Patrick Brocato
Patrick Brocato
Programmer
Thomas College Undergrad Student; 2019
Major: Computer Science
Minor: IT Management
What made you want to join the project?:
I have always loved video games, I originally wanted to become a teacher. Now that I am a computer science student, I have wonder how I could incorporate my passions into something meaningful and I felt like this was a prefect opportunity.
Where do you see this project going?:
I would like for it to be implemented into the curriculum of some public schools. It would be cool if kids at the middle school I used to attend get to play it, and they learn that someone who was once in their shoes helped make a video game. That would be rewarding.
What do you want to learn from this project?:
I want to learn more about the software development process, and I want to be able to work in a small programming team. I also want to refine my C# language and Graphical User Interface skills.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?:
Hopefully, I settled down with a great career, wife, kids, a nice house, but most importantly, I want a pug.
Programmer
Thomas College Undergrad Student; 2019
Major: Computer Science
Minor: IT Management
What made you want to join the project?:
I have always loved video games, I originally wanted to become a teacher. Now that I am a computer science student, I have wonder how I could incorporate my passions into something meaningful and I felt like this was a prefect opportunity.
Where do you see this project going?:
I would like for it to be implemented into the curriculum of some public schools. It would be cool if kids at the middle school I used to attend get to play it, and they learn that someone who was once in their shoes helped make a video game. That would be rewarding.
What do you want to learn from this project?:
I want to learn more about the software development process, and I want to be able to work in a small programming team. I also want to refine my C# language and Graphical User Interface skills.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?:
Hopefully, I settled down with a great career, wife, kids, a nice house, but most importantly, I want a pug.
Up to this point, I have been working on a main menu for the Titanic AR Project. After four weeks, it is pretty much finished. It was an interesting experience for sure; at times it was easy, but at times, it was hair pulling and difficult. Most of the difficulties came from small errors that I just need to look at from a different point of view. One error involved going to the options menu, pressing the back button, and then having the options menu disappear from the canvas! I was able to fix this by changing one line of code. And the other frustrating issue was I had an error occur every frame (30 fps meant that the error multiplied exponentially). I was able to fix that as well with just one line of code, to check if there is an error. If there is, don't run the code, but if there isn't an error, then run it.
ReplyDeleteThe point is, if you have a frustrating problem, take a break. Then, later on, after your mind is cleared, go back to it.