[Tutor] simon says

2012-09-10 Thread Matthew Ngaha
hi guy my book has set me an assignment of a simon says game but i don't really understand what it's asking me to do. here's the text: write a version of the simon says game where a player has to repeat an ever-growing, random sequence of colours and sounds using the keyboard. Anyone understand t

Re: [Tutor] simon says

2012-09-10 Thread bob gailer
On 9/10/2012 1:15 PM, Matthew Ngaha wrote: hi guy my book has set me an assignment of a simon says game but i don't really understand what it's asking me to do. here's the text: write a version of the simon says game where a player has to repeat an ever-growing, random sequence of colours and so

Re: [Tutor] simon says

2012-09-10 Thread Matthew Ngaha
> You should read up on the Simon Says rules and such. It's an > established, old game. Once you get that, then work on replicating it > through software. > thanks for your input. i understand Simon Says. I'm just struggling to see the connection with the assignment. a sequence of colours and soun

Re: [Tutor] simon says

2012-09-10 Thread Matthew Ngaha
>> hi guy my book has set me an assignment of a simon says game but i >> don't really understand what it's asking me to do. here's the text: It's the last chapter of Python Prgogramming for the absolute beginner. they have covered all the basics. Even simple tkinter apps and Pygame games. If i und

Re: [Tutor] simon says

2012-09-10 Thread Brett Ritter
On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Matthew Ngaha wrote: > thanks for your input. i understand Simon Says. I'm just struggling to > see the connection with the assignment. a sequence of colours and > sounds using the keyboard. I 'm trying to understand how this relates > to the game This seems less

Re: [Tutor] simon says

2012-09-10 Thread Emile van Sebille
On 9/10/2012 12:40 PM Brett Ritter said... On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Matthew Ngaha wrote: thanks for your input. i understand Simon Says. I'm just struggling to see the connection with the assignment. a sequence of colours and sounds using the keyboard. I 'm trying to understand how thi

Re: [Tutor] simon says

2012-09-10 Thread Matthew Ngaha
> This seems less about "simon says" the social game, and more about > "simon", the 1980s electronic toy. > > That toy had four colored buttons that would light up in a sequence, > playing a tone for each color. The player would then have to press > the buttons in the same sequence. The game woul

Re: [Tutor] simon says

2012-09-10 Thread William R. Wing (Bill Wing)
On Sep 10, 2012, at 1:15 PM, Matthew Ngaha wrote: > hi guy my book has set me an assignment of a simon says game but i > don't really understand what it's asking me to do. here's the text: > > write a version of the simon says game where a player has to repeat an > ever-growing, random sequence

Re: [Tutor] simon says

2012-09-11 Thread Matthew Ngaha
> Sounds as though what is wanted in a Pythonic version of an early electronic > game "Simon" that was marketed back in the late 70's. It was roughly Frisbee > shaped although slightly larger. The top was divided into four > quadrant-shaped paddles each of a different color. The game consiste