Blackjack & Yahtzee - Homework 5 Finished

So this week's homework was to build upon a couple different homework assignments, mainly making a simple Blackjack game out of the "card game" we made a few weeks ago and to add a way to track your Yahtzee score without losing it between games and without using global variables.

The score for Yahtzee was really simple, but Blackjack was really challenging and I think that I couldn't have done the scoring of cards better since its hard coded at this time and the function has to switch through a bunch of different if statements.

This time around I used Pycharm, which is a really nice IDE for Python. Folding code and having the IDE correct you while you are coding makes it a lot easier than having to dig through a text editor to figure out what you did wrong!

We also had to draw up a design paper that would explain how you build the process of the game. It doesn't have to be perfect, but it was just to illustrate that you put some thought into how we build the game. Here is mine:

Anyways, here is what I made and thanks for reading:

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#Assignment005_ChristianMunoz.py
#02/20/2014

import random
import math
import sys
import time


def sleeper(seconds):
    """This function suspends the thread for a given amount of seconds."""
    time.sleep(seconds)


def make_deck():
    """Makes the list of Cards"""
    card_symbols = '''AS AH AD AC
                      KS KH KD KC
                      QS QH QD QC
                      JS JH JD JC
                      10S 10H 10D 10C
                      9S 9H 9D 9C
                      8S 8H 8D 8C
                      7S 7H 7D 7C
                      6S 6H 6D 6C
                      5S 5H 5D 5C
                      4S 4H 4D 4C
                      3S 3H 3D 3C
                      2S 2H 2D 2C'''
    card_symbols = card_symbols.split()
    return card_symbols


def shuffle_deck(input_decks):
    """This function shuffles the deck of cards"""
    random.shuffle(input_decks)

    return input_decks


def roll_die():
    """Assigns a random number to the dice"""
    return random.randint(1, 6)


def make_reroll_list(player_input):
    """Makes the list of which dice to roll"""
    #tempString = tempString.split()

    #return tempString
    return [int(s) for s in player_input.split()]


def score_dice(dice_list, y_score):
    """Score the player's current set of dice."""
    #temp_score = y_score
   
    for i in range(1, 6):
        count_i = dice_list.count(i)
        #checks for Yahtzee
        if count_i == 5:
            y_score += 50
            print("YAHTZEE!\nYour Score is:", y_score, "\n")
            return y_score

        #checks for Four of a Kind
        elif count_i == 4:
            y_score += 25
            print("FOUR OF A KIND!\nYour score is:", y_score, "\n")
            return y_score

        #checks for Full House or Three of a Kind
        elif count_i == 3:
            for j in range(1, 6):
                if dice_list.count(j) == 2:
                    y_score += 30
                    print("FULL HOUSE!\nYour score is:", y_score, "\n")
                    return y_score
            else:
                y_score += 20
                print("THREE OF A KIND!\nYour score is:", y_score, "\n")
                return y_score

    #checks for Small Straight
    small = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
    for s in small:
        if s not in dice_list:
            break
    else:
        y_score += 35
        print("SMALL STRAIGHT!\nYour score is:", y_score, "\n")
        return y_score

    #checks for Large Straight
    large = [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
    for l in large:
        if l not in dice_list:
            break
    else:
        y_score += 40
        print("LARGE STRAIGHT!\nYour score is:", y_score, "\n")
        return y_score

    #this just adds the faces together
    y_score += sum(dice_list)
    print("CHANCE!\nYour score is:", y_score, "\n")
    return y_score


def query_reroll():
    """Ask the use which dice they want to reroll."""
    reroll_list = input("Which die/dice would you like to reroll? Or just press enter to keep what you have.\n")
    reroll_list = make_reroll_list(reroll_list)
    return reroll_list


def reroll_dice(dice_list, reroll_list):
    """Reroll the given dice."""
    for r in reroll_list:
        dice_list[r - 1] = roll_die()
    dice_list.sort()


