipse Project

  • How to connect to a database via Unity 5

  • Database that Mr. F set up for everyone to share

  • Block Based Platform Option: Code Lab

Unit 4X: Service Project (Bell Schedule App) - Skipping?

• • Platform Options

    • iOS

      • Swift Tutorial (3 part series)

    • GitHub repository

    • Android

    • Ray Wenderlich Tutorials

      • Part 1

      • Part 2

      • Part 3

Unit 5: TBD App