Ethan Pilot

Overview

Projects

• PHP - Learn PHP to a basic proficiency and maybe some MySQL
• SDL - learn the cross platform cpp api as well as re-learn cpp as it was all long forgotten

References

• http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp
• http://lazyfoo.net/SDL_tutorials/index.php
• http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/

Testing Sites for PHP

• working through the tutorials on w3
  • http://sandzone.co.cc/AT/test.php
  • http://sandzone.co.cc/AT/test2.php
  • http://sandzone.co.cc/AT/test3.php
• dynamic css
  • http://sandzone.co.cc/AT/dyncss.php
• login page
  • http://sandzone.co.cc/AT/login.php
  • username is username password is password
• CMS
  • http://sandzone.co.cc/AT/CMS/ => All fixed now
  • username is username password is password

First Quarter

By-Date Goals

9/17

• Install ftp client and prep webhost with directory ✓
  

9/21

• Complete PHP basic on w3 ✓
  

9/23

• Dynamic Stylesheet project with php ✓
  
• Basic login page ✓
  

10/1

• Complete PHP advanced ✓
  

10/5

• "frames" without frames in php ✓
• Research/Pick More advanced PHP project using things from PHP advanced ✓
  
  • I chose CMS
    

10/22

• Complete the project
  
  • basic working order ✓
  • have content page use same layout/stylesheet as index ✓
  • better overall styling ✓

10/26

• Choose IDE for cpp and install it ✓
  • Code::Blocks
  • Netbeans ✓
  • KDevelop
  • Anjuta
• Choose CPP book or online tutorial [1] ✓

11/1

• Start relearning some CPP ✓

Second Quarter

Goals

• Complete C++ Tutorial on cplusplus.com ✓
• Get SDL installed and configured for netbeans ✓
• Start working though SDL tutorials on lazyfoo
• Migrate to Linux Mint install on flashdrive ✓
  • install mint ✓
  • install libraries and such ✓
  • install codeblocks ✓
    • this was chosen due to space constraints, as netbeans is huge and has more dependencies
• apply skills with small projects
  • bouncing ball ✓
  • pong ✓

Screenshot of the completed pong game

• Skill Prerequisites before void can be totally finished
  • basic SDL ✓
  • mouse tracking ✓
  • fonts with ints and stuff ✓
  • keystates ✓
  • sound playing
  • framerate tracking/limiting ✓
  • timing and timers ✓
• install Mercurial for easier working on of project at different locations as well as management of code ✓
• replicate and report gasp bug on launchpad ✓

Third Quarter

Goals

• migrate to OSX ✓
  • find/switch to new IDE (Xcode) ✓
  • Install mercurial, modify repo accordingly ✓
  • Install SDL, other libraries ✓
  • Become acclimated to new environment ✓
• work on void, refer to Void Progress Monitor
  • all goals in void progress monitor took place in the 3rd quarter unless otherwise noted

Fourth Quarter

Goals

• Continue working on void
• maybe a java review

Void Progress Monitor

Repository is at https://bitbucket.org/UrbanAlloy/void

Third Quarter Progress

• Basic gamestate manager ✓
• Ship that moves, bound inside of window ✓
• Scrolling background ✓
• FPS limited at 60 FPS ✓
• shooting alternating from side to side with adjustable speed ✓
• randomly placed enemies with random speeds ✓
• collision detection ✓
• fixed transparency ✓
• implemented score counting + drawing ✓
• health bar ✓
• collisions of aliens with your ships ✓
• sprite sheets ✓
• enemies return fire ✓
• bitmap font used for drawing score ✓
• particle engine ✓

Fourth Quarter Progress

• highscore list with external file I/O ✓
• upgraded particle engine with more configuration options ✓
• upgrades and health packs ✓
• menu with play/quit and mouseover detection ✓
• improved HUD ✓
• pause/resume ✓
• real explosions for enemies ✓
• Fullscreening ✓
• Explosion sounds ✓
• Shields ✓
• Music and sound effects ✓
• second enemy type ✓

Todo

• bosses/levels
• background things (planets, nebulae, etc)
• different types of particle effects
• ingame menu

Void Image Gallery

Void as of 1/13

Void as of 2/17

Void as of 3/5

Void as of 3/14

Void as of 3/27

Void as of 4/1