FIA1: Technical Proposal

FIA1: Technical Proposal

1. Prescribed Criteria

   • Part 1: Algorithm Challenge
     • Recognition of Parts
       • Assignment
       • Sequence
       • Selection
       • Condition
       • Iteration
       • Modularization
     • Analysis of Algorithm Challenge
       • Mindmap
       • Game Developer Options
     • Algorithm Challenge (Psuedocode)
       • Scenario
         • Backpack contains bread
         • No bread in backpack
         • Player in bakery map location
         • Player not in bakery map location
       • Input
         • Eat Bread
         • Talk to baker
       • Output
         • You eat bread
         • You are not carrying bread.
         • The baker gives you a load of bread
         • The baker is not here
       • Actions
         • Remove bread from backpack and increase player’s health by 1 (if not already at full health).
         • Add bread to backpack.
   • Part 2: Programming Challenge
     • PC1: The player begins with 3 health points.
     • PC2: The player begins with no equipment but can pick up items from the map and use them.
     • PC3: The player begins in one of the center squares of a 5 x 5 map grid.
     • PC4: The map must be displayed visually, as ASCII art.
     • PC4: There must be at least two Non-Playable Characters (NPCs) that can be talked to.
     • PC5: When talked to, the two NPCs will give a random game hint from a possible list of 5 hints. E.g. “The bakery is north.”
     • PC6: The player can navigate the map using valid commands: “north”, “south”, “east” and “west”. Other navigation commands will return: “I do not understand”.
     • PC7: When the player arrives at a new location a text-based description of the location is displayed.
     • PC8: If the player tries to move outside the boundary of the map a message appears explaining that the way is blocked, and the player cannot move in that direction.
     • PC9: Have a series of events that the player must complete to finish the game.
     • Existing Solutions
       • Forest of Lyrica
       • Games from https://textadventures.co.uk/
         • The deer trail
   • Part 3: Proposed Solution
     • Usability Principles
       • Utility
       • Safety
       • Effectiveness
       • Learnability
       • Accessibility
     • User Persona
     • Mockups/Wireframes
       • Elements and Principles of Visual Communication
         • Contrast
         • Balance
         • Repetition
         • Colour
         • Hierachy
         • Texture
         • Line
         • Shape
         • Space
         • Proportion
         • Movement
         • Tone
         • Shape
         • Alignment
         • Proximity
         • Form

2. Self- Determined Criteria

   • Part 1: Algorithm Challenge
     • The Pseudocode in Part 1: Recognition of parts must be different to Part 2: Algorithm challenge
     • The algorithm must contain at least 1 function.
   • Part 2: Programming Challenge
     • SD1: The game must allow for player to eat bread from bakery and gain health.
     • SD2: The story of the plot must be relevant to the user persona's interests.
     • SD4: The player must be able to check his health at any given time.
   • Part 3: Proposed Solution
     • Solution must meet user requirements
     • Solution must have accessibility for users with some sort of disability.

3. Game Developer Options

   • Constraints and Limitations
     • Time
       • Only 4 weeks timeframe to create folio and game
     • Knowledge
     • Criteria Requreiments
       • As the game must have certain requirements, the possible options are limited. Such as the size of the map must be 5x5 and cannot be expanded.
   • Resources Available
     • Pre-made game: Forest of Lyrica
     • Coding Platform: Thonny
     • Coding Platform: Visual Code Studio
     • Google
   • Development Options
     • Local Variables
       • Classes
       • Interaction between NPC & User
       • Hints
         • Hints are specific to only the certain NPC and must stay in the particular interaction
       • Introduction to the game
         • The player only need to be introduced to the game once, when they start the game. Hence, this variable needs to only be called once.
       • Loops
     • Global Variables
       • Map Size
         • Needs to stay consistent and declared throughout the whole game
       • Player Lives
       • Sword collection
         • The game progress will depend on if the sword is present or not
       • Backpack
       • Game Map
       • User Movement
       • Explore Location
     • Data Types
       • Strings
         • A string represents text data and can include letters, numbers, symbols, or whitespace. Strings are enclosed within either single quotes (' ') or double quotes (" ").
       • Integers
         • An integer is a numeric type that represents a whole number, positive or negative, without decimals
       • Booleans
       • Lists
         • A list is a collection of items that can store elements of different types, allow duplicate values, and are ordered and changeable.
       • Dictionaries
       • Functions
         • A function is a block of code that performs a specific task 3 . A function can take some input, known as parameters, and return some output, known as the result 1 . A function can be reused multiple times, which makes the code more modular and efficient.
       • Class Instances

4. Game Story Options

   • Resources Available
     • Forest of Lyrica
     • AI
     • Google
     • Qlearn
   • Viable Game Options
     • Forest of Lyrica
     • The deer trails
     • Hitchhiker's guide to galaxy
   • User Experience
     • User Relevance
       • Does the user find the game relevant to their interests?
       • Does it solve the user's problem?
     • User satisfaction
       • Will the user's social standing increase from this solution?