def deal_card(deck,hand):
    """This function will check if the deck has enough cards and then deal one card.
        In order to stop people from counting cards, this functions shuffles a new
        deck if it goes below 26 cards"""
    if int(len(deck)) > 26:
        hand.append(deck.pop())
        return deck, hand
    else:
        print("The deck is getting low, shuffling a new deck!\n.")
        deck = make_deck()
        deck = shuffle_deck(deck)
        sleeper(.5)
        print("..")
        sleeper(.5)
        print("...\n")
        sleeper(.5)

        print("The deck has been shuffled!\n")
        hand.append(deck.pop())
        return deck, hand


def get_values(hand):
    """Get the value of the cards"""
    aces = 0
    score = 0

    aces += int(hand.count("AS"))
    aces += int(hand.count("AH"))
    aces += int(hand.count("AD"))
    aces += int(hand.count("AC"))

    for card in hand:
        if card == "2S" or card == "2H" or card == "2D" or card == "2C":
            score += 2
        elif card == "3S" or card == "3H" or card == "3D" or card == "3C":
            score += 3
        elif card == "4S" or card == "4H" or card == "4D" or card == "4C":
            score += 4
        elif card == "5S" or card == "5H" or card == "5D" or card == "5C":
            score += 5
        elif card == "6S" or card == "6H" or card == "6D" or card == "6C":
            score += 6
        elif card == "7S" or card == "7H" or card == "7D" or card == "7C":
            score += 7
        elif card == "8S" or card == "8H" or card == "8D" or card == "8C":
            score += 8
        elif card == "9S" or card == "9H" or card == "9D" or card == "9C":
            score += 9
        elif card == "10S" or card == "10H" or card == "10D" or card == "10C":
            score += 10
        elif card == "JS" or card == "JH" or card == "JD" or card == "JC":
            score += 10
        elif card == "QS" or card == "QH" or card == "QD" or card == "QC":
            score += 10
        elif card == "KS" or card == "KH" or card == "KD" or card == "KC":
            score += 10

    if aces == 1 and score <= 10:
        score += 11
    elif aces > 0 and score > 10:
        score += aces

    return score


def blackjack(y_score):
    """This function will run the card game"""
    player_hand = []
    dealer_hand = []

    deck = make_deck()

    print("Shuffling the deck\n.")
    sleeper(.5)
    print("..")
    sleeper(.5)
    print("...\n")
    sleeper(.5)

    deck = shuffle_deck(deck)

    print("The deck has been shuffled, we are ready to start!\n")

    deck, player_hand = deal_card(deck,player_hand)
    deck, dealer_hand = deal_card(deck,dealer_hand)
    deck, player_hand = deal_card(deck,player_hand)
    deck, dealer_hand = deal_card(deck,dealer_hand)

    player_total = get_values(player_hand)
    dealer_total = get_values(dealer_hand)

    print("Your hand is: ", player_hand)
    print("Dealer's top card is: ", dealer_hand[0])

    if player_total == 21:
        print("You got BLACKJACK!\n")
        sleeper(.5)
        print("The dealer has revealed his full hand: ", dealer_hand)
        sleeper(.5)
        if player_total == dealer_total:
            print("\nThis is a DRAW!\n")
            play_again(y_score)
        else:
            print("\nYou WIN!\n")
            play_again(y_score)
    else:
        while player_total <= 21:
            decision = input("Would you like to HIT or STAY? H/S\n").lower()
            if decision == "h":
                print("You have decided to HIT!\n")
                deck, player_hand = deal_card(deck,player_hand)
                player_total = get_values(player_hand)
                print("Your hand is: ", player_hand)
                if player_total > 21:
                    print("BUST!\nYou LOST\n")
                    sleeper(.5)
                    play_again(y_score)
            elif decision == "s":
                print("You have decided to STAY!\n")
                sleeper(.5)
                break

    print("The dealer has revealed his full hand: ", dealer_hand)
    sleeper(1.0)

