Scoring

[toastface5]

Hi, newbie here asking what may be a dumb scoring question but bear with me please

I am creating a very basic maths game designed for young children - helping them learn number bonds between 1 and 10. The idea is that they get a randomly generated number and have to select the appropriate number so the total comes to 10.

The idea is that on correct completion of the sum the score goes up by one. Simple, you might think but can I do it? :blush:

Any ideas/help would be gratefully received.

[Jeff]

I did a video tutorial a while back called Math Racer

http://www.teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=16175

Perhaps it will give you a few ideas and if you still have some questions feel free to ask more.

[toastface5]

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for that, it was very useful... but when I run the application, and I press my 'Play' button, yes, it gives a random numerical value between 1 and 10, and I can put in a value in my text box thing, and press Enter, it doesn't add 1 to the score. I added 'add 1 to score' under the

-> 'Upon Pressing Enter'
--> Expression.

row, but it just doesn't...

Any advice?

Thanks in advance.

[Jeff]

Under the player object in the event editor are you using the action -- Add to player score?

[toastface5]

If you mean under the icon of a little joystick and a hand with the number '1', then yes I have.

[Jeff]

I am not exactly sure what you are doing so if you wanted to upload your file someplace I am sure myself or another person can clear it up quickly.

[toastface5]

Hi Jeff and everyone else,

Link to my file

Thanks in advance.

[Jeff]

On the event line where you evaluate the results when the user presses the enter key

Try putting a sound in there for testing to see if it ever comes up true. I don't understand what your trying to test here.

[toastface5]

Hi Jeff

That didn't work.

What I am trying to do is this: when I complete the sum correctly I want the score to go up by one point and so on until the time expires (I haven't set the time limits yet )

[Jeff]

On level 1 -- Event line 4

Are you sure this event line is ever true?

I can't really understand what this does ---
Val(Edittext$( "Edit Box" )) = 10/Val(string$( "String 3" ))

Some good friends just suggested you simply change it to:
Val(Edittext$( "Edit Box" )) = 10-Val(string$( "String 3" ))

The sound file idea was so you could hear when the event was true .. The problem is its never true.