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Things get more complicated when we're about to create a game because it consist of so many different types of codes! In this memory game project, we were able to practice the coding skills we've learned-- with a few extra such as using the "function" or "more blocks," and creating "sequences." The given tutorial also doesn't explain all the steps that it requires you to do, therefore you'll learn to think of which codes you're supposed to use and how to arrange the blocks. We used more than 2 variables in the game, and the function block simplifies the length of the code so that you won't have to repeat the whole set of codes again. Click here to play Penguin Memory Game. ![]()
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The Multiverse Theory, also commonly known as parallel universe, is a concept that alternate reality exists. Aristotle thought that this idea "would be an absurdity." But during medieval time, al-Ghazali in the East and John Duns Scotus in the West have already started wondering "whether God had created the best of all possible worlds – and thus acknowledging that He could have created others." (PhilosophyNow). Although philosophers questioned multiverse, they didn't really believe that one would exist because, for example, Leibniz thought that "even an omnipotent God would not be able to actualise contradictions [of the system of physical laws.]" What Grosseteste, a philosopher (1175-1253) wrote in De Luce is similar to the big bang theory (space.com). Recently, scientists have discovered exoplanet in the Trappist-1 system which is 40 light years away in the constellation Aquarius (contain "Earth sized worlds"). There is a possibility that each 7 planets is able to host life. Three of the planets (1E, 1F, 1G) may have water and therefore may be able to support life. (The Guardian). I believe that as science and technology improve each year and scientists make new discoveries, there is a possibility that in the future we might be able to discover a habitable planet which is similar to Earth. I think the universe is too big for us to just conclude that there is no probability for something specific to not exist. Research the following 5 concepts and explain the main argument that is proposed: 1. Upanishads, according to Ancient History Encyclopedia, are "are a collection of texts of religious and philosophical nature, written in India probably between c. 800 BCE and c. 500 BCE, during a time when Indian society started to question the traditional Vedic religious order." Upanishad means "sitting down near" and represent experiences of many men and women. upa = near shad = to sit It contains important topics on Indian philosophy which includes the following principles: karma, dharma, and moksha; forming metaphysical theme. Their concepts include: - Reincarnation: after we die, our soul is reborn into another body. - Karma: "action"; there are consequences for good and bad actions - Dharma: "the right duty"; everyone have a specific set of responsibility. - Moksha: "liberation"; seeking permanent peace or freedom from suffering. 2. Marx Appeal, or Marxism is based on political and economical theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. According to AllAboutPhilosophy.org, "Marxism is the system of socialism of which the dominant feature is public ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange." Religion is the response to pain and being alive. "Marxist philosophy holds that the matter we see in nature is all that exists. This materialistic interpretation of the world is an essential ingredient of Marxist thought." (AllAbout). - Marxist deny the supernatural - Nothing can count as knowledge unless they can be tested (scientifically related) - All change is merely transitory 3. Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche (1844—1900) was a German philosopher who "foresaw the dissolution of traditional religion and metaphysics."(IEP). - Human craft their own identity through self-realization - Death of God - Eternal recurrence: all existence including the universe, as well as energy, have been recurring and will continue to recur. - All actions can be interpreted as manifestations of will to power/ a world whose essence is will to power 4. Hume's criticism of Miracles According to Hume, miracles are the same thing as unexpected events. Miracle is... 1. an event that has religious significance 2. an event caused by God 3. an event that violates law of nature http://documents.routledge-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/9781138793934/A2/Hume/HumeMiracles.pdf Hume argues that it is not reasonable to believe that a miracle has occurred. 1. there is no miracle attested to by people of good sense, education, integrity, and reputation, where the miracle is witnessed by many such people (the attributes listed describe people we can trust not to be easily fooled and to tell the truth without exaggerating) 2. human nature enjoys surprise and wonder, which gives us a tendency to believe unusual things when the belief isn’t justified 3. tales of miracles are common among ignorant peoples, and diminish in civilization; and the tales of miracles are often given in explanation of everyday events, such as battles and famine, that don’t need a miraculous explanation. -human testimony is unreliable. -human beings love fantasy and bizarre tales. -miracles are found among barbarous people. https://www.probe.org/humes-critique-of-miracles/ 5. Loretto Chapel Miracle Loretto Chapel is a former Roman Catholic church and "has been the subject of legend, and the circumstances surrounding its construction and its builder were considered miraculous by the Sisters of Loretto." Needing a way to get up to the choir loft the nuns prayed for St. Joseph's intercession for nine straight days. On the day after their novena ended a shabby-looking stranger appeared at their door. He told the nuns he would build them a staircase but that he needed total privacy and locked himself in the chapel for three months. He used a small number of primitive tools including a square, a saw and some warm water and constructed a spiral staircase entirely of non-native wood. The identity of the carpenter is not known for as soon as the staircase was finally finished he was gone. Many witnesses, upon seeing the staircase, feel it was constructed by St. Joseph himself, as a miraculous occurrence. The resulting staircase is an impressive work of carpentry. It ascends twenty feet, making two complete revolutions up to the choir loft without the use of nails or apparent center support. It has been surmised that the central spiral of the staircase is narrow enough to serve as a central beam. Nonetheless there was no attachment unto any wall or pole in the original stairway, although in 1887—10 years after it was built—a railing was added and the outer spiral was fastened to an adjacent pillar.[3] Instead of metal nails, the staircase was constructed using dowels or wooden pegs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretto_Chapel What do you think of the ideas? Do the ideas somehow connect to your life, reality, and world?
