Lauren's Blog

Unity Free Tutorials Hey! Welcome back to my blog. In this blog I will be explaining what tutorials helped me add certain elements to my game. The first video I watched was " Unity - How to jump " by Waldo. I chose this video because I want to add variety to my avatar's abilities. At the moment it is difficult for my avatar to jump from one platform to the other without falling. So I aimed to make t=it easier for the player by using what I learned from this tutorial. I created new private references within the #C Script to do this. By changing the integer I was able to make a double jump. I changed the characters vertical velocity while maintaining the horizontal velocity. I still find C# Script really difficult but this tutorial was really helpful and I was able to copy it straight from his script. Image 1:  https://mountain.burnabyschools.ca/blog/2019/04/03/tutorial-sign-up-for-grade-8-9-students/ The second video I watched was "How to make a Health B...

Game Stories Hey and welcome back to my blog! Today I will be writing a blog on a reading I went through. This week's readings were based around game stories. The first reading was "Into the Woods: A Practical Guide to the Hero's Journey" by Bob Bates. In this article, Bob explains that the Hero's Journey in a game is important because myths are important. Myths give people something to believe in. Myths give us a sense of identity as well as a sense of community. Myths are what we rely on to ease the fear of the unknown when we think about life and death. To write game stories, we need to understand how myths are put together and communicated. And that is why the hero's journey is important. A hero's journey includes multiple elements. The main elements are; Establishing the hero's world The call to adventure Entering the mythological woods Trail of trials Encountering the evil one Gaining the hero's prize Returning that prize to...