8P2 - Scratch project

list of 10 good ideas

Copcakes Tower Defense
Horror Game
Game where you Send Troops to an enemy Base (Hoodow Theme)*
Escape Room
Custom Hoodow Creator
Game where you can change the gravity of your character
Hoodow-Themed Retro RPG
Epix's Day Out (RPG-Style Game)
Epix-Themed Sandbox Game
Gaming Inception (Game starts as normal, reveals character playing the game, Character leaves room, game continues)

planning questions

Are you working by yourself or in a team?

I am working by myself.

What materials will you need for your project?

I will need a computer, Scratch, and ways to get free audio/music.

What is your plan to create in this project?

My plan is to create a playable video game.

What unique qualities will your project have?

My project will include Hoodows, which are an original character I created,

and will be a mix between a Military Style game and a Tower Defense game.

daily log

Day 1

I started to think about what I would use to make my project. Code.org and Cricut seem the most interesting, though I would rather use Scratch.mit.edu instead of Code.org, as I have more experience with Scratch than Code.org.

Day 2

After further consideration, I figured that I had to ask if I could use scratch instead of code.org, and I got a yes, so I will be making a Project on Scratch.

Day 3

I finished my list of 10 good ideas, and started to work on the one I chose. I created some assets for a few of the troops, created a statue, and made some of the leaders.

day 4

I switched the game from the characters having to target enemies, to summoning enemies in lanes, as I had no idea how to make multiple clones follow other clones. I added some stats in the game, but no real gameplay yet. Tommorow i'm hoping I can make your troops, as well as enemies, actually summon.

day 5

I added the ability for enemies and spawned troops to move towards the enemies to damage each other. I will now need to find a way to give each individual enemy a different damage.

day 6

I worked on my project during the weekend, adding a new character to summon, adding a win and lose screen, and adding some other minor changes.

gameplay

Screen recording 2023-09-25 5.37.50 PM.webm

project link

scratch.mit.edu/projects/895470809/

reflection

Using Scratch, I created a battle game where you send troops against an enemy AI because I thought is was the most creative yet easy to accomplish in the time span. Some of the other ideas seemed either to much of a skull of an idea to be a game or would take too long to be finished. This one seemed the most reasonable while also being a really fun game to make.
During this process, I learned how to screen record using a Chromebook. I tried using Loom to record on my computer, but I had some error with it, and the video was not saved. I then switched to recording with my Chromebook when I got home, and the video was finished.
The 7 standards of the class are Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker, Creative Communicator, and Global Collaborator. My project ties to Innovative Designer because I took a video game concept that already existed and put my own spin on it. I took the idea of a video game where you send troops to fight for you and put my own Hoodow spin on it.
A challenge I overcame on this project was the characters not being able to target certain enemies due to clones not being able to face other clones. I looked on the internet but didn't really find an answer. I finally decided to change the gameplay from a flat map to lanes.
Given a chance to do this again, I would change the low amount of characters and add more troop types, as well as a way to change the color of your team. The reason why I would change it is because the game may get stale and boring after a while. If I did add this, the variability in characters and looks may spice things up and add more gameplay.
Hastings High School Career and Technical Education Program offers Agriculture, Business Management, Computer Programming, Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, Digital Multimedia, Engineering Design, Finance, Insurance, Marketing. My project connects to the Computer Programming CTE program at Hastings High School. My project connects to careers in Video Game Design.

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