Schuyler.Fenton

Schuyler Fenton Scratch Schooly Finished! media type="custom" key="26182726"

Scratch Journal 6/2: For my Schooly Scratch, I am pretty much done. I don't have anything more to improve, unless someone asks for improvements, but other than that I'm just squashing bugs! I have done many things to make this game, but I'll go over just the judging. First, it tests whether or not the input matches the preset recipe. If it does, then you get a perfect 10 rating. If the first ingredient is bigger or smaller than the recipe by 1 cup, then it will pick a random score between 9 and 5. If it is not a difference by a cup, then it picks a random number from 4-1. Then, where it gives you a "Perfect" score, or "B-", it judges you based on the score set earlier. This is the basic idea of the judging, while there is much more to the game.

Scratch Journal 5/20: For my schooly project, I will be teaching how to multiply, and convert, ratios! To do this I am making a cookie maker game in which you have to try to match the recipe as perfect as possible, you convert tablespoons to cups and it requires multiplying ratios to get the correct amount by only using 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, and 1 measuring cups. Today I will be working on comparing the input value (that the user has entered), to the recipe. My current challenge was I needed a way to multiply whole numbers, but needed them to be equivalent to 1/4, 1/3, and so on. I am applying math in my project by multiplying with ratios, using variables, and multiplying whole numbers in equations. The most interesting thing I have learned is how to design my game (especially the cookie!).

The Schooly Project Plan:

For my "Schooly Project", I'm planning on making a game in which you have to use math to solve it. What happens is you will have to make a cookie (or other pastry) to submit for judging. You need to make sure to pour the right amount of ingredients or else your cookie will taste bad and the judges will give you a bad score. It would have fractions, ratios, and decimals to make sure you cook, add ingredients, and other tasks to make your cookie the best it could be! I'm considering randomizing the game a little bit somehow so that people will want to come back and play the game again. There would also be feedback at the end of the game to show how you could make the cookie better the next time.

1. No food, drinks, or gum. 2. Don't touch the computers while others are talking and look at speaker. 3. Do not change any computer settings, EVER. 4. Do not mess with other's work. 5. Give Mr.Moss Chocolate.

Decisions Needs vs. Wants (ENTERED IN IVIE! :D): media type="file" key="Decisions Needs Vs Wants.mp4" width="245" height="192" Sketchup Plan:

Homes are places where people can relax and, well, live and are approximately 46.5 x 46.5 x 15 feet in the US. Libraries are places where people can borrow movies and books for free, this is also a place to relax and read and are typically 71.4 x 71.4 x 17 feet (based off of balboa branch library). Restaurants are places people can visit to eat a nice meal, people also come to restaurants for parties and sometimes for special occasions, they are typically 39.7 x 39.7 x 20 feet. Towers are grand buildings reaching far up, such as the Empire State and the Space Needle, are typically 1,250 feet tall, with a base of 295 x 295. Finally, waterparks are places where people can chill and typically are 220x220x30 ft.



Scratch: The different ways I interact with computers are...
 * Making videos for my website C
 * Making a website for my videos C
 * Programming with JavaScript and Lua C
 * Make cool contraptions using Minecraft C
 * Make cool school projects using software C
 * Watch videos on YouTube
 * Play with my friends online
 * Research things I find interesting online

My program will be a software "emulator". My idea is to have different programs and make it simulate using a real computer. One program might be paint, while another might be a game. There would be many different programs for different tasks (i.e. TypeWriter (equivalent to Microsoft Word), Games, WeatherNow (equivalent to a weather program), Camera, etc.). To use it, users would either click on the arrows located in the corners OR use the arrow keys to switch from program to program. I think this would be a very unique piece of Scratch code.

For my project, I am making a software for Scratch. Today I will work on the Music program for my Scratch program. To do this, I will have to make different sprites to interact with using the program. I will also have to import songs for examples to be able to USE the program. I might need help choosing songs that many people like. I will probably ask around for popular songs interested for different people. This I think will be fun to know my classmates better and make more friends! Some of the most interesting things I have learned working on my project, is how realistic Scratch can be. Most programs people post online are more cartoonish than actually being program people could make in the future. I apply math in this project too, like working with variable to tell different parts of the project if a certain thing can happen (i.e. if appInUse is equal to 1, do not change the background). I can't wait to finish the full program and show everybody the final draft!

Scratch Test! media type="custom" key="25670152"

Link to Scratch Project (SkyOS!): http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/21208931/