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Unity Tutorial 4

Image: Unity Prototype 2 What I learned from this tutorial was how to collide objects on Unity into other objects, so in this case the obstacle (the pizza) erased the other obstacles (the animals), also how to randomly spawn the animals at different intervals and positions and lastly triggering a "Game Over" message .  What I enjoyed most about this was the creating the script  "DetectCollisions" which allowed me to add the destroy feature which actually helps it feel like a video game. Challenge 2  For this part of the tutorials I had to design a short game of "Fetch with a dog" and the name of this task "Challenge" lives up to it's name; the fixing of the c# script was really difficult. My main problem in this was the script of "SpawnManager" where I had to spawn the balls at different times and what I had an issue with for most of this task was actually getting them to spawn. I went over the last tutorial I did and found out I w

Tech Task : Template and Profile Change

  One thing I changed on my blog was the template, I kept with the standard "Contempo" theme for the majority of the tasks but decided to give a more aesthetic look for people who are giving their time to look at my blog and I decided to make it more welcoming and formal. I choose to go with the "Notable Dracula" theme as the black and orange looked very well together also the layout of the blog after I was customizing it came out really well . My favorite new feature is the menu which is now located on the side. I added a new photo too, which shows my face now rather than the blanked out profile picture which isn't professional looking.

Tech Tip: Twitter Widget

  On my blog I recently added my twitter page that contains information about Multimedia. I thought it would be an amazing feature to add into my blog as the people who come to my blog would also see my twitter page where I upload any interesting articles towards multimedia which would then encourage them to come back and to also follow my twitter page and if possible they would "retweet" the article I posted. This will greatly expand my page to any other interested people who want to know more about the art or industry of multimedia. I do follow other people in my course who have different opinions than I would so this gives viewers a chance to look at other content.

Game Design

Firstly, What is a game? A game is designed to create entertainment, relaxation and in a way let the player or players enjoy a place where they can be something else but to also have fun. Before going into the process of a game you first have to understand "what is a game?". Games were first just a wooden board "chess,poker,checkers" etc. or just using your imagination to create entertainment for yourself or others. Now that technology was brought in consoles" Playstation and X-Box" etc.                           How gaming started off                                                              How it is played now Brainstorming and planning What will be the name of my game? What will be the sole objective? What genre will it be? How will I create the world and levels in which the game revolves around? What will be my characters? Who will be the main villain? These are the questions that should be asked before designing a game.  The pre plan is where your

Growth Mindset College Students

A person with a growth mindset is someone who can learn from they're mistakes, who promises to do better next time , who says they can improve their work even better. A person with a fixed mindset is someone who does lose hope and gives up after feedback or a low grade, who believes they can't do any better and that the subject is too hard. Yoda's motivation (Empire Strikes Back) 1980   One thing that stands out for me in college is not the work itself but having the proper mindset that is required to survive yes I mean survive in college. I know that is a harsh and negative word to use but one thing we have been taught our whole lives in school and outside is to not worry or be stressed out. One factor I'd like to point out is feedback ; "the truth hurts" and that saying is 100% correct, the work you put in will always be judged in a way you wont't like whether it is to help improve your work or belittle it.  In Carol Dweck's TED talk , she goes ov

Introduction

My name is Aaron Mulholland, I am 19 years old and I'm in my second year of college in TU Dublin doing Creative Digital Media. The module in which I'm doing this blog is for Multimedia Development 1 and I hope to pass this.... hopefully XD.  Before heading into TU Dublin I first went to a PLC in Dunboyne and did the exact same course I'm doing now; after completing my year there I decided I wanted to take a career in the art of designing on computers as I heard many positives about this chosen career especially in the money ! Technological University Dublin (TUD) logo   The hardest part of my first year occurred during the Lockdown during the early stages of Covid-19 when I was in my second semester. It was a tough time for work and trying to work at home and online with limited resources such as cameras, adobe software and the Mac's that the college provided which was where I did most of my work for the modules and to move from that to my Windows laptop was very diffi

My Favorite Game

Main logo for Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019) My Favorite Game that I have ever played since owning a console was Red Dead Redemption 2. This ought to be the best game of the decade and was also voted as the number 1 game of 2019 and has been labeled the best video game of  ALL TIME ! The game was able for all gaming consoles Xbox and PS4 and later came out on PC with a higher FPS and better graphics then the consoles a month later. Although the game itself was popular; many found the game demeaning, sexist and even racist at times but the game was set in the late 19th century where there was many of these acts committed. I guess the company that made the game "Rockstar Games" just wanted to capture what it was like to live during the golden age and end of gunslingers and law-breakers.  You play as Arthur Morgan, a old gunslinger along with his gang of criminals who are running away from the federal police who are keen on killing him and his crew and finally ending the age of g