Elizabeth Hegarty

Hi Guys, Welcome back to my blog. Today I have been learning more about Unity and making game objects. Today we learnt how to create a working clock which is pretty cool as I've never created anything like this anymore.  I found the instructions so much better this week as personally for me I find it easier to read what I have to do rather then listen to someone, I think that's why I had such a problem with the last tutorial.  I did however run into a bit of difficulty today as my script would not run for me. As you can see below in my screenshots I had the right code and was following the instructions. (Screenshots of my unity)  What I have learnt from today's tutitoral is that I am getting better at unity. Not complete miracles but I will get there at my own speed and I am happy with my progress. Speak soon. -EH

Hi Guys,  Welcome back to my blog! Today I will be talking about MDA.  What is MDA you ask? Well I hadn't a clue before doing today's reading which I found very interesting. I found this weeks reading very hard to get stuck into as it was a video but in the end I got there! M= Mechanics D= Dynamics  A= Aesthetics Mechanics are the rules of video games. Every single video game ever made has to have rules as that is what makes a game operate and function properly.  Dynamics is how the rules come into motion when you are playing the game.  Aesthetics is a very very important part of a game. These are not visual elements but they are about the players experience such as is the game "fun, boring, interesting" etc.  In this article they talk about what is "fun". When I think of something "fun" I think about laughter, being happy, being active but from this reading I've learnt there is so many different types of ...