This Last Week

So I forgot to upload my stuff last week but I'm super proud of where I'm at.  I can't say I've been following the learning contract to the "T" but I feel like I'm getting more and more down on paper and that it's actually working.  I've had a really hard time understanding functions but I feel like I'm getting better then I was.  Here's some of my code from this week and I'm proud of my functions:

I'm working on getting my fist page working 100% before I move on to the other pages because if I can get that figured out then I can pretty much copy and paste the code to the other pages and then just change what I'm displaying.  Currently this is what the page looks like.  Just FYI the hand on the right fades in when you tap the first hand but you can't see that in the screen capture.

For this week I'm going to say I get an 80% seeing that I'm late, I put a ton of work in to this this week and I'm happy where I've got to.  This week I'm planning of figuring out the whole audio thing, so cross your fingers.

Peer Crittique-Jessica

Usability:
Super easy to use, I like that it's all one continuous page wich makes it very easy to follow and use.  The menue is simple and clean and I know what I need to do.

Purpose:
The purpose is clear, allowing kids to practice their reading and learning new words as they go.

Function:
To be honest I'm not sure the difference between purpose and function.

Flow:
The flow is perfect, the one-page scroll is super simple and it makes sense.  The words to be defined aren't yet bolded but they will be wich will actually allow the kids to know what words to tap on.  Once those words are boldeed it will be much easier to use (though it looks great right now).

Aesthetic:
I love the look of this.  The traditional drawings are delightful and the color scheme really works.  The orange title on the manu doesn't quite work for me but she's working on it and I'm sure it'll look great!

All in all I'm super impressed with this and I think it'll look fantastic!

Another Week

Coding is still baffaling to me.  As a designer I still have a hard time not just placing and manipulating items at will.  That being said I think I've made some good progress.  This week I've focues of construciting more of the app.  A big part of the app are the different story boards/scenes.  I've built a couple of other scenes besides my menu page but the problem I'm now running into is transitioning from one scene to the next, in fact, I can't even preview the scenes I've built this week so I have no idea if they're any good.  I've attached the code to my menu page and one of my scenes.  The hope is to use the arrow buttons as the means to progress from page to page.  Another big thing that's taking up a lot of time is finishing up my visual assets, creating all the images takes a lot of time  but I think they look pretty good.  Here's what I've got for the week, I'd say an 80% give or take, I didn't spend as much time as I should have but I'm happy with the progress I'm making.

Menu Page

 Scene 1 code part 1

Menu Code part 1

 Scene 1 part 2

The Last Two Weeks

I've been super busy the past couple of weeks but I feel like I've made some good progress on the app.  In this first image you'll see what I've done with functions (killer), which I've had a time making work but I think I'm slowly starting to get them.   I've also been able to animate different elements as well as add audio. I'm still working on being able to stop the audio with a tap but I'll get it.  I just realized that the audio code isn't in the image, but there's only a couple of lines to it.  Here's the code for the past couple of weeks.

(the hand moves from one place to another while the words pulse--there is also music playing)

Also the past two weeks have seen the start to the actual app files.  The big accomplishment was takng everything I've learned and using it to start laying out the app.  Below is the code and a screenshot of what I've got so far.

I feel like I've made some really nice progess and I'd generally gee myself a 85-90% but seeing that some of this code is late I'll say a 75%.