7.2 Kodu Quiz 5

What does 'cloning' mean

• to make an exact copy of something

• to copy and edit the code

• to code more than one character

• when the code of one clone is changed it effects all clones

•When we clone an object or character in a computer game we copy all of its _________ (colour, size) and all of its code

• attributes

• features

• voices

• details

Why is cloning useful in computer games?

• you only need to code one character/object before you copy it. This will mean every copy has the same code. This saves time

• you only need to code one character/object before you copy it. This will mean every copy has to have code changed.

• cloning means only one character has to be created in the game as it can be coded once

What is an advanced form of cloning?

• creatables

• copying

• pathing

• navigation

what is a creatable?

• Creatables act as a master template and a change made to a creatable affects all copies

• Creatables act as a master template but a change made to a creatable doesn't affect all copies

• Creatables allow the programmer to copy characters and change their settings

• Creatables allow special power ups

Explain what is shown in the picture

• The glowing Kod on the left is a clone and it's code is copied to the other Kodu characters

• The glowing Kodu on the left is the original creatable object.

  It is linked to all four other copies as shown by the dotted line

• The main character has four enemies, each coded the same

• The glowing Kodu is a creatable and it show where it is possible to place copies of it

How do you set an object in Kodu to be a “creatable”?

• Edit mode - Object Tool - “Change settings…”

• World settings - Object Tool - Right click object - “Change settings…”

• Edit mode - Object Tool - Right click object - “Change settings…”

• Edit mode - Character Tool - Right click object - “Change settings…”

How does a creatable work?

• It allows you to program individulal characters then clone them

• It allows a character to follow different code depending on what is happening in the game

• Changing any attribute / feature / code of the creatable Kodu will cause all the copies linked to it to change as well

• It automatically saves code so you can reuse it on other characters in the future

What is an advantage of a creatable?

• When you change the code of the creatable it changes the code of each character copied from it

• When you change the code of any character it changes the code of each character copied from it

• It creates copies of the a character and it's code (but each will need to be recoded if changes are needed)

• When you change the code of the creatable it changes the code of each character in the game

What is the advantage of a clone?

• when you copy and paste a character its code is copied with it

• the characters look the same whan copied

• you can recode one character and it changes multiple clones

• it allows you to reuse code in different games