    if player_total == 21 and player_total == dealer_total:
        print("This is a DRAW!\n")
        play_again(y_score)
    elif dealer_total == 21:
        print("The dealer got BLACKJACK!\nYou LOST!\n")
        play_again(y_score)
    elif dealer_total > 16:
        print("You got: ", player_total)
        print("The dealer got: ", dealer_total)
        if player_total > dealer_total:
            print("\nYou WIN!\n")
            play_again(y_score)
        else:
            print("\nYou LOST\n")
            play_again(y_score)
    else:
        while dealer_total <= 16:
            print("The dealer has to HIT again!\n")
            sleeper(1.0)
            deck, dealer_hand = deal_card(deck,dealer_hand)
            dealer_total = get_values(dealer_hand)
            print("The dealer's hand is: ", dealer_hand)
            if dealer_total > 21:
                print("The dealer got a BUST!\nYou WIN!")
                play_again(y_score)
        print("You got: ", player_total)
        print("The dealer got: ", dealer_total)
        if player_total > dealer_total:
            print("\nYou WIN!\n")
            play_again(y_score)
        else:
            print("\nYou LOST\n")
            play_again(y_score)


def yahtzee(y_score):
    """This function will run the yahtzee game."""
    print(" ")

    dice_list = [roll_die() for i in range(0, 5)]
    dice_list.sort()

    print("First roll you got:", dice_list, "\n")

    reroll_list = query_reroll()
    reroll_dice(dice_list, reroll_list)
       
    print("Second roll you got:", dice_list, "\n")

    reroll_list = query_reroll()
    reroll_dice(dice_list, reroll_list)

    print("Third roll you got:", dice_list, "\n")

    y_score = score_dice(dice_list, y_score)

    play_again(y_score)


def play_again(y_score):
    """This function will run the next game if the player wants to start again"""
    decision = input("Would you like to play again? Y/N\n").lower()

    if decision == "yes" or decision == "y":
        main(False, y_score)
    elif decision == "no" or decision == "n":
        print("See you later!")
    else:
        print("That is not a valid entry!\n")
        play_again(y_score)


def main(first_time, y_score):
    if first_time == True:
        player_input = eval(input("Press 1 to play the Blackjack or 2 for Yahtzee:\n"))

        #This makes sure that  the number will always be an integer
        player_input = math.floor(player_input)

        #This checks to make sure the entry is a valid entry
        if player_input < 1 or player_input > 2:
            print("That is not a valid entry!\n")
            main(True,y_score)

        #If the entry was valid, then execute code
        elif player_input == 1:
            print("You have chosen Blackjack!\n")
            blackjack(y_score)
        else:
            print("You have chosen Yahtzee!")
            yahtzee(y_score)
    else:
        player_input = eval(input("Press 1 to play the Blackjack or 2 for Yahtzee:\n"))

        #This makes sure that the number will always be an integer
        player_input = math.floor(player_input)

        #This checks to make sure the entry is a valid entry
        if player_input < 1 or player_input > 2:
            print("That is not a valid entry!\n")
            main(False, y_score)

        #If the entry was valid, then execute code
        elif player_input == 1:
            print("You have chosen Blackjack!\n")
            blackjack(y_score)
        else:
            print("You have chosen Yahtzee!")
            yahtzee(y_score)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main(True,0)
    sleeper(1.0)
    sys.exit()

A Blackjack of all Trades

So this week we have build upon the homework we have done on previous weeks and make a text based Blackjack game along with our Yahtzee game that was build before.

The assignment specifies that for the Yahtzee game we have to find a way to make the game memorize the player's total score for all the Yahtzee games he/she has played without using variable.

I know that I will have to go back and make a few changes, but for now this is what I have and thanks for reading:

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#Assignment005_ChristianMunoz.py
#02/18/2014

import random
import math
import sys
import time


def sleeper(seconds):
    """This function suspends the thread for a given amount of seconds."""
    time.sleep(seconds)


def makeListOfCards(stringOfCards):
    """Makes the list of Cards"""
    listOfCards = stringOfCards.split()

    return listOfCards


def shuffleDeck(inputDecks):
    """Shuffle code"""
    shuffledDeck = []

    for i in range(len(inputDecks)):

        tempInt = random.randint(0,len(inputDecks) - 1)
        shuffledDeck.append(inputDecks.pop(tempInt))

    return(shuffledDeck)


def roll_die():
    """Assigns a random number to the dice"""
    return random.randint(1, 6)


def make_reroll_list(player_input):
    """Makes the list of which dice to roll"""
    #tempString = tempString.split()