1. Upanishads ideas are pretty much almost exactly the same thing as Buddhism’s belief. I personally don’t exactly believe in everything. There is a Thai saying (that my mum always reminds me) that one should “ฟังหูไว้หู” or to not believe everything you hear. I think reincarnation is possible because humans are composed of the physical body, while the soul is pretty much a form of energy. Since matter and energy doesn’t just disappear, it is possible that there is reincarnation. Karma also comes in the form of energy, so that is something that I think is leaning towards possibility (action = reaction). I think Dharma is just a concept so that humans would live peacefully; everyone would have something to do and be responsible for their roles. I don’t know if Moksha is real or not because one will never know unless one finds out or witness for oneself. 2. As for Marxism, the only idea that I agree with is “all change is merely transitory.” “Nothing can count as knowledge unless they can be tested” is also another interesting idea which relates to the concept of to “not believe in everything you hear.” Supernatural things can scare humans, so perhaps Marxists are people who are anxious or afraid of supernatural..? I don’t think Marxism would work well in a society or a community because people have emotion, therefore they seek emotional comfort and that’s where the terms “supernatural,” “miracles,” and “religion” come in. 3. Nietzsche is new to me therefore I am still not quite sure of the main idea of Nietzsche. However, I agree that there is a possibility that self-realization influences human identity. I disagree with the eternal recurrence because everything has a beginning and an ending; nothing lasts forever. 4. & 5. I don’t think miracles should be defined as an “event caused by God” because not everyone believes in God, but there still call an unexpected event a miracle. With this topic, I think there are unexpected events that can’t still be explained, scientifically. It feels good to have the word “miracle” when something good and unexpected happens, so I’ll probably continue to use it and believe in it. Anyway, the staircase is an interesting story that I’ve never heard of. If St. Joseph constructed the stairs himself, why wouldn’t he announce that he was the one who build it? Back then the technology wasn’t advanced enough, therefore for the carpenter who built it must have been a genius who wanted to remain anonymous. If one finds this story fascinating and believe it to be the work of miracle, what about the pyramids in Egypt? Did aliens build those? Initially we were supposed to create a Boat Race Game (a maze game) using Scratch. However, I couldn't work out what was wrong with my boat sprite, therefore I used a dove sprite instead (I later figured out that the costume coordinate wasn't set properly). This project is graded; and the grades that we'll receive depends on whether or not we're able to complete those challenges (Mr. Robert said that all challenges in the tutorial would count towards the grade-- all except for the 2 players mode [more boats] and more levels). In the end I might have added too many obstacles and sprites, haha. We were supposed to add the timer, but other than that I also added a score variable. The objective of this game is to navigate the dove to the red heart (finishing line!) and to collect points along the way. Earn 5 points by collecting fortune cookies. Earn 10 points by collecting rainbows. Boost your speed by flying through the white whirl wind. It's game over if you fly into the spinning gate, pink tornadoes, or touch the maze wall! I really enjoyed creating this game because being able to decide where each elements are and how the sprites are going to interact with one another intrigues my and my creativity. I think it would be way cooler if the graphics are better; but of course that will be relatively time consuming. For now, enjoy the Love Dove Maze Game! ![]()
Unlike other previous classes, today we won't be creating games; instead, we've created an extremely simple drawing program using Scratch! It's actually very similar but not as complicated as the program Paint. Following this tutorial, I remixed an example from Scratch and then modified it accordingly. Click here to go to the project. Initially, I struggled to find out what was wrong with my codes but then later on, one of my classmates, Palm, made me realised that I accidentally used the wrong block. Instead of using "set pen size to width", I used "change pen size by__" and "change pen shade by __." The first trial made the pen's width expand to it's largest size, making the width adjustment unavailable. The second one cancels the codes that changes the pen color. It took me awhile to figure out what the problem was (I thought it was a bug, haha!) What I didn't like about this was that I couldn't create a code for "undo" and "redo." The eraser is also just a white pen, which means that the background have to be white in order for this to work well. I wonder if there is a way to code so that the background doesn't have to be white and that there are undo and redo buttons. As an artist, life is definitely easier with those two buttons! I planned to create a specific color palette some time later with the same codes I've tried today. Anyway, Happy Valentine's Day!! <3 :) ![]()
Unlike the other scenario of Michael Jackson, because he is a singer and a superstar, he is 'selling' his name and songs. Therefore people remember him by his voice, his name, and his appearance. His name, as we know, remains, however; he'd done surgeries and went through a process of completely changing his appearance. In my opinion, as long as he believes that he IS Michael Jackson, and that people believe that he IS Michael Jackson... he would still be Michael Jackson. Journal Questions: "Is it what's inside that counts?" What does this statement means?
