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Programming Games Using Visual Basic

Programming Games Using Visual Basic. IS660Z Graduate Elective for IS Majors Lecture 1 – 6/2/2004. Agenda. Introductions Origin of Text Software Class structure – part online & part face to face Blackboard Introduction to VB VB exercise Overview of first two projects. Introductions.

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Programming Games Using Visual Basic

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  1. Programming Games Using Visual Basic IS660Z Graduate Elective for IS Majors Lecture 1 – 6/2/2004

  2. Agenda • Introductions • Origin of Text • Software • Class structure – part online & part face to face • Blackboard • Introduction to VB • VB exercise • Overview of first two projects

  3. Introductions • Catherine Dwyer, Lecturer, IS Dept • At Pace: Specialist in programming languages – this year taught Java, C++, and VB, working on JavaScript • Enrolled in PhD in IS program at NJIT • Prior Experience: Programmer/Analyst at NYC investment bank, Technology Coordinator at Graphics Design Firm • Co-author of the text • Two daughters, 12th and 6th grade, husband journalist with The New York Times • Hobbies: reading, bike riding, swimming, cooking • You?

  4. Origin of Text • Friend suggested we write VB book together • She had taught herself VB by programming minesweeper • What is needed to teach programming? • Challenging and interesting topics • Accessible language and development environment

  5. VB and Games • After three years of writing, rewriting, testing, piloting, and revising, our text was published by Course Technology (April 2001) • Programming Games with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0

  6. Software • Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 • MSDNAA subscription http://csis.pace.edu/support/msdnaa/ • Academic computing has software in lab • Student files for Games text • Image files, exe files for each chapter • http://www.course.com/ • WinZip • All projects must be zipped and submitted to digital drop box • PaintShop Pro • Optional paint program for enhancing your games

  7. Course Structure • Part in person meetings • 4 required face to face meetings • Part online via Blackboard • online “midterm” and in class “final” • Assignment descriptions • PowerPoint presentations • Links to tutorials • Discussion Board • Digital Drop Box

  8. Grading • 4 games projects 60 pts • Online quiz, in class final 20 pts • Discussion board 20 pts • Grading rubrics (Blackboard)

  9. Pace resources for online learning • Online orientation – available under “My Organizations” • Orientation provides overview of Blackboard and introduction to online learning • Other info at online.pace.edu

  10. Blackboard • Online portion delivered via web with Blackboard • Sign on, take anonymous survey, look over each section • http://blackboard.pace.edu/

  11. Introduction to VB • Popular application development environment • Simplified syntax, programming and data type constructs • Used commercially for fast development of GUI/windows applications

  12. Intro – cont. • Overview of desktop • Managing VB windows • Resizing, appear and disappear • Design phase vs. Execution/run-time phase • Fundamental concepts: • Events, Controls, statements, variables

  13. Simple VB Exercise • Introduce two common control objects, labels and command buttons • two common events - form_load and click event

  14. Intro VB Exercise • Exercise for coding events • Saving VB project - 2 step process • zipping files • practice using the digital drop box

  15. Common VB File Extensions • .frm Form file • .frx Binary form file • .res Resource file • .vbp VB project file • .vbw VB project workspace file

  16. Second VB Exercise • Coin flip • go to http://csis.pace.edu/~dwyer to download self extracting zip file with image files

  17. Overview of First Assignments • Project 1: either Mix and Match Cartoons (ch. 2) or Chance (ch. 3) due Sat. 6/5 @ 11:59 pm • Both need control arrays • Project 2: either Hangman (ch. 4) or Memory (ch. 5) • Each student will present next required class (6/9) - bring both project 1 & project 2

  18. First Projects • Mix and Match – simple logic, lots of possibilities for creative enhancements • Chance – more complicated logic, requires you to implement the rules of chance, which vary depending on first throw or second throw

  19. Download Games • (if time) download working versions of games and try them out • go to course.com, search on dwyer, also in Blackboard • download and unzip • execute games

  20. This week • Start posting to blackboard ( 2 min by Sunday night) • Project one due Sat. night • Project two presented next Wed. • See you online !

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