Monday, June 12, 2017
Beach Map
This shows some of the beaches in the Beverly/Ipswich area so if they each you were planning on heading to is full, there's eight more to choose from!
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Final Game Reflection
Cube Jump Reflection
The layout of the game was originally going to be spikes moving and you have to press a button to make the sprite jump over the obstacles. After realizing I had no idea how to do that I decided to add floors and levels, so instead of the spikes running into the sprite, the sprite will run into the spike. The biggest challenge was something I had no control over, which is the consistency of the blocks working how they're supposed to. One day everything is working perfectly, and the next it's completely broken even though I didn't change any blocks in between the two days. I tested every level and made sure it was possible to get through despite the glitchy jump. On a perfect day it works just how it's intended to work. I'm very proud of the jump feature, and all the trial and error it took to make it jump high enough and far enough. I'm disappointed that I couldn't get it to work perfectly 100% of the time, I've tried countless times to switch how that message was sent to a different way and possibly more reliable way. With some features that worked perfectly, but with others it didn't make a difference.
Friday, May 26, 2017
Cube Jump
Press the left and right arrow keys to navigate through the levels and the space bar to jump. After each floor you'll receive a point. Collect all 12 points to win the game. Avoid the red obstacles or you'll lose.
Click to Play
Click to Play
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Monday, May 15, 2017
Grades Challenge
Slide the slider to change the number grade then press the green flag to check the corresponding letter grade
Click to start
Click to start
Friday, May 12, 2017
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Age Milestones
Change the cat's age then press the green flag to watch the cat tell you everything you can do when you're that age.
Click to try it out
Click to try it out
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Debug it! 2.1-2.5
2.1: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/160077692/
2.2: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/160078640/
2.3: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/160079561/
2.4: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/160081242/
2.5: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/160082140/
Healthy vs.Unhealthy Food Game
Click and drag the food to it's appropriate circle
Click on the food again to check your answer
Keep trying until all the food is gone
Press the space bar to reset it and play again
Click here to play!
Click on the food again to check your answer
Keep trying until all the food is gone
Press the space bar to reset it and play again
Click here to play!
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Intro Project: The Cat and the Apple
The Cat and the Apple
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/155508368/
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/155508368/
Scratch Debugging 1.1-1.5
1.1: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/155646446/
1.2: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/155646953/#edit
1.3: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/157207208/
1.4: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/157211277/
1.5: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/157673207/
Monday, April 24, 2017
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Monday, March 27, 2017
Friday, March 17, 2017
Stage 8: Challenge 1-4
Challenge 1: Input from Phone Sensors, all that needs to be known to figure out if it's Halloween or not would be the date and possibly location. The app will output a notification that it's Halloween and possibly a picture image once the app is open.
Challenge 2: Input from Phone Sensors: To determine whether someone is at school or not, the microphone would need to pick up a lot of noise, the phone to be moving quickly or still for continuous periods of time, and a camera test should show all black since the phone would be in the user's bag. The app will output to mute the phone.
Challenge 3: User Input: To find out what to wear in the morning the app needs to know what it's options of clothing are. The planned activities for the day also help determine whether the user is going on a field trip, where they would wear something more casual, versus having dinner with grandparents where they might need to wear something nicer.
Challenge 4: User Input: To figure out what movie the user would enjoy the most, the app will need to know more about the user's personality and other shows/movies they have enjoyed so it can match a movie to their liking's. Also their grade level can help narrow down the options canceling out kids movies and more adult movies they aren't old enough to watch.
Challenge 2: Input from Phone Sensors: To determine whether someone is at school or not, the microphone would need to pick up a lot of noise, the phone to be moving quickly or still for continuous periods of time, and a camera test should show all black since the phone would be in the user's bag. The app will output to mute the phone.
Challenge 3: User Input: To find out what to wear in the morning the app needs to know what it's options of clothing are. The planned activities for the day also help determine whether the user is going on a field trip, where they would wear something more casual, versus having dinner with grandparents where they might need to wear something nicer.
Challenge 4: User Input: To figure out what movie the user would enjoy the most, the app will need to know more about the user's personality and other shows/movies they have enjoyed so it can match a movie to their liking's. Also their grade level can help narrow down the options canceling out kids movies and more adult movies they aren't old enough to watch.
Monday, March 13, 2017
Stage 2
1. A feature that should be added to the list would be
-Make it Clear: The point/purpose of the website should be easy to understand based on the homepage. It doesn't need to spell i tout but it should be easily inferred.
2. What common elements do you notice across all the websites?
-Across all the websites a common element was Design is Paramount, Consistency is Key and Colors are Crucial. All the websites have a tile and a meet the author/owner behind all of them. All of the websites were also trying to showcase everything, whether it was their book, their service, their talents, or their recipes and daily life.
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Student Blogs
Becca's blog featured a 3-D printer, but the printer she found was much more complex and could do many more things than the average 3-D printer. It was created by Bonsai Lab , who also partnered with THK, Minebea, and Mitsuboshi Belt.
Ashley's blog featured another 3-D printer, but it focused more on the items the printer was able to create rather than the printer itself. 3-D printed vehicles printed by Divergent took the spot. They're light weight, fully function able cars and motorcycles, printed out of aluminum nodes combines with printed carbon fire. These vehicles are also much better for the environment since they produce much less waste to create.
Alex's blog featured Kuri, a kid friendly robot made by Mayfield Robotics. It can light up to show different facial expressions which includes blinking and squinting as well as recognize different family members. If connected to a device, Kuri can do many more actions as well as play music.
Katelyn's blog also featured Kuri, a home improvement robot. Instead of entertaing children, this robot can preform household chores such as cleaning and can also take pictures.
Olivia's blog hasn't posted anything that I can view yet.
My favorite had to be Ashley's 3-D printed cars. It was so cool to see how they can make strong, longer lasting, better for the environment motorcycles with just a 3-D printed. One of them can go as fast as 0-60mph in just a few seconds which is completely insane.
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Consumer Tech Show 2017: Petcube Play
Petcube Play is a small compact cube that allows you to see and play with your pet when you're away with a laser you can control from your phone. It can connect to an iOS or Android device and has a 2-way audio so you can hear and talk to your pet, and your pet can hear and talk to you. There's a sound and motion alert that notifies you if there's any major events going on at home, (ex. someone's breaking into your house, or if a pet is getting into trouble,) and a 1080p HD video display with a 138° wide angle. It's camera has night vision that activates in low or no light conditions and can zoom up to 3x to see your pet which also lets you record and save with video cloud. It retails for around $179.
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Friday, January 27, 2017
Tiny Underwater Robots Explore the Ocean
Tiny underwater robots the size of grapefruits will patrol the ocean like never before. These small robots work in swarms to collect data scientists couldn't gather with previous technology such as monitoring and recording 3-D movements of the oceans internal waves. The women behind the study was author Jules Jaffe. She explains how making a swarm of robots instead of one, it allows the scientists to be in 16 places at once. Just like plankton may get pushed by the internal waves, so does the robots. Today the possibilities are endless for these little robots, scientists believe in the future they could be used during oil spills to track the harmful toxins or get equipped with underwater microphones and act as a giant ear to listen to whales and dolphins.
http://www.livescience.com/57608-underwater-robot-swarm-studies-ocean-in-3d.html
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