Problem solving with Python

Introduction

In the last few Sessions in Computing Science I have been working with Python as a language to design a game by writing code. We are using different platforms to learn about computer language  so that we can tell the computer what code to run. I understand that the coding (syntax) on python must be very precise other wise the code will not work. This means every line of code must be correct if there is even one mistake the hole code will not work.

Setting up the code 

We started by creating a template on Python IDLE that we would build our game from we created our template by following along with a video that had a step by step by step process to creating a game.I used hash tags to make reminders about what I need to do as I write my code. This is the code that sets up my window,Width, height and the rate my that the frames of the game run. The hash tags in my code is where I make my notes, if you put a hash tag before something it does not appere on the program window.

# 1 Start pygame

import pygame

import random

# 2. create a Window

WIDTH=360

HEIGHT=480

FPS=30

# 3. Define a few useful colours. This is where I created some of the colors I will use later in my code each color has a series of numbers that equal that color so instead of writing those numbers all the time I made the numbers equal the name of the color.

WHITE=(225, 255,255)

BLACK=(0,0,0)

RED=(255, 0,0)

GREEN=(0, 255,0)

BLUE=(0, 0,255)

CYAN=(0,255,255)

# create sprit movment

#setting up player

class Player(pygame.sprite.Sprite):

    #sprite for the player

    def __init__(self):

        pygame.sprite.Sprite.__init__(self)

        self.image = pygame.surface((50,50))

        self.image.fill(GREEN)

        self.rect = self.image.get_rect()

        self.rect.center = (WIDTH, HEIGHT)

def update(self):

    self.rect.x+= 5

    if self.rect.left > WIDTH:

        self.rect.right = 0

                                    

# 4. iNITIALISE GAME AND MUSIC AND CREATE WINDOW 

pygame.init()

#pygame.mixer.init() 

pygame.mixer.init()

screen = pygame.display.set_mode(WIDTH, HEIGHT)

pygame.display.set_caption('MY GAME')

clock = pygame.time.Clock()

# Creating sprites

all_sprites = pygame.sprite.Group()

player = Player()

allsprites.add(player)

                                    

all_sprites = pygame.sprite.Group()

# Game loop

running = True

while running:

# keep loop running an the right speed

 clock.tick(FPS)

#Process input

running = True

while running:

    

    # Process input (events)

    for event in pyggame.get():

        

        # cheek for closing everything

        if event.type == pygame.QUIT:

          running = False 

    # Update

    all_sprites.update()

    #Draw / render

    screen.fill(RED)

    all_sprites.draw(screen)

    # after drawing everything, flip the display

    pygame.display.flip()

    pygame.quit()

    

Game Design with Blender.

As a student in a Year 9 class I Have been learning to use Blender Game engine to crate a basic logic game. I am learning the 3D skills to control my my cube using different sensors, controllers and actuator to make my cube move.

Blender is a game engine that uses logic to create a game. The first steps are to set up the platform with the game logic window showing the sensors, the logic controls and actuators. The Blender Game platform is selected from the top as well as the game logic.

 The next step is to add some physics to the game to ensure the it falls on a platform. To do this we added a platform and also enabled the motion in the character mode which allows the cube to act as player. I did this in the motion actuator and the jump aspect is enabled so that the player can show an up and down movement as well giving the character a 3D aspect.