Need a lesson on Scripting

I'm desperate for help in scripting. If anyone can do a personal scripting class with me, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Around here, it helps to be a little more specific. Tell us what you're working on, and I'm certain people will help you through it. If you haven't got anything in mind, then you likely don't need to be writing any scripts.

Also, a good way to learn about scripts is to take apart other people's. Go check the Script Library (either here, or on the wiki), and read what other people have written. If you've got questions, either ask the creator, or ask here.

Essentially what you've asked is the equivalent of asking for someone to teach you math or chemistry. It's a broad field; pick a starting point.

You will also find dozens of FREE scripts, and educational examples at the University of Second Life Library in Montara.

Click the FIND button and search for "Library"

obligatory wiki link

www.badgeometry.com/wiki/

Hanks Classes are great, keep an eye out in the events list for those.

I was a student of his in Early August, and have benifited enormously. I have a background in certain scripting languages, but none of them are the C++, C, or what some people consider to be "REAL" languages. I'm heavy into languages like PERL, Expect and UNIX scripting languages. Some things in LSL are a little strange to me still, but I'm getting the hang of it.

So, speaking from experience in re-learning a language, what you want to do to get your feet wet is pick a project. Dream something up and start writing it down on paper what you want i tto do, what the object it will occupy looks like, and then ask questions, and go play in the Ivory Tower to get your building skills up, go read in the WIKI, and of course, this is a REAL good place to get ideas. The people here are always willing to help!

Jeff,

I am new to scripting myself. There are so many example scripts from the University of Second Life Library and from Wiki. It is really beneficial if you get the scripts from the University of Second Life Library and compare them to scripts from www.badgeometry.com. Then play with them. It is extremely time consuming at first, but I have managed to make 2 scripts that I needed already. It was no walk in the park, but now I understand so much. While you are playing around with the scripts try to answer your own questions first. It is so much more educational and fulfilling to figure it out yourself. If you really can't figure it out then anyone in the forums will be more than helpful. They have been so helpful to me! That is my best advice and it's coming from someone who is struggling with and new to the subject as well. IM me in world sometime and I will share what I have learned so far. Maybe we can work on some scripts together.

Jeff,

Also this is a handy script to use while playing with other scripts in an object. Put this script /15/53/21833/1.html inside your object and all you have to do is say reset to reset any scripts that you are messing with.

Ok, I'm looking to make some amusment park games, or casino games.

You don't write code for 'amusement park rides' or 'casino games'. You write code for whack-a-mole or a slot machine. What kind of game do you want to make?

A shooting game, where you have to shoot the targets and the faster you shoot them the more you win

If you want to learn scripting, I'll teach you one-on-one for L$3000 an hour. That's a pretty low rate if you look at other programming courses.

Are we talkin' about moving targets like ducks and stuff? Or are we talkin' about targets that sit still?

And do you already understand the 3d coordinate system? You'll need a pretty good understanding of that too.


Either way, you'll need a build to shoot at. So get to work. Build the kiosk or whatever, and build a model(s) of your target(s).

You also need to think about what will happen when a target is shot. for instance, do you want it to lay down or disappear? And do they get replaced once they are shot? What's the scoring system like?

Write this stuff down... you'll want to remember it.

When I am beginning a new project, I put my ideas down in a text editor and sometimes write the functions completely apart from the main script.

When I start coding the script, I take the notes and turn them into comments, and start the scripting right from the notes.

Uh, forget it, way to complicated for me... I have never done any programing ever before....

I'll be resuming scripting classes next week at the University of SL, and some other instructors are putting together some kick ass classes very soon.

Once the frickin' hurricanes stop!

Whoa, for 3k/hour I would teach scripting in the buff, and throw in a free song and dance

Hehehe... do you wear the Egg avatar for that (couldn't resist)

I think I shall keep Catherine's rate in mind when I need some specific help.

If you have a thing for eggs I can wear the egg avatar! Sideways! I'll even throw in a free backrub