CSD 340: The Week beginning Jan. 31

Have you entered the Digital Found Objects competition yet?

Coming attractions: We are going to write a script that produces a page inspired by Jiri Kolar (see for example Creation/Venus). To prepare take two images and slice them up into an equal number of slices. Let's all choose 16 slices and name them systematically. I had names like VenusSlice1.jpg, VenusSlice2.jpg, etc. and CreationSlice1.jpg, CreationSlice2.jpg, etc.) Do not use a copyrighted image; either choose a old image or one of your own.

• Reading:
  Chapter 3 in Beginning JavaScript

• Homework:
  • The first roll of craps. The game of craps consists of rolling two dice. On the first roll, if the sum of the two dice is 7 or 11, then the player wins. If the sum of the two dice is 2 (snake eyes), 3 or 12 (box cars), then the player loses. Any other sum is known as the point, and the game requires more rolls.
  • You will probably want to use the following line of code

    diceThrow = (Math.floor(Math.random() * 6) + 1);

    from p. 126 of Beginning JavaScript (Paul Wilton).
  • You should display the images of the two dice that are rolled (you can use Die1.gif, Die2.gif, Die3.gif, Die4.gif, Die5.gif, Die6.gif)
  • Display a message that displays the sum of the dice, whether the player won, lost or should roll again.
  • Create images for "snakes eyes" and "box cars" that display when appropriate.

Due Feb. 7

Friday:
Loop Lab. It might come in handy to have a A simple template for starting HTML files