Google Sketch-Up - Public Pool

- Over 100 feet in length and over 50 feet high.
- Your object must include at least one sphere.
- Your object must include at least 2 cylinders.
- It must also have at least 4 different textures (color fills).
- Must design one free hand shape and incorporate into your object.
- Must import one image (from your computer) and incorporate it into your scene.
- You must the FOLLOW ME tool once in your creation.

Google Sketchup Tutorials

1. How to use the pencil tool.

2. How to use the rectangular tool.

3. How to use the eraser tool.

4. Making a wall/cube.

5. Making ramps (or something like that).

Photoshop Tutorial : Making Unique Blends

- Following is a PrintScrn tutorial explaining how to make blends with different pictures, using Photoshop. Click on the images for bigger versions. -

Final finished version of the blend. Different patterns, brushes, photo effects and texts have been used on it. Credits are posted at the end of this Blog post.

Blend;
© Proshun
Featuring: Cute, young models, including Mackenzie Foy.
Duration (Time taken to make): About four hours in all.
Credits;
Brushes; Ego-Box (here) and by myself.
Images; Miss Mackenzie Mackenzie Foy .
Textures: Created by myself.
Patterns: Created by myself.
Frames: Various sites.
Software Used: Photoshop CS.

Making posts on Blogger.

Step 1: First, log into your blogger account. [You must have a Blogger account already in order to log in. If not, then make one.]
Step 2: Your dashboard should be the page that shows up on the screen immediately after log in. Look at the page; right under the green bar with the “New! Email Notifications : Get feature announcements and tips to get the most out of your blog. Enable now!” line. Look under that, and you will find the box labeled “Manage Blogs”. In that box, there should be a link called “New Post” enclosed in a blue rounded box. Click that.
Step 3: After clicking on the link, a new page with an e-mail-construction-like page. There will be slots where you will be able to write the name of your post, put a link in, and/or construct your post.
Step 4: If you would rather construct your post using HTML, then click on the “Edit HTML” tab. This should switch the mode to an HTML entry mode.
Step 5: When you’re finished, click “Publish Post”. If you are not quite done with your post and would like to be able to access it at some other time, then click the “Save As Draft” button. That way, you can log on any other time and we edit your post again.
Step 6: If you clicked publish post, then you are done! If you clicked "Save As Draft", then access it again later.

Peer Game Evaluation

I played Devni’s game, and the following evaluation is of that game’s.
• Briefly describe the game, including its objectives.
Ans: Devni’s game is called Exploration Natsia 3. The main objective of the game is to find the EscapePod that will allow the player to finish the game. There are occasional gems along the way, but those are not necessary to be collected.

• List two strengths of the game.
Ans: 1) The game is very intense, and is sure to keep the player interested, and make them jump up in their seat from all the excitement.
2) The design of the game is very, very attractive and the designs on it match nicely with the game.

• List one weakness of the game.
Ans: 1) The game was a little bit too short and could easily be finished in about twenty seconds or so, and there were too many ninja’s at the beginning of the game, making it harder for the player to proceed.

• Answer the three questions provided by the game’s designer.
Ans: Devni has no questions on her post.

Nostalgic Submergence; Own Game Evaluation

• Describe your game (including a title).
My name is called “Nostalgic Submergence”. Bob is stuck in a queer world that he somehow got trapped in. He is sure that he has seen this somewhere before, but he cannot recall where. In order for him to get out of this mysterious world he must collect all the diamonds and find the EscapePod.

•What is the objective of the game?
Bob, the main character, is stuck in a strange, unknown world and he has to rescue himself from it. In order for him to be able to do this, he has to find all the diamonds around the world, defeat his enemies and make it alive to the EscapePod at the very other side of the world.

• Discuss two strengths and one weakness of your game.
STRENGTHS: 1) The game is captivating. It keeps the gamer captivated, especially because tone of the firsts enemies they encounter are a large troll and it takes more focus to defeat that.
2) Very original; all ideas came from myself.
WEAKNESSES: I think the game is a little bit too short. I could have made it longer, and a few more enemies would have made the game more challenging to play.

