1. Software Engineering and Animations
Dr. José M. Reyes Álamo

2. Outline Software Engineering Principles Comments and Documentation
Canvases and Image Sprites
Timer Events
Moving Objects Over Time
Assignments

3. Software Engineering Principles

4. Involve your prospective users in the process as early and as often as possible.

5. Build an initial, simpler prototype and then add to it incrementally

6. Code and test in small increments—never more than a few blocks at a time.

7. Design the logic for your app before beginning to code

8. Divide and conquer.

9. Comment your source code or blocks so you can easily remember and others can understand them.

10. Learn to trace blocks manually so that you understand how they work.

11. Timer Events and Moving Objects Over Time
Show an example

12. Final Project Teams Work in team of 2.
Final project is 10% of your grade.
It should be an App.
The topic is open. It can be a game, a tool, or any kind of product.

13. This week assingments. Brainstorming about final project IN CLASS LAB:
LAB8 MoleMash
READING ASSIGNMENTS:
AppInventor CH18 (Conditional Blocks)
AppInventor CH 19 (Programming Lists)
READING ASSIGNMENT EVALUATION:
Complete the reading assignments and answer the RA9_AppInventorCh18and19 on Blackboard.
Idea for final project must be posted on your Portfolio. Make sure it has the instructor’s approval.