    #return tempString
    return [int(s) for s in player_input.split()]


def score_dice(dice_list, y_score):
    """Score the player's current set of dice."""
    temp_score = y_score
   
    for i in range(1, 6):
        count_i = dice_list.count(i)
        #checks for Yahtzee
        if count_i == 5:
            temp_score += 50
            print("YAHTZEE!\nYour Score is:", temp_score, "\n")
            return temp_score

        #checks for Four of a Kind
        elif count_i == 4:
            temp_score += 25
            print("FOUR OF A KIND!\nYour score is:", temp_score, "\n")
            return temp_score

        #checks for Full House or Three of a Kind
        elif count_i == 3:
            for j in range(1, 6):
                if dice_list.count(j) == 2:
                    temp_score += 30
                    print("FULL HOUSE!\nYour score is:", temp_score, "\n")
                    return temp_score
            else:
                temp_score += 20
                print("THREE OF A KIND!\nYour score is:", temp_score, "\n")
                return temp_score

    #checks for Small Straight
    small = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
    for s in small:
        if s not in dice_list:
            break
    else:
        temp_score += 35
        print("SMALL STRAIGHT!\nYour score is:", temp_score, "\n")
        return temp_score

    #checks for Large Straight
    large = [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
    for l in large:
        if l not in dice_list:
            break
    else:
        temp_score += 40
        print("LARGE STRAIGHT!\nYour score is:", temp_score, "\n")
        return temp_score

    #this just adds the faces together
    temp_score += sum(dice_list)
    print("CHANCE!\nYour score is:", temp_score, "\n")
    return temp_score


def query_reroll():
    """Ask the use which dice they want to reroll."""
    reroll_list = input("Which die/dice would you like to reroll? Or just press enter to keep what you have.\n")
    reroll_list = make_reroll_list(reroll_list)
    return reroll_list


def reroll_dice(dice_list, reroll_list):
    """Reroll the given dice."""
    for r in reroll_list:
        dice_list[r - 1] = roll_die()
    dice_list.sort()


def blackjack():
    """This function will run the card game"""
    decksToShuffle = eval(input("Enter how many decks you would like to shuffle at once (1-5):  "))

    print(" ")

    #This makes sure that the number will always be an integer
    decksToShuffle = math.floor(decksToShuffle)

    #This checks to make sure the entry is a valid entry
    if decksToShuffle <= 0 or decksToShuffle > 5:
        print("That is not a valid entry!")

        print(" ")
       
        cardGame()

    #If the entry was valid, then execute code
    else:
        CardSymbols = '''AS AH AD AC
                         KS KH KD KC
                         QS QH QD QC
                         JS JH JD JC
                         10S 10H 10D 10C
                         9S 9H 9D 9C
                         8S 8H 8D 8C
                         7S 7H 7D 7C
                         6S 6H 6D 6C
                         5S 5H 5D 5C
                         4S 4H 4D 4C
                         3S 3H 3D 3C
                         2S 2H 2D 2C'''
       
        listOfCards = makeListOfCards(CardSymbols) * decksToShuffle

        print("Shuffling the deck\n.")
        sleeper(.5)
       
        print("..")
        sleeper(.5)

        print("...")
        sleeper(.5)

        print(" ")
       
        print(shuffleDeck(listOfCards))

        print(" ")

        play_again()


def yahtzee(y_score):
    """This function will run the yahtzee game."""
    temp_score = y_score
    print(" ")

    dice_list = [roll_die() for i in range(0, 5)]
    dice_list.sort()

    print("First roll you got:", dice_list, "\n")

    reroll_list = query_reroll()
    reroll_dice(dice_list, reroll_list)
       
    print("Second roll you got:", dice_list, "\n")

    reroll_list = query_reroll()
    reroll_dice(dice_list, reroll_list)

    print("Third roll you got:", dice_list, "\n")

    temp_score = score_dice(dice_list, temp_score)

    play_again(temp_score)


def play_again(y_score):
    """This function will run the next game if the player wants to start again"""
    temp_yscore = y_score
    decision = input("Would you like to play again? Y/N\n").lower()

    if decision == "yes" or decision == "y":

       player_input = eval(input("Press 1 to play the Blackjack or 2 for Yahtzee:\n"))

