Out of the Kitty Pool

Hey guys, another week has gone by, and I am really starting to fit in at the office. I love the work that I am doing and the people I'm surrounded by. This week was mostly the same as last week--lots of programming--with a couple twists here and there. Overall, I'm starting to become more responsible for my actions and decisions as a worker. There's still a lot of hand holding, but I am starting to branch out on my own get things done individually.

I am almost done with my second game (Yeah I know, the first game took me 3 weeks and this one only like 1 week. I'm getting better!). This second game's feature or specialty was a little more difficult to put into code, but nevertheless I am almost there. Moreover, this week I learned how to program a Gaff List, which is like a separate program that helps game testers test specific parts of the game. For instance, in the Gaff List, one could predetermine which type of game is triggered for a certain spin (type of game meaning base, free, or bonus). This helps them determine if the game is working precisely how they intended it to be working in every single small detail.

I should be quickly finishing my second game on Monday and starting my third!

We finished collecting of our initial data for the other Facebook casinos, recording data relating to hit frequency, ads, number of levels, etc. This is a pretty big step for all of us, so I am hoping that the information we collected proves fruitful.

Challenges: Remembering all the minor details when it came to programming arrays and arraylists was a little frustrating, but in the end I eventually got the hang of it. I realize how helpful AP Computer Science was for the kind of work that I am doing here.

Victories: The second game is going a lot faster and I feel like pretty soon I'll be getting the hang of this! Also, I did not need as much help this time through with settings and, more importantly, Excel.

So, all in all. I am starting to work more and more on my own, becoming increasingly responsible for my own work. I am making my way out of the kitty pool and into the deep end as I learn how to get more work done correctly without the assistance of others. I look forward to updating you next week!