• What improvements could be made?
I could’ve made the game a little bit longer, and maybe add some more different types of structures instead of going with the normal and plain ones. It looks kind of boring at times.

• What difficulties did you encounter while creating your game?
When I was playing the beta version, I realized that when the weak blocks gave away underneath the character, the game failed to make him fall into a hole. He kept standing on that black area of space.

• What did you have to modify or change from the original design?
In my original design, I was going to make the aerial portions much larger and lengthy, but I realized that I didn’t have enough time to do so. Also, if I made the aerial portion larger and lengthier, then the, player has more chances of falling and loosing the game. The higher it is, the harder it gets and the farther the ground is. It would also get harder for the player to climb back up.

• Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of your performance during this assignment.
STRENGHTS: I wrote and posted my written parts on time, constructing them well. Also, I believe that my game idea was good.
WEAKNESSES: I lagged behind in the game making process. I was confused and had to constantly change parts of the game. Reconstruction and remaking took a while for me.

• What did you do well at?
I think I did pretty well on the written parts of these assignments. They were in depth and informative. They explained and answered all the questions that Mr. Parago had asked us.

• What could you have done better at?
I should have used my time more affectively and also work at home in order to finish the game on time. The game is finished, but now Sploder refuses to save it right and claims that they are “Building game…”

SPECIFIC QUESTIONS:
* What was the level of difficulty? Was it too hard, too easy or just normal?
* Did you find the game captivating, or was totally boring and a waste of time?
* Out of a scaling on 1 to 5, how much would you rate my game?

Plan

• What will you do first? Why?
Ans: First, I will plan out everything I am to do from scratch. I will write down the story line, the elements I want to add into the game and other information on a separate word document and work with that. It will have the initial design ideas and all the step by step procedures needed to create the game. Then I will start producing the game, trying to stick to the idea written down.

• How will you insure that you complete the project on time?
Ans: I’ll work on the project everyday, even if just for a little bit time. Not slacking and waiting till the last minute, since I do that often, helps too.

• Who will test beta versions of your game?
Ans: My sister and a few of my friends will probably be the ones to test the beta version of my game. It will be their opinion that will change the overall final version of the game.

• Will you incorporate other people’s suggestions into your game’s design?
Ans: As much as I wish that I could put every single person’s idea into my game, it is not exactly possible to do so. I will, however, take their suggestions and probably change something that is close to what they have suggested into the game.

• How will you decide if you have created a good game or not?
Ans: Viewer opinions will be the main focus of game evaluation. Of course, the gamers will all have their individuals ideas and commentary, but, if altogether the greater percent of the viewer opinion is positive, then I can possibly be assured that the game I produces wasn’t totally a waste of time.

Design

• What type of game are you going to produce?
Ans: I’m going to produce a platform type game. It will be at a medium level of difficulty – not too hard, not too easy. There will be a lot of fighting, and lots of traps in which the character will try to be sucked into and defeated in.

• What will it look like?
Ans: My game will consist of different varying “levels”. “Ground” levels, “underground” levels and “sky” levels, to be precise. There shall be many traps and lots of enemies trying to stop the main character from reaching his destination and accomplishing his mission. There will be many power-ups at different portions, allowing the character to regain power by collecting them. Also, there will be different landmarks throughout the game

• How will the characters be controlled?
The “left” and “right” arrows on the arrow pad will be used to control the avatar/character in the game, while the “up” arrow button will allow it to jump. The “space bar” will allow the character to use the many weapons provided to destroy enemies and hazards, and the “C” button will be used to activate the provided jet packs.

• What will be the objective of the game?
Ans: The game is about how the character is seeing a vague world in his sleep. He is sure that he has seen this world somewhere before, but he can not recall where from. He soon finds out that he is not able to leave this world, and the only way for him to do so is to eliminate all the enemies and predators in this world, collect all the gems and safely reach the other end of this world. He has a long journey ahead of him, and it will not be safe.

• How are you going to make sure that the players like your game?
Ans: First I will play the game myself, and see if there’s anything that I think is terrible or bad, and then I’ll fix that part. I’ll get my friends and other classmates to check it and take their feedback and suggestions and ask them what they think of the game. I will also ask them to tell me what they thought was good and what they think that I could do better on.