       #If the entry was valid, then execute code
       if player_input == 1:
            print("You have chosen Blackjack!\n")
            blackjack()
       else:
            print("You have chosen Yahtzee!")
            yahtzee(temp_yscore)
    else:
        print("See you later!")


def main(first_time):
   
    y_score = 0

    player_input = eval(input("Press 1 to play the Blackjack or 2 for Yahtzee:\n"))

    #This makes sure that the number will always be an integer
    player_input = math.floor(player_input)

    #This checks to make sure the entry is a valid entry
    if player_input < 1 or player_input > 2:
        print("That is not a valid entry!\n")
        main()

    #If the entry was valid, then execute code
    elif player_input == 1:
        print("You have chosen Blackjack!\n")
        blackjack()
    else:
        print("You have chosen Yahtzee!")
        yahtzee(y_score)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main(True)
    sleeper(1.0)
    sys.exit()

Building My PC - It Has a Home!

Before

After

So I finally moved my computer to its permanent home for the foreseeable future. I can't wait to start making 3D art and playing games. Thanks for reading!

Building My First PC - It's Alive!

So my computer is finally up and running. I stayed up last night really late hooking up all the wires, and finally getting the courage to start it up and hope that I didn't plug something in the wrong socket. It all worked and I was able to start the BIOS on the computer and set up the operating system followed by a bunch of drivers. I have now finished downloading League of Legends and this my first game on my computer.

For my monitor I decided that I wanted an LED monitor, so I bought the ASUS VN247 monitor, and so far it looks great. I also am so excited to be running SLI on my computer, because it means that I will be able to push higher graphics on games.

At this time my computer is just sitting on my dinning table, so I will have to find a home for it. That's all for now, thanks for reading!

Building My First PC - WIP

So I forgot to take a picture of all my components in their boxes, which I really regret. Anyways, I got all the stuff yesterday and and I started to put it together last night with the help of my friend. He helped me mount most of the big parts to the case.

Now that all the parts are mounted, its just a matter of connecting all the cables to the right place. This is probably the scariest part for me, since I'm afraid that I will accidentally fry my computer. This is what I have so far, I just have to plug in the rest of the cables.

I will make sure to post a picture once everything is hooked up and running. Thanks for reading!

Mixed Animal Bust # 2

So I was looking at my previous version of this and sculpt and I didn't like how much stuff I had going on.

I decided to get rid of the mane and decided to give it a look more along a dog and a goat. Here is what I have:

Fibonacci & Dice - Homework 3 Finished

I have finished this homework assignment for this week. This time around we had to make a program that would generated the Fibonacci sequence for however many number the user wanted and we had to make a really simple version of the die game Yahtzee.

I actually used a lot of the same code I made last week, so I didn't have to sit there for a long time making sure the little stuff worked and I could focus on the main logic of Yahtzee since it took longer than I thought it would.

Here is my code:

#Assignment003_ChristianMunoz.py

#02/06/2014

import random

import math

import sys

import time

#This function suspends the thread for a given amount of seconds 

def sleeper(seconds):

    time.sleep(seconds)

#Assigns a random number to the dice

def rollDice():

    tempInt = random.randint(1,6)

    return tempInt

#This function runs the Fibonacci sequence

def fibonacci():

    finalSequence = []

        

    aInt = 0

    bInt = 1

    count = 0

    #Player decides how many digits of the fibonacci sequence they want

    amount = eval(input('How many digits of the sequence do you want? (At least 2) '))

    print(" ")

    #This checks to makes sure the number will always be an interger

    amount = math.floor(amount)

    #This checks to make sure its a valid entry

    if amount < 2:

        print("That is not a valid entry!")

        print(" ")

        

        fibonacci()

    #If the player just wants to see 2 digits then we print them right away

    elif amount == 2:

        finalSequence.append(aInt)

        finalSequence.append(bInt)

        print(finalSequence)

    #If the entry is valid, then execute code

    else:

        finalSequence.append(aInt)

        finalSequence.append(bInt)

        while (count < amount - 2):

            tempInt = aInt + bInt

            aInt = bInt

            bInt = tempInt

            finalSequence.append(tempInt)

            count = count + 1

        print(finalSequence)

    print(" ")

    playAgain()

