Spent a ton of yesterday trying to find and solve ways to "cheat" in the Typing Tutor.
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Some of these issues are my own fault, mostly due to how I did the "WPM x Stars" setup, but I'm fairly sure other typing tutors must have similar issues, right?
So, the idea is to take the WPM, give Stars as you go depending on how accurately you type, then multiply everything at the end.
The "cheat" would be to..
1. Type the first 2 lines perfectly accurately to earn 6 stars.
2. Hammer the keys, hit return, over and over for the next 6 lines. The inaccuracy of these lines give 0 stars each, but something improbable like 350wpm each line.
Then the total ends up being something like 350wpm x 6 stars = 2,100 points.
Compare that to 8 perfectly well written but slower lines, which gives say 60wpm x 24 stars = 1,440 points..
And you can clearly see that cheating works really well, here.
There's a few easy ways to cheat the points here, so I spent a little time trying to find those and "fix" them in some way.
Now, then, the more inaccurate your typing is, the more the wpm gets reduced, so there's less of a possibility of you cheating the game.
Is that a "good" thing for a typing tutor?
I'm not sure. But I think, at some point, I need to decide whether this is an "AGameAWeek Style Gamey Thing" or a proper tutorial.
I don't think it's a proper tutorial!
And that makes me wonder which direction I should take the actual tutorially bit of the tutorial. Should I keep them "proper", and sensible, or do I go off the wall and crazy.
At what point of the range of sensible vs humorous do I settle, here?
Hmmm..
Where's the line?
A.I. Corner
Lyrics : First verse, alt and chorus by me, the other half ChatGPT > Reveal 🔎
[Verse]
There's a line that flows in front of me.
A line that's dug in the sand.
But I'm not sure what the meaning is,
And what the line had planned.
[Alt-Verse]
The line it marks a strategic place,
Which I shouldn't ever cross.
But I'm not sure where it's meant to be,
And if the meaning could be lost.
[break]
[Chorus]
Where's the line? What's it meant to be?
How do I know if the line will set me free?
Who's to say where the line is crossing, now.
I wonder if the line in the sand is really in front of me.
[break]
[Verse]
They say the line was drawn with purpose, clear,
To keep me here or send me there.
But what if it’s just a scribble made
By someone who really didn’t care?
[Alt-Verse]
Perhaps the line’s a warning sign,
A barrier I must respect.
Or maybe it’s just a doodle left,
A misplaced line we can’t correct.
[break]
[Chorus]
Where’s the line? What’s it meant to be?
Could it lead to truth, or is it fooling me?
I search for answers in the shifting sands,
But this line in front of me feels slippery in my hands.
[Bridge]
Lines are fickle, they bend and sway,
Drawn in sand, they’re swept away.
Maybe it’s just a joke we missed,
A prank by fate or a twist of the wrist.
[break]
[Chorus]
Where’s the line? Can it set me free?
Or is it just an endless mystery?
A loop of logic in a grainy land,
This phantom line slips right through my hand.
[Green enters to find Dave packing away the porcupine's dinner jacket]
Green: Matt's going to notice all this digging eventually.
Dave: No time to worry about that! We've got "Ten, Chicken Pen" to sort out!
Green: And these chickens... they're wearing top hats?
Dave: Of course! They're attending the afternoon garden party.
Green: The what?
Dave: Well, we can't keep having formal dinners. The porcupine's running out of clean shirts.
[Scene Two]
Ext. Dave's Bunker - Garden Area
[Dave is arranging tiny top hats on chicken statues]
Dave: Pass me the Cola.
Green: Hat starch?
Dave: No, silly. It's to polish their monocles.
Green: The T-Rex is looking at you..
Dave: Yeah, he's still upset about the roller-skating incident.
Green: And the giraffe?
Dave: Recovering nicely. The bee's been very attentive.
Green: The bee?
Dave: It makes an excellent nurse. Very gentle with the bandages. Flies around, swooping slings in just the right places.
Green: This is a bizarre menagerie you've created.
Dave: Thanks!
[Scene Three]
Ext. Dave's Bunker - Garden Party Area
[A collection of top-hatted chicken statues are arranged around a tiny tea table]
Green: This is very nice, Dave. Nothing's exploding. No animal statues are falling over. Everything looks very un-Dave like.
Dave: It's a very nice tea party.
Green: I see the heavenly cat's here, too.
Dave: Who else is going to pour the tea?
Green: Obviously not the T-Rex, not with his tiny arms.
Dave: See, you're getting it.
Green: OK, let's get to tomorrow. What chaos is planned.
Dave: "Eleven, Gates of Heaven!"
Green: Oh no...
Dave: Don't worry, they're revolving gates. The bee's already working on the hinges.
[End credits roll]
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