• How long will you need to create it? Give a timeline for its completion.
Ans: The game will take about three to five days to finish, as it is slightly complex and filled with different elemental stages (water, fire, sky etc.). The game should be finished by the 8th of March at the most.

Investigate.

What? Online games…?
As our world turns more technological, our likes and dislikes also start taking a turn towards digital and technical amusement and pass-time activities. One of the most popular such technologies are computer/video games. They’re easy to access, free on the most part, and all you need is to have a good source of internet connection and – PRESTO!, you have your ultimate weapon of un-boredomness.

Online games are amazing to play, filled with amazing story-lines, ever-changing plots, cool characters and fun ideas (well, most of the time really). However, not all computer/video games are amazing and fun and great to play. A lot of them are, to be honest, dreadful and disputable.

There are many elements that make a game good, or bad.

Good, or bad?
Games are judged on several traits, such as the idea and main objective of the game, the difficulty level and complexity, the visual quality, the originality and overall enjoy-ability of the game.

I will be explaining each word up there in the section that follows:
Idea and Main Objective: Every game needs to have a plot and the plot has to progress and change throughout the game, even if it is changed just slightly. The main idea is what the player has to accomplish in the game – an example may be the game DX-Ball. In this game, the player has to maneuver the small bouncy ball and the slab that the ball bounces off on correctly in order to destroy all the bricks in the “wall” set up in each stage. As the character proceeds to each higher stage, the difficulty level gets higher and the “wall” pattern changes, turning more complex and hard to break.
For a game to be “good and enjoyable to play”, it should have a fun idea and purpose behind it, and the objective shouldn’t be too hard to gain.
Difficulty Level and Complexity: The difficulty of every game should not be at the extreme, but at the same time, they should never be too easy either. The difficulty puts on a challenge for the player and makes the game more fun to play (as there are significant amounts of “competition” going on between the player and the game). If the game is too hard and not easy to play, then the game will not be liked, but, then again, if the game is too easy, the player just looses interest in the game because it’s so easy.
Visual Quality: The latest graphical technology should be used for the game because the gamers always look after graphical richness at an extreme level.
Originality of Idea: If the idea of the game is stolen from another game, popular or not, then the player wouldn’t be that interested in playing the game as the player already knows what the game is about and doesn’t want to play a different game with the exactly same objective. So, this is why having an original idea for a game is the best way to go.

I’ve already discussed the qualities of any good game.

a) What makes a “good” game enjoyable to play?
Ans: A good game is one that is captivating and wants to make the player keep playing the game. It also has to have a good and fun objective behind it, and the difficulty is based well on each level of the game. The visual quality and original idea also makes the game fun, interesting and captivating. Also, in order for a game to be good, the rating should be give correctly.
b) What makes a “bad” game not enjoyable to play?
Ans: A game is defined as “bad” when it is not fun to play and very uninteresting to the player. Very weak plotline, amateur visuals, complicated applets (controls), inconsistent thrill acceleration – the all are some points that make a game not enjoyable to play.

The World's Lamest Jokes

(Videos Made Using: Xtranormal
Above Sign Made Using: Adobe Photoshop CS8)

Following is a TV Show created using Xtranormal. The show is titled “The World's Lamest Jokes”. This show, as the title should be able to reveal, is about a few (eight episode in total) embarrassing and lame jokes

First appearance of the host of the show, Chuckles The Funny Pig. Excuse her...gas problems please.

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/5985631
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/5986095
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6004749
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6008383
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6021807
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6021745
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6008539
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6008869
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6009205
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6013225
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6021941