#Makes the list of which to roll

def makeListOfDice(tempString):

    tempString = tempString.split()

    return tempString

#This function scores the player's current set of dice

def score(tempString, finalScore):

    #checks for Yahtzee

    if tempString.count(6) == 5 or tempString.count(5) == 5 or tempString.count(4) == 5 or tempString.count(3) == 5 or tempString.count(2) == 5 or tempString.count(1) == 5:

        finalScore += 50

        print("YAHTZEE!")

        print("Your Score is:",finalScore)

        print(" ")

    #checks for Full House or Three of a Kind

    elif tempString.count(6) == 3 or tempString.count(5) == 3 or tempString.count(4) == 3 or tempString.count(3) == 3 or tempString.count(2) == 3 or tempString.count(1) == 3:

        if tempString.count(1) == 2 or tempString.count(2) == 2 or tempString.count(3) == 2 or tempString.count(4) == 2 or tempString.count(5) == 2 or tempString.count(6) == 2:

            finalScore += 30

            print("FULL HOUSE!")

            print("Your score is:",finalScore)

            print(" ")

        else:

            finalScore += 20

            print("THREE OF A KIND!")

            print("Your score is:",finalScore)

            print(" ")

    #chekcs for Four of a Kind

    elif tempString.count(6) == 4 or tempString.count(5) == 4 or tempString.count(4) == 4 or tempString.count(3) == 4 or tempString.count(2) == 4 or tempString.count(1) == 4:

        finalScore += 25

        print("FOUR OF A KIND!")

        print("Your score is:",finalScore)

        print(" ")

    #checks for Small Straight

    elif tempString[0] == 1 and tempString[1] == 2 and tempString[2] == 3 and tempString[3] == 4 and tempString[4] == 5:

        finalScore += 35

        print("SMALL STRAIGHT!")

        print("Your score is:",finalScore)

        print(" ")

    #checks for Large Straight

    elif tempString[0] == 2 and tempString[1] == 3 and tempString[2] == 4 and tempString[3] == 5 and tempString[4] == 6:

        finalScore += 40

        print("LARGE STRAIGHT!")

        print("Your score is:",finalScore)

        print(" ")

    #this just adds the faces together

    else:

        finalScore += tempString[0]

        finalScore += tempString[1]

        finalScore += tempString[2]

        finalScore += tempString[3]

        finalScore += tempString[4]

        print("CHANCE!")

        print("Your score is:", finalScore)

        print(" ")

    

#This function will run the yahtzee game

def yahtzee():

    print(" ")

    diceList = []

    finalScore = 0

    for i in range(0,5):

        diceList.append(rollDice())

    diceList.sort()

    print("First roll you got:",diceList)

    print(" ")

    whichList = input("Which die/dice would you like to reroll? Or just press enter to keep what you have. ")

    print(" ")

    whichList = makeListOfDice(whichList)

    for i in whichList:

        diceList[int(i) - 1] = rollDice()

    diceList.sort()

        

    print("Second roll you got:",diceList)

    print(" ")

    whichList = input("Which die/dice would you like to reroll? Or just press enter to keep what you have. ")

    print(" ")

    whichList = makeListOfDice(whichList)

    for i in whichList:

        diceList[int(i) - 1] = rollDice()

    diceList.sort()

        

    print("Third roll you got:",diceList)

    

    print(" ")

    score(diceList, finalScore)

    playAgain()

    

#This function will run the next game if the player wants to start again

def playAgain():

    decision = input("Would you like to play again? Y/N ")

    print(" ")

    

    decision = decision.lower()

    if decision == "yes" or decision == "y":

        main()

    else:

        print("See you later!")

        sleeper(1.0)

        sys.exit()

#main function

def main():

    

    playerChoice = eval(input("Press 1 to see the Fibonacci Sequence or 2 for Yahtzee: "))

    print(" ")

    #This makes sure that the number will always be an integer

    playerChoice = math.floor(playerChoice)

    #This checks to make sure the entry is a valid entry 

    if playerChoice < 1 or playerChoice > 2:

        print("That is not a valid entry!")

        print(" ")

        

        main()

    #If the entry was valid, then execute code

    elif playerChoice == 1:

        print("You have chosen the Fibonacci Sequence!")

        print(" ")

        

        fibonacci()

    else:

        print("You have chosen Yahtzee!")

