tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post3731071075741078549..comments2023-06-07T05:36:30.935-07:00Comments on See www.nurturedbylove.ca for the active version of this blog: NovaNoahmoominmammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561834420653149624noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-66705347970411257802007-11-16T09:53:00.000-08:002007-11-16T09:53:00.000-08:00Noah, would you like to connect with my boys???? T...Noah, would you like to connect with my boys???? They are a little older, but they may be able to help you find some of that music you want and maybe you can help Nikolaus. Ask mom, she can email me.....and I can give you their email addresses. <BR/>Thanks for the tips....I haven't had time to chat with Niko more on whether he wants to design a site but I am sure he would like to. <BR/>Probably a good Scout project for him even...I am sure there is a badge for that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518964123008830311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-15941197802704479252007-11-14T22:00:00.000-08:002007-11-14T22:00:00.000-08:00yeah, that might be a good idea, another thing tha...yeah, that might be a good idea, another thing that i might do is make music for games like mikko tarmia, my favorite composer, he is making the music for lugaru 2, lugaru is my favorite game so far, and i can't wait for the sequel.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534174255830068370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-36548374986593533932007-11-14T20:13:00.000-08:002007-11-14T20:13:00.000-08:00Noah, what a great website! I think you might have...Noah, what a great website! <BR/>I think you might have a future in website development for technophobes like me! Congrats!Elisheva Hannah Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061377724926154037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-47569700143459075712007-11-14T17:01:00.000-08:002007-11-14T17:01:00.000-08:00Wow cool, thanks for the info, I'll see about gett...Wow cool, thanks for the info, I'll see about getting the visual web developer if my mom lets me :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534174255830068370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-86919466154617937092007-11-14T13:36:00.000-08:002007-11-14T13:36:00.000-08:00Hey Noah,Visual Studio is Microsoft's development ...Hey Noah,<BR/><BR/>Visual Studio is Microsoft's development environment. If you are doing development for windows, chances are you'll want to use visual studio. I would venture a guess that almost all game companies use visual studio to develop in. It used to be expensive (even for the educational version), but they've recently released a variety of different free flavors. <BR/><BR/>There is a web development version: <A HREF="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/express/aa700797.aspx" REL="nofollow">Visual Web Developer</A>. <BR/><BR/>And a version for more traditional windows development or game development: <A HREF="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/express/aa700756.aspx" REL="nofollow">Visual C# Express</A>. <BR/><BR/>I think the next version of DirectX (the graphics API windows game developers use) is going to be the Microsoft XNA Framework. I've messed around with <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=12ADCD12-7A7B-4413-A0AF-FF87242A78DE&displaylang=en" REL="nofollow">XNA Game Studio Express</A> and it's pretty nice. The 3D stuff can be confusing, but it always is, regardless of what language or graphics API you use. The 2D implementations are really slick though. I found a few tutorials that look pretty good <A HREF="http://www.xnadevelopment.com/" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>If you want to write a game, I would suggest starting with a really simple C# game like pong or tetris to get past the whole concept of setting up a game environment without having to worry about a complicated program. Plus once you have a nice 2D tetris game you can make it 3D without having to be an expert modeler. It's all just cubes. I started with a tetris game and it was really fun. Keep coding! :)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12425444994188588742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-48349903032531575572007-11-14T08:38:00.000-08:002007-11-14T08:38:00.000-08:00Hi Miranda,A friend of mine (shantz's wife, actual...Hi Miranda,<BR/><BR/>A friend of mine (shantz's wife, actually) showed my wife and I your blog. It's great!<BR/><BR/>On the web design front, you should also look at CSS. Most web designers are moving away from tables and gravitating towards CSS. It does a better job of separating website content from the layout and display. It also removes the need to use JavaScript to change button images and such. <A HREF="http://www.webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/advanced-css-menu/" REL="nofollow">Here</A> is a good site showing how to create unique menus with CSS. There are a lot of CSS resources out there on the web and it’s pretty easy to use.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12425444994188588742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-81915010638624280132007-11-13T22:06:00.000-08:002007-11-13T22:06:00.000-08:00Visual studio?, i hear of that allot, i think we h...Visual studio?, i hear of that allot, i think we have the basic edition.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534174255830068370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-89430111010557080172007-11-13T14:58:00.000-08:002007-11-13T14:58:00.000-08:00He appears to have mastered simple HTML. A next s...He appears to have mastered simple HTML. A next step could be to make a more dynamic site using ASP.NET and C#.<BR/><BR/>MS offers a free development environment called Visual Studio Express Located <A HREF="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/express/default.aspx" REL="nofollow">here.</A><BR/><BR/>Programming simple tasks such as responding to button clicks on the webpage could be a great introduction into programming in general, and move him one more step toward the world of games.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03995521730910217771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-37247504065590159222007-11-13T11:53:00.000-08:002007-11-13T11:53:00.000-08:00Lucy, you might look into your ISP's offerings. Wh...Lucy, you might look into your ISP's offerings. Where I live most standard $18/month internet access packages include a few MB of personal webpage space. Most people are totally unaware of this feature of their accounts.moominmammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561834420653149624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-20004231353871957962007-11-13T11:00:00.000-08:002007-11-13T11:00:00.000-08:00That is awesome. Wish I had the funds to get Nikol...That is awesome. Wish I had the funds to get Nikolaus started on something like that...might have him start playing with some of the freebie web page options though...he says that web design is part of his life goals, he really wants to be a game designer he says. He is 15 though. Kudos to Noah!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518964123008830311noreply@blogger.com