Soundtrack of My Life

1) Imagine by John Lennon - John Lennon is one of the largest and most important figures in the history of music. This song is about how he wishes that the world would be a happier and better place to live for everyone. Where there would be no religion, no hell, heaven, countries, possessions, reasons to fight for, greed or hate. I love this song. It means so much to me. Many a days I find myself wondering why all we people give ourselves reasons to fight and hate each other. The reason that there is so much misunderstanding and conflicts around the world is because we think that we are so “different” from each other. We like to think ourselves superior – sometimes inferior, too. The world is never the perfect place to live on. There’s always some sort of problem. I wish that maybe Lennon’s song would come true. If only…
2) Schizophrenia by BrokeNCYDE - The reason I chose this song is because there have been a lot of people, in the past and present, who have started to grow a certain hatred towards me. I probably haven’t ever done anything to that person most of the time. They just start hating me for some queer reason – whether it be how I dress, how I act, my behavior, attitude etc. Tension stirs between both parties, and I feel rotten at that time. I keep thinking what I had done wrong, what I had done to deserve such treatment from those people. Most of the times, I can’t find answers. I’m finally through with people hating me without even knowing the real me, and this song describes, in a very artistic way, how I feel and what I want to say to them.
3) Somewhere I Belong by Linkin Park - This song related to me because, no matter where I am or in what situation, I always feel like I’m out of place, like there isn’t a place where I can fit in and be exactly who I want to be – me. It feels like, the main reason that I am this way is because of myself. It feels like I don’t fit in because I can’t be like all the others around me, even if I try. It’s kinda sad if you think about it. But, don’t think me as a very disturbed child or emo or depressed anything of such sort, because I’m not. If you know me, you’d know that I’m a very talkative and cheerful person. I like being happy and I don’t even try to act emo at all. Maybe it’s my eyeliner, or maybe it’s sometimes what I wear – but people seem to distinguish me from who I really am – a normal, fourteen year old teenage girl who goes to school and has a normal life.
I think I finally found company where I can express myself and just be myself. And that feels really good - like a great burden’s been lifted off my shoulder.
4) Don’t Forget by Drew Ryan Scott – I am most definitely not a person that can be easily forgotten; thrown away like a piece of used tissue. I’ve been told before that I’m “extremely friendly and easy to make friends with”, and I plan of keeping that up. Whenever I make friends, I make sure that I can plant a part of me into their memories forever. That way, even when we leave, or get into a bad relationship and decide to forget each other, that person won’t be able to forget me even as hard as he or she tries. They’ll always remember about the best things about me – they won’t be able to forget me. Don’t forget.
5) Look Away by Bobby Edner – “I can’t see past this blind-fold over my eyes and I – see little reason to remove my disguise cause’ I, am so afraid of what the people may think…” Sometimes, I end up forgetting who I am and try way too hard to “fit in” to whatever it is that people are so desperate to be a part of. I end up forgetting who I really am, acting like someone else. When this happens, I try my best to impress others – to be more like them. But, then, I finally realize that who I’m acting like is not the real me, so what’s the use in acting as someone who I’m not? Is there any use at all? I don’t want to be something I’m not. I want to be me, and I want people to be fine with just who I am. I have friends who know the real me, care about me, and now I don’t care what people say anymore. I’ll be who I am, because I know that I have people who will help me through all the way.
6) Fifteen by Nevershoutnever! –
“Just the other day she was a little girl, taking over the world,
With her smile.
But just the other day I saw that little girl
Taking a tongue down her throat
By a boy that didn't give a damn
That she was only fifteen
'Cause she was more than willing
To take a chance,
To find romance,
To grow up fast, but I-
Know she is so much better
Then to give it all away
To the first guy,
First try,
First lie,
First goodbye.”
This song doesn’t really relate to me, but I do know someone that can be portrayed perfectly by this song. She was very dear to me, and still is. I witnessed her heart being broken by “the love of her life”. When she first started seeing this boy, she was so happy. She believed that they were soul-mates, made just for each other. She was moving on too fast in this relationship - she was forgetting that she was only fifteen, and that she had a whole life to lead before her. I tried bringing some sense into her, but she refused to listen. She was so happy, and, seeing her happy made me happy too. But I knew that the day would have to come soon - the day when she would find out what her “soul-mate” was really like. A cheater, a scoundrel. We never did see it coming. I know that she hasn’t gotten over this, and probably never will. He was her first love. But, still, she has moved on now. She has a new boyfriend, and she’s taking her time with him. After all, she is only fifteen.
7) Dead and Gone (Remix) by Travis Garland – ”Do you remember, when you told me that, I’d never be good enough for anyone? That I wasn’t worth your time, your energy?” I’m pretty sure everyone in their life has felt lousy and useless at least once in their lives. I’m positive. No one is perfect and never will be. Then why are there people who constantly try to take control of you and tell you how to lead your life, try to turn you into someone you are not? Why must people strive so much to be what they consider perfect? Also, why must they inflict their thoughts about perfection upon those who do not want anything to do with it, but can only listen on helplessly? What is the use?
Why would someone try so hard to turn me into somthing I’m not? Tease me, humiliate me, take advantage of me – all because you think I am not perfect.
But you know what? I hardly care anymore. I don’t care what you say about me, how you feel about me.
“So, you can love me for who I am, or hate me for who you think I am – but the old me’s dead and gone, I’m movin’ on now.”
8) In My Life by Thomas Fiss - This song has specific meaning in my life. The lines “There are places I remember, all my life, though some have changed, some forever not for better – and some remain. All these memories of the moments, with lovers and friends, I still recall. And I know I’ll often sob and think about them in my life - I loved them all” mean a lot to me. Indeed, there have been many monumental places and people in my life. Many of them have passed away, and many still remain. No matter what, I will always remember them and love them and cherish the memories I have with them. They will forever remain in my heart.
9) Know Your Enemy by Green Day - To different individuals, this songs has different meanings. To some, this song talks about the government and politics being the enemy, to other this song speaks to them about the war in Iraq, and then, to some, this song means nothing. To me, this song makes me think about the company I keep around me. How do I know who are my friends, and who are my enemies? How can I be sure that maybe one of these people aren’t actually not who I think they are? I’m not paranoid, and I love my friends. I know who is like what, and I believe that none of them would ever be my enemy. But, you still never know…
10) Everything’s Gonna Be Okay by Brittani Louise Taylor – There are times when I start to feel sorry about myself and not feel fulfilled by all that life has given me. I am upset, stressed. I start to want more – I am not satisfied with what I have. I start to forget about all of the less fortunate people out there. This song reminds me that there are many, many people out there who live in bad worse conditions and have many other problems. This song reminds me that I am lucky not to be a homeless person, with scarcity of food; or to have my parents divorced. Divorce has a very negative impact on every child’s life. This song also makes me grateful for the fact that I have a good life without problems that many teens face. I have not to deal with pregnancy, drinking problems, divorce, emotional-stress, money problems or anything of such sort.

