S-Stem Scholar Monica Sanchez's Blog

During this weeks lab hours, I was able to complete the home screen for my app. I used images found off of google image to substitute for images I will have to draw myself in the future. Since I am only making the app for myself right now, the copyrighted images will stay for the time being. I learned a lot about XML coding which is used by Android Studio. I had to translate the image for the button to get it at the right spot. Right now I am still in the process of making the button redirect to a new screen. I want to be able to learn more about the game aspect of programming. I am thinking I will need to start very simple with my game since I am a beginner. Maybe a card game or checkers to start with while I learn the basics.

My name is Monica Sanchez and I am a computer science major at GCC. For my project, I have decided to code a small game to improve my coding skills and help me become more comfortable with coding in general. This week I started my research on game development. I learned that most games are coded in C++, but since I am a beginner with coding and I only know basic Java, I decided to focus my research on 2D game development with Java. I found various tutorials that teach basic movements and creating a basic layout. I also learned that Android has an IDE called Android Studio that helps create android apps. I feel that as a beginner my best plan would be to use Android Studio and the various tutorials they have to create my first app. Over the weeks, I will add different aspects that I learn in the tutorials to my app. This week, I went over the basic tutorials to become more comfortable with Android Studio and create a simple layout and home screen. I originally wanted to create a game wi...