Add new avatars!

No, I don't mind.  Feel free to code any of the pictures. :)

Hi Winter,

Of course, you can code the picture, really anyone can code the picture if they want to. This would actually help progress faster.

I think this would be a cute avatar. I call it...the Piklin.

Hi Blue-Ice,

This avatar looks very cool. I think if Khan Academy was still allowing for new avatars, then most of these could be added but Khan Academy been very very inactive this year so far. 

I really hope Khan Academy is not going through an internal crisis right now.  Covid has got so many people stressed and on the verge of snapping. :(

Yeah, Khan Academy has been I can tell struggling but is doing good under current circumstances. But I know soon once the year gets close to the middle, it will get much better and I sure they are working on something as of right now. Hopefully, everything works out as planned because I have never seen Khan Academy so dull since all my years of knowledge.

Hey S'tephen,

Are you going to participate in the programming contest featuring ocean? 

Hi Blue-Ice,

I'm not really sure what you are referring to.

Have you checked out the post of the update for the Programming Contests?  The next theme is about the ocean.

I remember you talking about turning the animated submarine into a game.  It fits the theme very nicely.

Yeah is it the post that says "For those who haven't already seen, the winners of the Archaeology contest have been posted! Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to all of the winners! We saw a lot of awesome entries!

The March/April contest has also been posted. By popular request, we've decided to accept both HTML and PJS entries for this contest : )

We've also had several people report that they are not receiving notifications for new comments posted in this thread. If you'd like, you can subscribe to a new thread in the Help Center that we will be using to send email notifications (https://support.khanacademy.org/hc/en-us/community/posts/360077365992-Programming-Contests-News-and-Updates) for contest/winner announcements and deadline reminders. I will continue to post in this thread as well for those who do not use email or can't access the Help Center."

And no I did not type this entire post. :)

Oh yeah, I need to work some more on that. For some reason my side projects to the main ones I work on and not the ones I really need to focus on.

Aw, I see what you are talking about, ok welp I about to take this W.

Sorry, forget the link does not take you to the contests page.

Is that slang for something? "I about to take this W?"

Oh yeah, W means to win. Also, did you want to help me turn it into a game because I'm needing suggestions?

. . . wow i need to touch up on my gamer slang.

Umm I can help you with artistic ideas, maybe.  But I can't really help you with coding.

I can help you if you want it.  I'm sorry if it sounded like I was pressing on you.  I just think that you have something that could turn into a really good contest entry.

Ok cool and no worries, we have into April 25 so I'm thinking that I'll have to use another eclipse command in order to make a hook-like shape. But first I need to figure out why it zoomed in all the way.

I'm also thinking that I should next make a type of shark as obstacles this should only take about a couple of hours. Also once I finish that I'm thinking that maybe I can start working on the main page of the game(I NEED YOU TO COME UP WITH A NAME). Once that over I can add a credits page which I will also give credit to you for advice. I also need to make a submarine shop upgrade page and a hook upgrade page.

Oh, I'm also thinking that I could make the fish worth a certain amount depending on what type of fish it is. Maybe I can make them different colors showing how much they are worth like glowing golden as worth a lot and red or blue color as randomized 1 - 5 points but making other fish that's worth more like form 6 - 11 then 12 - 17 points and the submarines and hooks will be worth points.

Now I'm thinking that every time the submarine hits a shark then the submarine loses a life. AND DEPENDING ON THE SUBMARINE ONCE UPGRADED DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER OF LIVES OR HITS IT CAN TAKEEEEEEE. I'm ALSO thinking that maybe DEPENDING ON THE PARTICULAR UPGRADE ON THE HOOKS DEPENDS ON HOW MANY FISH THE HOOK CAN CARRY like the 1 - 3 then 4 - 7 then 8 - 11 then 12 - 15 and onnnnnnn.

These ideas are so good I'm BOUTTTT TO GET STARTED RIGHT AWAY.

Uh but I just thought about it... I still gotta figure out why it's zoomed in so much. :/

Lol I'm sorry for all of the chat, all coders should know that a good code begins with brainstorms :)

No problem.  I got you.

I just have some questions: What are the limits with the hook?  If the submarine is moving forward, will it only be about to catch the fish in front of it?  Is the hook on a fishing line and if so how far back can the hook go?

Sharks are a good obstacle.  Will catching a shark take away points?  Another obstacle could be coral pillars and/or jellyfish.  Just a thought.

Great idea on the fish.  How about the speed and size of the fish?  The faster and smaller the fish, the more points you will get.

I have been playing with names for the game and so far I came up this these five.

1) Sub-fishing

2) Underwater Fish Hook (or just Hook Fishing)

3) Ocean Catch

4) Sub Fish Trap

5) Sub-Snare

If you don't favor any of these, I will think of more.  

Those are some very good ideas, I didn't think about it like that.

Nice profile pic.

Oh Hi Blue-Ice,

thanks, you're too, 100% chose this because it was cool.

Su-ure.

It's not 100% that I chose this because you have a blue phoenix with similar wings and on the same exact angle. Totally not what happened.

Ri-ight. Totally.

lolz

Lol, that's exactly what happened. But I am currently supporting users as I always tend to do. 

There aren't enough helps so some days I have to work harder than usual to provide an answer for everyone.

Yeah, I have seen you working hard on the comments and posts.  Don't press yourself too hard.  I am sure a lot of people are thankful for your help. :)