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1: Video games were successful as they allowed people to have a "contained" challenge that was simple in concept but difficult when carrying out.Video games were also successful as they allowed for the fun of real physical games with more accessibility, replay value and convenience. A popular game is a game that can connect to a large amount of people whether it is through it's simple concept or if they heard about it from someone else. 2: In the 1980s, the video game landscape was becoming over saturated with video games and caused games and consoles to drop in price. Video games were also becoming repetitive in game-play style and were no longer original or stood out. The crash of video games was eventually sealed with the release of Atari's E.T. game , which was rushed and unplayable. 3: Video games are a form of art, they depict situations with a setting and characters made by the artist, the game designer(s). Like art, video games also can be realistic or

1: Working with the program , I had difficulties remembering to switch between the tools to allow me to edit the map. I often added objects onto the map instead of dragging across to see a different section of the map at a different angle. I also had difficulty with the programming of the Kudo and the bots as many of the tiles I read as doing the same thing when they meant the difference between gain one point for one apple once or gaining a point per apple each. 2: After receiving advice from a couple student, I made the game a little more challenging and made the map a little easier to maneuver through. To do this I made the bots faster and made the map have less boundaries, allowing the Kudo more open space to run. Bot programming:  Map layout: Kudo programming:

Making my animated gif, I used several tools including the move tool,  rectangular marquee tool, lasso tool and Pencil tool. In the GIF, a man throws his wii remote at a T.V causing it to brake and allows one of the aliens from space invasion to attack him. I used a total of 56 frames, each changing the character's position. Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByZNshkbDW_eYmpGcWhrMnluUlU/view?usp=sharing