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| - | ======The Reality of Making | + | ======The Reality of Making |
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| * A plan: what are you making? | * A plan: what are you making? | ||
| * is it feasible? | * is it feasible? | ||
| - | * are you sure? | + | * are you sure? Especially if you've never done it before. |
| ====A particular set of skills==== | ====A particular set of skills==== | ||
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| * This semester, I chose (well, I asked, the class enthusiastically agreed) to explore the 1980's Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), where the aim was to create games (ROMs) as a demonstration of concepts learned and efforts expended. | * This semester, I chose (well, I asked, the class enthusiastically agreed) to explore the 1980's Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), where the aim was to create games (ROMs) as a demonstration of concepts learned and efforts expended. | ||
| * We weren' | * We weren' | ||
| - | * https:// | + | * https:// |
| + | * https:// | ||
| * There are other efforts underway as well: | * There are other efforts underway as well: | ||
| * https:// | * https:// | ||
| * And in my Spring 2019 Systems Programming class, we also explored applying concepts through games (using SDL): | * And in my Spring 2019 Systems Programming class, we also explored applying concepts through games (using SDL): | ||
| * https:// | * https:// | ||
| - | * want to see them in action? | ||
| ====HOW do I start?==== | ====HOW do I start?==== | ||
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| ====Want a taste?==== | ====Want a taste?==== | ||
| - | * Let us explore some basic concepts of programming: | + | * Let us explore some basic concepts of problem solving: |
| + | * Logic Puzzles are very useful in cultivating these abilities. A beneficial class activity I utilize is [[/ | ||
| + | * And also programming: | ||
| * https:// | * https:// | ||
| ====Questions? | ====Questions? | ||
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| + | =====Resources===== | ||
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| + | * Want to play the NES ROMs on your own system? You can download them [[https:// | ||
| + | * [[http:// | ||
| + | * [[http:// | ||
| + | * [[http:// | ||
| + | * [[http:// | ||
| + | * Send them an e-mail with questions or compliment them on their efforts. | ||
| + | * Want to play but cannot install an NES emulator on your computer? Try [[https:// | ||
| + | * Want more letter division puzzles? My growing collection can be found [[https:// | ||
| + | * very much a work in progress, reorganizations may happen over time | ||
| + | * various categories of difficulty: | ||
| + | * easy - basic level letter divisions | ||
| + | * med - medium level letter divisions | ||
| + | * hard - challenging letter divisions (requiring more indirection) | ||
| + | * bases - letter divisions of all difficulties encoded in number bases OTHER than base 10 | ||
| + | * superhard - puzzles I haven' | ||
| + | * todo.tmp - puzzles I have generated but haven' | ||
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