Styl-O Hair Gel!

Commercial advertising Styl-O Hairgel!

There is one main speaker, and four different other speakers.

Enjoy.

PS, The last line says "Even Travis Garland uses it!" Hahahahaha...no. Not really. :(

Interview With...

Interview with Hazel McPhillips, the fictional, and annoying starlet who fails at everything.

The normal voice is Pro's, the manly voice for one line is the operator's and the small, baby-ish voice is Hazel McPhillps'.

ENJOY! :D

Computer Schematic - Redone

1) The Graphic User Interface (GUI) is connected to another electrical outlet through this port.

2) This jack enables audio to be sent between the monitor and the Central Processing Unit.

3) This is the port to where a plug is connected for the sole purpose of being able to view desired information on the screen. Without it, we would just be staring at a black screen.

4) These are four Universal Serial Bus (USB) slots. These slots are mostly used for connecting flash drives, extra hard-drives, and other sorts of removable disk.

5) This is the counterpart of the VGA input cable. This connects the monitor and computer proper.

6) This cable is the internet connection. It allows the user sitting at the computer to access the World Wide Web through the internet viewing file know as Internet Explorer (or Mozilla Firefox or Chrome).

7) The other end of the power cord connected to this slot is then connected to the electrical socket. The electrical socket provides electrical power for the computer to run, and this cord is the main power cable plug-in.

8) These are the electrical sockets. This is where the electrical plug/plugs are connected so that the computer system has an electrical source and can function properly.

9) This jack is responsible for the transmission of outgoing audio information.

10) The “Audio in” jack connects to this slot, allowing us audio functions.

11) This is the sot where a microphone is connected, to allow recording and direct use of the microphone in various ways.