What's inside? Do you mean the organs and intestines that are inside one's body? Or do you mean the soul or the mind? Anyhow, I don't think it is just 'what's inside' that counts as attributes for one's identity. Identity includes many attributes, not just a specific one. Do we stay the same overtime? If so in what way? I don't think we stay the same overtime because every event that we experience always change us. The neurons in our brains grow and expand as we learn new things; our bodies and hormones change. However, if there is one thing that remain the same overtime, it would probably be our DNA or genetics. By this I don't mean our blood because one may get blood transfusion and instead of being a blood type A, after the transfusion, one may become a type B, O, or AB. Is our identity based on physical attributes? As mentioned before, it is not only based on physical attributes; or else no one would say that Michael Jackson IS Michael Jackson after he'd dramatically changed his appearance. For instance, I used to have very curly hair, and used to be very tan because I was in the swim team and swam every day after school. Recently I've straightened my hair. Two to three years ago I've quitted the swim team and my skin is not tan anymore. I also wear glasses and I'm taller than before. In addition to that, I've also changed my surname... Am I still the same person? What do YOU think? At first we were just creating an interactive script on Scratch where the sprite asks for the player's information, stores it, and react to what the player's answers accordingly. Following this tutorial, I created Ebot Chat. Later for a few minutes in class, we were supposed to create our own interactive similar to the tutorial. I created Do you wanna build a SNOWMAN, using images and the theme song from Frozen. It was too time consuming to draw Elsa and Anna myself, so for this exercise, I used a clipart image. This is basically a "warm up" or a small "practice" before I actually create a real short visual novel. Creating one will probably require thorough planning and I will probably have to write up a script and paint the characters and background before working on the codes. The mind-body problem: our perceptual experiences depend on stimuli which arrive at our various sensory organs from the external world. These stimuli cause changes in our mental states, causing us to feel sensation which may be pleasant or unpleasant...
According to John Locke, he believes that "we are the same person to the extent that we are conscious of our past and future thoughts and actions in the same way that we are conscious of our present thoughts and actions. Personal identity is not in the brain but is in consciousness." He would argue that "the person awake and sleeping is not the same person, and to punish the person who is awake for what sleeping person thought or did because the person awake was never conscious would be no more right than to punish one twin for what his brother-twin did." While David Hume believes that these perceptions do not belong to anything. "A man is a bundle or collection of different perceptions." So are we the same person we were five years ago? "Though we've changed in many respects, the same person appears present as was present then." Do you think there is a blueprint in you? I think the blueprint, in the case, is more like a philosophy, moral concept, or a belief that one follows throughout his or her life time. I don't think it is relate to the blueprint in terms of DNA, because human change all the time and it is impossible that a person remains the same person (contain the same personality) as when he or she was five years old. I think something that would symbolise a blueprint would be the given identity such as names, family status, knowledge that one belongs in a place, etc. But what if one changes his or her name? I think this can be argue because often, people change their name in order to change something in their life; it could be trying to change a living style, trying to improve oneself and be a better person than was before. For me, I've changed my surname. It does feel weird at first; as if I wasn't the same person. But then names are just illusion. It's just something made up for humans to be able to relate and be attached to their identity. I think the blueprint would be the 'soul' because when the body disappears, the soul is still the same soul and it still exists. Do certain things about you stay the same throughout your life? What are these things? Certain personality stayed the same throughout my life (cheerful, polite, helpful, kind, etc), while other is shaped and changed by time and different situation/scenario I experienced. My DNA is the same one as when I was born (therefore I can't really change my curly hair). I don't remember having the exact same personalities and skills as when I was younger. Memories remain but sometimes may be alter. I think the only thing that doesn't change is one's love for something. I have always love drawing and anything that has to do with crafting and art, and at present I still do. Is it these things that make you the same person from one time to another? I think it's difficult to list all the elements that make a person the same person from one time to another. It is most likely DNA, personality, behavior, appearance, and many more elements combined together. But in general, if one changes his or her appearance into something completely different, other people wouldn't be able to recognise the person as the original person anymore. As for personality, if a person changes from conducting bad deeds to good, or good to bad deeds, others would say that "he'd changed" or "she's not the same (insert name) I've known." Download Whacka Deep Sea Fish Game
