Binary Quest
I have recently come back to Dinking after having a few months off while learning some REAL programming at Uni (C/C++ mainly. C is OK, but C++ is sooo much better 
). But now that I dont have much to do over the Summer Break, I have decided to muck around with some Dink stuff and start a Dmod project....
I have revived some of the silly ideas that I think might make it more interesting (from an abandoned, cluttered dmod), such as the lettuce pigs, the bread ducks and the meat trees, and a few other cheesy things that might be at least mildly interesting.
However, the rest of the dmod might not go down as well. My dmod is is to called "Binary Quest" , and it is a dmod that I have created that aprt from being midly amusing, entertaining, is meant to be a more interesting way to learn a little about the basics of Computer Science (fairly low-level first year Uni stuff, like how to convert the number 4 into binary - 100.).
I hope that when I start tutoring this sort of thing in a few months, after I do the actual course in it (for the sake of definite credentials), I have a way to make it more interesting for some of the less motivated students to learn the basics.
Do any of you think you might enjoy such a game as long as I dont put anything that requires too much thought in it, and providing I present the material in an interesting fashion?
Note, the dmod is not due for release sometime early 2006, as it will not be a short dmod and intend to put some 'interesting' stuff in there.
). But now that I dont have much to do over the Summer Break, I have decided to muck around with some Dink stuff and start a Dmod project....I have revived some of the silly ideas that I think might make it more interesting (from an abandoned, cluttered dmod), such as the lettuce pigs, the bread ducks and the meat trees, and a few other cheesy things that might be at least mildly interesting.
However, the rest of the dmod might not go down as well. My dmod is is to called "Binary Quest" , and it is a dmod that I have created that aprt from being midly amusing, entertaining, is meant to be a more interesting way to learn a little about the basics of Computer Science (fairly low-level first year Uni stuff, like how to convert the number 4 into binary - 100.).
I hope that when I start tutoring this sort of thing in a few months, after I do the actual course in it (for the sake of definite credentials), I have a way to make it more interesting for some of the less motivated students to learn the basics.
Do any of you think you might enjoy such a game as long as I dont put anything that requires too much thought in it, and providing I present the material in an interesting fashion?
Note, the dmod is not due for release sometime early 2006, as it will not be a short dmod and intend to put some 'interesting' stuff in there.
If it isn't going to be a small DMOD and it is planned for release early 2006 you are a lot less lazy then I am... 
Lol...yes well I sometimes find myself thinking "Nah, man do it later", but try to give that the boot and to get motivated.
Given that I should be able to work on it on it an average of a couple of hours over the Summer Break, I should be able to meet my deadline well on time.
Given that I should be able to work on it on it an average of a couple of hours over the Summer Break, I should be able to meet my deadline well on time.
Well it would at least be more useful than the majority of dmods which are mostly just for kicks and my DMOD will include a lot of DraconicDinks treasury scripts as I intend to use a fair few of them.
It sounds el coolio. Try it, it's a good idea, and educative!
Thanks, the enthuiasm I have received so far is of course very good. But the question is, in how much depth to cover the subject matter? how eductaional might TOO eductational be?
Well it depends, are you gonna make the D-Mod for first year CS students or are you gonna make basic CS explainable for 'outsiders'? If the former, then you can cover more topics (or in greater depth) than when you're doing it for outsiders.
Well, first level Computer Science here in New Zealand is so simple that an 'outsider' could pass the introductory course with a little effort. However, I am not going to the same detail as this course, neither will I cover some of the less popular/interesting/simple topics that are covered such as data compression theory.
I am intending that someone who completes the dmod should at least be gain some advantage if they were to do a first year Computer Science paper.
I am intending that someone who completes the dmod should at least be gain some advantage if they were to do a first year Computer Science paper.