Photoshop - Kevin McHale Blend

Center Picture of Kevin McHale
Left Picture of Kevin McHale
Right Picture of Kevin McHale

Ps, I've realized that the picture doesn't enlarge. So, here's a larger version of the image: Larger Image

The Jargon

The Jargon (:

More files, yes!

More files for you, Mr. Parago :)

File Extensions

This is my file extension project.
Enjoy (;

ICT Photostory - October 5th

1) This picture was taken probably when my younger sister, Mahi, was ten or eleven months old. The kid who looks kind of like a boy is actually me. I had a really short hair cut then. Anyway, this picture is important to me because it’s one of the oldest memories of my life. I love my younger sister so much. We’d always play together, and I really don’t know what I’d do without her.


2) This picture was taken in kindergarten, when I was about five years old. I used to go to Dalhousie Elementary, and that was a great start to school for me (even though I moved and didn’t go to grade one and two in Canada). I remember all my friends, and a lot of them actually come to Acadia today. So, obviously, this picture means a lot to me.


3) When I was younger, I really liked playing and I was very…imaginative. I would take all my toys and dress up in my best clothes and sit down on my very large green sofa, and act like it was my traveling vehicle and I was the traveler. Sometimes, I’d take the sofa to be a boat, sometimes a plane, sometimes a car – sometimes it was even a skateboard. I was like a mother to all my toys (in the pictures). And this picture is just proof, that I didn't find Barney terrifying all the time.


4) This is a picture from my last year’s band performance. I’m the girl in the middle, and, as I’m sure you’ve all noticed by now, I used to play the flute. The boy and the girl on either side of me were also flute players. I remember we played two advanced pieces that they don’t teach you until grade 12. This picture is really important to me, as that was my second year taking band and this concert was a very big thing for me. I remember how nervous I as at first. But when we started playing, everything just worked out great.


5) So, you might be wondering why this picture would even be important to me? Well, it’s really important to me because I MADE MY VERY OWN JEWELERY, which is like a really big thing for me because I’m physically incapable of using my hands for anything creative. But, I did it! And, I was quite proud of my final product. Never thought I had it in me! And, honestly, I actually liked my necklace, two bracelets and six pair of ear-rings I made (even though I don't really wear that much jewelery).


6) This picture was taken when I was seven, and it was at my cousin’s marriage ceremony. Since I’m from Bangladesh, our marital rituals are waaaaaaaay different than those in Canada. And, this picture’s really important to me, because this was the first marriage I’d ever been to. And my cousin who was getting married was a very favorite and close cousin of mine. So, I’ll probably remember this day for the rest of my life.


7) This picture was taken this year, and as I think you can tell, I was extremelyyyyyyyyyy sleepy. I can be such a lazy person, it’s not even funny. I tend to procrastinate WAY too much. This was one of those days, where I was punishing myself for being such a procrastinator and forcing myself to do one extra chapter in my math textbook. Aaah, brings back memories. Not fun ones though.


8) This is a picture with one of my really close friends. We’ve known each other since when I was six. She’s also from Bangladesh, and we became friends almost instantly. Over all these years, even when I went back to Bangladesh, we remained really close friends. We used to go to the same school together too…until this year when I moved closer to Acadia. Anyway, this picture is really important to me, because 1) it reminds me about her and 2) Sarinah (that's her name) hates taking pictures and this is one of her very few photos that I actually have.


9) I took this picture at my old school’s soccer field. I was trying to look “gangsta”, but, obviously, that didn’t work out so great. I was fooling around with this new camera that my dad bought for himself personally. This picture just reminds me about the fun times I had with my old friends. So, obviously, it’s really important to me, and it deserves to be put on this collage-thing. (=D)


10) This last one isn’t technically a “photo”. It’s more of a Photoshop graphic that I made. Why is this important to me, you ask? Because, this is the copyright sign that I put on some of my graphic creations and PNGs for my website (so that people can’t steal them and claim them to be their own). My website is a design/tutorial/graphic website for website designers. I’ve been working with Photoshop for about three years now, and I’ve turned better at it than I was at first. So, this is definitely really important to me. It helps me see how far I've come at designing.