Hey everyone, I'm teaching myself Computing this year so I need some project ideas! I have very very little programming skills (only really what you do in higher) so I need something easyish... can't think of anything that is doable without being too simple for AH.
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Started by lilac_turtle, Sep 30 2005 09:19 AM
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Posted 30 September 2005 - 05:34 PM
You could do a website, the guy that did AH last year in my school did a school website.
But for a website to be suitable you would have to use Javascript, PERL, PHP, etc and probably utilise a database of some sort.
Thats basicly my backup project if i donmt learn enough C++ to be able to create a Solataire game with a decent HCI within the next two months.
But for a website to be suitable you would have to use Javascript, PERL, PHP, etc and probably utilise a database of some sort.
Thats basicly my backup project if i donmt learn enough C++ to be able to create a Solataire game with a decent HCI within the next two months.
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Posted 30 September 2005 - 06:01 PM
I made a database system that allowed teachers to store a pupils progress through higher, adv/ higher etc...
It wasn't just a straight database though, had to do 3rd form normalisation.
Got 72%, not bad eh?
It wasn't just a straight database though, had to do 3rd form normalisation.
Got 72%, not bad eh?
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Posted 30 September 2005 - 09:02 PM
was someone last year did a tuckshop program in VB
i thought that was quite easy all you needed to do was read up on manipulating a database in VB (which is very easy with the access data control, which might be cheating)
i thought that was quite easy all you needed to do was read up on manipulating a database in VB (which is very easy with the access data control, which might be cheating)
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Posted 01 October 2005 - 07:54 PM
You could make (which I think is a popular project choice), an interactive tutorial which acts as a teaching aid for a specific area.
For example : a resource which could explain an area of physics, maths or even computing.
I don't really know the in's and out's of what would be involved but I don't think it would be too difficult.
http://www.kelso.scotborders.sch.uk/depart.../adv_higher.htm
(This site has some examples of old projects for you too look at!)
For example : a resource which could explain an area of physics, maths or even computing.
I don't really know the in's and out's of what would be involved but I don't think it would be too difficult.
http://www.kelso.scotborders.sch.uk/depart.../adv_higher.htm
(This site has some examples of old projects for you too look at!)
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Posted 04 October 2005 - 11:21 AM
QUOTE(sparky @ Oct 1 2005, 08:54 PM)
You could make (which I think is a popular project choice), an interactive tutorial which acts as a teaching aid for a specific area.
For example : a resource which could explain an area of physics, maths or even computing.
I don't really know the in's and out's of what would be involved but I don't think it would be too difficult.
http://www.kelso.scotborders.sch.uk/depart.../adv_higher.htm
(This site has some examples of old projects for you too look at!)
For example : a resource which could explain an area of physics, maths or even computing.
I don't really know the in's and out's of what would be involved but I don't think it would be too difficult.
http://www.kelso.scotborders.sch.uk/depart.../adv_higher.htm
(This site has some examples of old projects for you too look at!)
Ah ha! I am liking that idea. I could make one for French.
Thanks!
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Posted 04 October 2005 - 02:56 PM
im making a german game, going to flog it to Languages department when done , well worth it btw lilac
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Posted 18 October 2005 - 10:38 AM
Right, I'm going to make a sort of computerised version of the flash cards the French department use to teach vocab, with a sort of hangman type way of guessing the word (does that make sense?) and a game of pairs.
So ok, now I know what I'm going to do, any idea what language to do it with?! The school computers only have Visual Basic.. would that be doable? Or would Flash be a better idea? Or should I get something else? Thanks!
So ok, now I know what I'm going to do, any idea what language to do it with?! The school computers only have Visual Basic.. would that be doable? Or would Flash be a better idea? Or should I get something else? Thanks!
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Posted 18 October 2005 - 02:26 PM
I'd recommend VB
Dave knows VB, and I think I can just about recall some of it, so you'd get some help here
Dave knows VB, and I think I can just about recall some of it, so you'd get some help here
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Posted 18 October 2005 - 03:16 PM
visual basic is much easier than flash(least for me) but donesnt look as pretty and in flash you can do much more but its up to the individual
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Posted 31 October 2005 - 07:28 PM
You could use flash to create a driving theory test prgram that you have to log into and that would save your scores. it would be pretty easy.
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Posted 10 November 2005 - 12:11 PM
I'm thinking of taking two of the revised topics and combining them. I'm going to make the who wants to be a millionaire gamein vb and also possibly add an element of an eliza type program i.e the program will ask "Is that your final answer" and the user will give back feedback to which the prgram resopnds apropriatly
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Posted 10 November 2005 - 12:26 PM
QUOTE(dehny @ Oct 18 2005, 04:16 PM)
visual basic is much easier than flash(least for me) but donesnt look as pretty and in flash you can do much more but its up to the individual
yeah, I'm gonna do it in flash, I've decided. I like things to be pretty
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Posted 10 November 2005 - 04:15 PM
also i could help people with java
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Posted 10 November 2005 - 05:22 PM
me too! 
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Posted 21 February 2006 - 07:51 PM
try a file server and client (just on one computer, your school wont let you do over a network!) in java, its quite advanced and you can write loads in the report for it, just stick to text files, as its a bit tricky to make up the file read method, i only know it for text files, and that took a while to figure out. Also link it to a system of access keys. You also need to provide exception handlers in it, to account for silly inputs. Just use the console, or if you really want to be fancy use the Java AWT for defining GUI's. Its a uni practical, at the end of a first year comp sci course at St Andrews. It assumes you havent programmed in any languages.
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Posted 24 February 2006 - 12:41 PM
w00t!
I started mines today
Noughts and Crosses
GUI and Exit button completed
I started mines today
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GUI and Exit button completed
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Posted 26 February 2006 - 07:49 PM
What language are you using? Are you doing the game with a 2-D array?
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Posted 27 February 2006 - 01:55 PM
Hey Gary Mckay our school teachers say that they have 3-D arrays on the school network is this possible
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