The end of the school year is coming around the corner, and with the end of the school year comes to the end of the unity pathway we've been working on since the beginning of fourth quarter. Junior Programming (as well as the pathway before that... but let's not talk about that) is a pathway centered on teaching the learners the basics of C#, and how to make more complex games.
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Have you ever heard of a store called Jerry's Artarama? It's a discount art and supplies store based in Raleigh, NC, and it's recently become my latest online-shopping victim as an artist in this pandemic. As a digital artist, traditional art was always foreign to me outside of the basic pencil-and-paper; but this year, I vowed to get better at traditional mediums in order to be a strong competitor for my dream school.
Let's go over some of my supplies, shall we? It was a balmy spring afternoon in la casa de Jay, and the spring Steam sale was in full swing. A game I had wishlisted, Planet Zoo, was on sale for 50% off. Intrigued, I clicked on its game page, and quickly fell in love with the concept. An overly detailed zoo construction simulator, as well as a business simulation.
Then I saw the expansion packs. Then I saw that it had a Southeast Asian animals DLC. I immediately grabbed the premium edition which was $50 instead of its standard price, almost $100, and impulse bought the game. Last night, on my last day before spring break came to an end, I decided to crack open the game and play it for the very first time: and wow, was it a delight! Third quarter came and is quickly ending in a flash, and right before spring break I thought it would be proper to reflect on everything I have created in the Unity game engine and think about what I've learned, what I've made, and how efficient the Junior Programming pathway is in Unity.
Baldur's Gate 3, technically, isn't a published game yet. It's selling at $60 for Early Access, and though rife with many flaws, I found myself scratching that itch I've been missing now that I've graduated to full-time DM instead of full-time player. But is it worth the price? Let's find out.
Oh boy, here we go again...
Now that the winter of 2021 is melting away to spring, I think it's time to give an update on what inspires me, what I'm doing, and where I'm going. A Gaggle of Teens by Trent Naclerio (MS Paint, Mouse. 2020.) As you may know, I'm a pretty seasoned tabletop rpg gamer. I've played D&D since I was thirteen, played Vampire the Masquerade and other World of Darkness games since just a bit before then, and ever since I've been exposed to other tabletop games like Honey Heist, GURPS, Shadowrun, and so on.
I have been the Dungeon/Game Master for multiple oneshots, but I have only personally DM'd three campaigns in my lifetime. The latest campaign is what my players and I like to call 'Us Campaign'-- essentially, the players play as themselves... but in a DND setting, aka Faerun. Two years ago, Riot Games released the debut video that would shake the League of Legends community for forever. Featuring four champions from the hit MOBA game, Riot Games took inspiration from the newfound popularity of the KPOP genre and made it their own.
With that, they dropped what was basically as culturally significant as the atomic bomb. The League of Legends world was shattered from the jaw-dropping visuals, music, and the overall concept of "KDA POP/STARS". We were all left thirsting for more, wondering what the new virtual band (featuring favorite champions such as Kai'Sa, Akali, Evelynn, and Ahri) would do next... And then for the next two years? Complete silence. Nothing. Our breaths were left hitched as K/DA seemingly disappeared into the darkness. But in this year of 2020, as quarantine fell upon us, Riot Games blessed us with a single signaling the return of the girl band. First it was "BADDEST", then they introduced to us a new member through a masterful social media campaign. Then... it was "MORE". And oh god, did I want more. The short answer: I don't know.
Before you go, "alright, I'm out of here," I think the question of "What game do I want to make?" goes so much deeper than the surface level. Underneath it, there are a multitude of other questions, prompts, and thoughts that need to be explored, and will be explored below! It's been around four weeks since the first day of school began. As per Plan C, all schools in Durham County are undergoing remote learning; so how has that been for your local, everyday highschooler?
In summary: better than expected. |
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