Pieces of 8 and more

Before I get into what I did in Edtech 564 this week, I want to share an update with what I did last week. It bothered me that my app didn't center when opened. It only seemed to center once gameplay was initiated. I fixed that by setting the screen as responsive rather than "fixed". I also did not like that my sounds overlapped (and neither did my professor). On my app this week, I was able to avoid that. Applying what I learned this week to what I did last week, I was able to update my Ping Pong Pong app and not it is kind of cute so I am sharing the update in case anyone wants to play

This week our goal was to make a Magic 8 Ball. My favorite Magic 8 Ball is the one I keep in my office. It is something I got in a Happy Meal back when the movie Pirates of the Caribbean was released.

It reminds me of the pirate jargon, "pieces of eight", from the Spanish "Peso de Ocho", referring to the Spanish dollar which according to Wikipedia, "is a silver coin...worth eight Spanish reales." So I designed my Magic 8 Ball to resemble a pirate skull and use pirate language.

  You can download it and try it out by scanning this QR code with your Android Device.

I am baffled as to why I enjoy designing these games. I am not a big gamer IRL. I take little enjoyment out of playing board games or cards. When my kids beg me, maybe I'll play a little rummy cube or Mormon Rook. I find it exhausts me to play a video game on my own. I takes so much concentration to block out everything else I could be doing.

I must admit, however, I love creating.