We've followed this tutorial to create a game similar to whack-a-mole. In the tutorial, we use timer and score keeping code, along with randomizing sprites to appear and disappear. Instead of a halloween theme like the tutorial, I created a deep-sea fish theme. I called it "Whacka Deep Sea Fish Game." It's not fully complete yet, for I plan to add more sprites and other effects to the game. I downloaded a soundtrack from Youtube, and used Photoshop to paint the fishes on 800x800 px canvas. For my final project, I plan to create a visual novel or game similar to this one by Haruhi. *Edit: The games completed! Download Haruhi's Visual Novel![]()
Here we are back to discussing about "human nature" and "existentialism." First of all, existentialism is "a philosophical theory that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will." Human nature is like a bowl of salad. In Thailand, we call it "somtum." In European countries, they call it "salad," while in some other countries, the same menu, containing similar or completely different ingredients, are called by a completely different name. Human nature is similar to a bowl of salad because everyone understand what it is, but there is no exact definition for it. Anyone can argue what the menu is made of, but there's no way that everyone would unanimously agree that it is made of papaya. It's important for us to determine whether we have human nature because we tend to create meanings and labels with everything in order to have a better understanding of the matter. We want to understand ourselves better-- our identity; that's why we draw a line that say that these behaviors, actions, or thoughts are considered "humane."
Unlike Albert Camus, I do not entirely admire Sisyphus. If I have to roll up a huge boulder for eternity and watch it roll down, then repeat that all over again FOREVER, by the tenth time I would have just let it roll down the hill and then just sit there and admire the scenery from the top of the hill or find something better to do. Our lives can't be compared to Sisyphus, for it seems like he's an immortal. We humans have a short lifespan and therefore, sometimes we need to give up on something that doesn't work. We don't have the time to be dwelling on something for too long or be too hesitant about something. Although some people give up way too soon or doesn't put much effort into it, there are also those that continue to take the same path and strive, conquering the challenges they face.
I think what's important is that each individual should learn to understand what their limit is and how far they can go above their limit. In addition to that, if you absolutely can not find a meaning in something after spending so much effort looking for it; while others also find that certain thing meaningless, then it probably is better to spend your time on something else. "Do you choose to be responsible?" People argue that if there is no God, then there are no grounds for morality. If there can't be objective moral values then there is no reason to be good. For some people, 'God' or whatever beliefs they believe in, holds their spirit together. When you're doing good things, are you doing it for somebody or doing it to please someone? Are you doing it so that people would commend you, or do you do it for your own happiness? What does it mean that "there is no reason to be good if there is no God?" If you need a 'reason' to be good, I can give you a few: 1. Be good for your own good. When you do good things, you feel happy and gain a sense of satisfaction. You're body releases endorphins and other chemicals which are beneficial to your physical body. 2. Being bad is easy but being good is more difficult because it requires integrity, self-discipline, etc. So why don't you try and challenge yourself and see how far you can go? When you know how far you can go and you reach that goal, you'll be proud of yourself. According to existentialists, being radically free makes it all the more important to live authentically and responsibly. Camus believe that each person must take full responsibility for his or her existence. Atheist or not, I do believe that one should take full responsible of oneself and one's action. Because if not, other people will be affected by our actions. For example, if you're doing a group project and you don't do your part of the work, your teammates' grades and performance will be affected. If everyone is responsible for whatever he or she needs to be responsible for, then things would go smoothly. "How is your identity shaped by a larger history or cultural system?" Cultural system and the history of a country or an environment one lives in defines the values or the traits and trends. You would be influence by the society that you live in, their belief. You would think about it, agree/disagree, and if thing things you learn is of good use, you would use it and soon, repeating that over and over again would make it part of your identity. I think it's like a give-and-take kind of thing. Each person contribute to creating impacts on other people; big or small it doesn't really matter because in the end everything is connected. As for me, I am influenced by Thai, Chinese, and Western cultures. Because of Thai culture, I am polite, gentle, and I do not speak the first thing that comes up to my mind. Because of Chinese culture, I truly respect those who are older than me. I also learn to fulfil my 'role' as the eldest child, a student, a friend, and an upperclassman (Confucius-related beliefs). Because of western cultures, I gained confidence and learned to speak up-- learn to be a leader and do what I love to do. Thus, culture is not the only factor that influence one's identity.... |
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