        

        yahtzee()

#Starts the sequence

main()

These files are getting bigger and bigger! But I'm sure that there are a few parts where I could have used a for loop instead of hard coding it.

That's all for now, thanks for reading!

Building My First PC - Part List

So I have been using my Macbook Pro for the last few years to do all my work, and I can feel that its probably going to die on me soon. So before that happens, I have decided to build my own PC and work off that at home instead of buying a new laptop.

Today I bought all my parts from Newegg, here is what I bought:

PCPartPicker part list:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A31 ATX Mid Tower Case  
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)

For now I haven't decided on what kind of monitor I will be using, I decided that I could always buy that locally. My friends that have build their own PCs keep telling me that its not that hard to get it put together, so I hope that they are right.

I will post pictures once I get the stuff, thanks for reading!

Fibonacci Speaks Parseltongue

Get it? Because I'm making a Fibonacci Sequence generator in Python... No? Ok...

The next homework assignment is divided into two parts, I have to created a Fibonacci generator that will print a list of numbers however long the user wants. And second, I have make a very simple text based Yahtzee game.

While I was in class tonight, I managed finish the first part of the assignment. Here is what I have:

#Assignment003_ChristianMunoz.py
#02/04/2014

import random
import math
import sys
import time

#This function suspends the thread for around 1 
def sleeper():
    time.sleep(1.0)

def fibonacci():

    finalSequence = []
        
    aInt = 0
    bInt = 1
    count = 0

    #Player decides how many digits of the fibonacci sequence they want
    amount = eval(input('How many digits of the sequence do you want? (At least 2) '))

    print(" ")

    #This checks to makes sure the number will always be an interger
    amount = math.floor(amount)

    #This checks to make sure its a valid entry
    if amount < 2:
        print("That is not a valid entry!")

        print(" ")
        
        fibonacci()

    #If the player just wants to see 2 digits then we print them right away
    elif amount == 2:
        finalSequence.append(aInt)
        finalSequence.append(bInt)

        print(finalSequence)

    #If the entry is valid, then execute code
    else:

        finalSequence.append(aInt)
        finalSequence.append(bInt)

        while (count < amount - 2):

            tempInt = aInt + bInt

            aInt = bInt
            bInt = tempInt

            finalSequence.append(tempInt)

            count = count + 1

        print(finalSequence)

    print(" ")

    playAgain()

#This function will run the next game if the player wants to start again
def playAgain():

    decision = input("Would you like to play again? Y/N ")

    print(" ")
    
    decision = decision.lower()

    if decision == "yes" or decision == "y":
        main()

    else:
        print("See you later!")
        sleeper()
        sys.exit()

#main function
def main():
    
    playerChoice = eval(input("Press 1 to see the Fibonacci Sequence or 2 for Dice: "))

    print(" ")

    #This makes sure that the number will always be an integer
    playerChoice = math.floor(playerChoice)

    #This checks to make sure the entry is a valid entry 
    if playerChoice < 1 or playerChoice > 2:
        print("That is not a valid entry!")

        print(" ")
        
        main()

    #If the entry was valid, then execute code
    elif playerChoice == 1:
        print("You have chosen the Fibonacci Sequence!")

        print(" ")
        
        fibonacci()

    else:
        print("You have chosen the Dice game!")
        
        diceGame()

#Starts the sequence
main()

I've been thinking about the Yahtzee game, and I don't think it will be that hard. That's all for now, thanks for reading!

Alligator Speed Sculpt

So tonight in my ZBrush class we had a speed sculpt assignment to try and sculpt the alligator from the Peter Pan carton:

The point of the exercise wasn't to get a perfect replica or to get in all the detail. It was more to try and set the main big masses and try to shape it to look like the alligator. I think I did a good job in the short time I had.

At first I kind of panicked because I didn't really know where to start. I decided to start with the eyes and then everything kid of just flowed out of there. I  think I did a good job at getting the shape of the head. I plan on coming back to this and getting more work done on it.

That's all for now, thanks for reading!