Monday, June 8, 2020

MakeCode for Minecraft Education - Activity 2

Megajump
This tutorial went well. I did all of the instructions, then decided that I didn't want to die every time, so I added more code. It worked.

Flower Trail
This tutorial also went well. The bouquets of flowers that I created were beautiful, but soon there were too many. I added a command to spawn sheep, so they could eat the flowers.

Super Powers
This tutorial did NOT go well. I was typing far too quickly and made many spelling mistakes. Eventually, I rewrote the whole code, and it worked. Exhaustion was set upon me so great, however, that I could see no improvements to be made.

Friday, June 5, 2020

Makecode for Minecraft Education - Activity 1

I added comments in the slideshow, but I will also talk here. I originally set up a system for wolves and ocelots to fight, but after that... Well, you'll see. I had to restructure a lot of the code many times, and Minecraft Education's code system is odd. An If-Else gate will get stuck on the second 'If', making I-Else gates un-usable. Still, for what my arena can do, I am satisfied.

Saturday, May 23, 2020

Minecraft Progress Week 4/5

These 2 weeks, I finished the house and the surrounding property. Once again, the most difficult part was finding correctly angled images, but eventually, I found the images I needed. I didn't manage to get an update out last week, so this week's update includes both. This week I will compile my screenshots and create the annotated slideshow.

Saturday, May 9, 2020

Minecraft Week 3 Progress

This week, I managed to build reach the top level of the main building. Once again, my biggest challenges have been finding pictures angled in the right part of the building. Cross-referencing different pictures have allowed me to get a good idea of how the house is, but I have often had to make adjustments.

Monday, May 4, 2020

Minecraft Week 2 Progress

This week, I began to add more floors and structure to the building. Again, the most difficult part is finding good images; often if the image views the part of the house I need, its angles are deceptive. This has caused me to have to extend a large portion of what I build. 

Monday, April 27, 2020

Minecraft Week 1 Progress

So far, I have created the water run-off and the beginnings of the building. I like the challenge of structuring the landscape to fit the house, and so far my biggest challenge is to find online pictures that have the angles I need to properly build the house.