COMP1400 – Programming for Designers

Time: 6-8pm, Tues Oct 19 Room: K17 Level 1 Seminar Room Every year the students in Game Design Workshop (COMP4431) are challenged to design and prototype innovative game ideas in under six weeks. This year the theme was “COLOUR AND EMOTION” which has inspired a number of wonderful arty games. They will be showcasing their […]

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As requested, I have made a sample exam available for you to download. This contains the same number and variety of questions as in the final exam, and should be of about the same difficulty. In the actual exam you will be provided with copies of the Unity Scripting Manual pages for all the important […]

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I have put a web-survey up to get your feedback on the class. Please take a moment to fill it out. Your feedback will help improve the subject.

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Make sure you upload your Ass 2 to your webpage in today’s lab if you have not done so already. Task 1: Rewrite the code from last week’s lab to use variable-length arrays (lists) rather than builtin arrays. Task 2: Allow the user to plant extra flowers by clicking on the screen.

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I found a small silver palm-top computer in a black case in the class after today’s lecture. I took it up to Security in the Mathews building.

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I’ve just written the final exam for the subject. It will cover your understanding of javascript and the principles of programming I have been teaching in lectures. The breakdown is as follows: 20 marks are multiple choice, mostly testing your comprehension of small pieces of code (if statements, while statements, for loops, etc). 10 marks […]

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Tasks for lab 4: Check out the Ass1 demo if you haven’t had a chance to yet. Show your Ass1 storyboards to your tutor for feedback. Returning to last week’s lab, make the ‘treasure’ objects move around randomly. Work on your assignment.

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Welcome everyone to the new and improved Programming for Designers 2010. I (Malcolm Ryan) am taking back the reins this year and making some big changes to the subject. Student feedback from last year was that the Alice programming environment was too simplistic and not useful in the ‘real world’, so this year we are […]

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