Peggasus988’s Weblog

Well if I know you, you would of most likely seen me going on about how annoying a program called Director is. In actual truth programs like Director and its arch nemesis Flash are actually quite amazing in terms of what one can do if they are of the creative mind or indeed demented. All jokes aside however I have been finding Director rather difficult for some time now but some how managing to get along. This all started when we met a rather weird looking man with a bald head, I personally likened him to Kryten of Red Dwarf which didn’t seem to go down that well however he seemed to find it funny at the same time. He suggested that he could show us a great program that wasn’t outdated by a similar program called Flash (lies lies from tiny eyes) however the fools me and my classmates were led us to believe him.

As the weeks went by I persisted to learn this program under extreme skepticism, I mean what the hell is a sprite anyway apart from some sort of woodland fairy. I made my first game(this is one of the many things one can do in Director)”Panic” It was a technically poor game however it did seem to hold some sort of fun aspect among my friends. And then it hit me, I was actually enjoying myself so I decided to make another game………………………………………………………………………………

I can now see how stupid of an idea that was, good games could take ages to make, but I didn’t care, I was going to do it. I decided to base the game on a poem of mine “Falling Leaves, Winters Spirit, Spring will come” This is one of my favorite poems based on a concept of life, your never to late to change, the choices are there. I wanted a gritty darkish sort of game as well so I immediately began to draw out rather weird looking characters. At this point ever thing was fine, I was enjoying the project and I didn’t really have a care in the world. I had forgotten about the issue of the code. once I had made all my images I remembered…however I was not to be stopped, so in earnest I proceeded. Many days into weeks passed and I struggled with the code, somehow doing what needed to be done to make it work. until, to cut an intensively long story short I had done it. My very own game was done and this time it was borderline good, I couldn’t believe it, it was the happiest day of my life, everyone was cheering CHRIS CHRIS CHRIS… then I woke up. all I could see was my girlfriend… “Chris its the hand in day for the director project, get up” I contemplated it, I honestly did however I rolled over and went back to sleep.

Okay so the reality at the moment is that the director project has finished and if I’m honest I think I have done rather well, I think Anthony was impressed with what I managed to do in the space of time I was given, so generally I am not worried about weather I passed or not but more wondering what mark I am going to get for the project. I hope its the highest mark I get so far, my current highest is 64 (highest generally seem to be 70) so I guess I well just have to wait and see.