Python Arcade folio

Python Arcade folio

1. Colours

   • animated colours
   • suitable colours for realistic elements
   • Predetermined Arcade RGB values
   • hexadecimal

2. Animation

   • Movement of objects and elements
   • User controlled player movement
   • Automatic enemy movement
   • transitions between different levels

3. Resources

   • Arcade package API
   • Arcade colour API

4. algorithm

   • For and while loops
     • use loops to repeat a section of code in a specified range
   • functions
     • Use functions as values or placeholders to change or make the code more modular
   • Variables
     • Used as placeholder values for use in multiple strings of code
   • Sprites
     • Sprites can be used instead of shapes in animation

5. Folio challenge 1

   • Drawing
     • scale
       • Zoom in/out
       • enlarge different elements of picture
       • Contrast size of objects
     • Ideas
       • Mountains with a person on one of them
       • spaceship with planets and stars in tyhe background
       • city with larger and smaller buildings
   • Criteria
     • Prescribed
       • use multiple colours
       • A coherent picture
       • multiple types of graphic functions
       • use blank lines to break up sections of code
       • use comments effectively
       • Use three functions that draw something
       • animate at least one aspect oft he drawing
       • Drawing must use scale
     • Self determined
       • Make realistic animations
       • animate multiple elements

6. Folio challenge 2

   • Criteria
     • Self-determined
       • The game must consist of multiple elements
       • the movement must smooth with minimal lag
       • The game must be self explanatory or have instructions
     • Prescribed
       • Use for loops to create and position multiple items
       • Allow the user to control a player sprite using the mouse or keyboard
       • Do not allow the player sprite to go off-screen or through walls
       • Add something for the user to collect eg. Coins
       • Keep score of how many items were collected and display on screen
   • game
     • ideas
       • A platformer consisting of auto scrolling
       • A dungeon consisting of multiple rooms
       • A stationary shooter or defense game
       • A game including dodging of projectiles or enemies
     • scale
       • The character could be either alot larger or smaller than other elements of the game
       • The background could be large while the foreground small
   • User-Interface
     • Run time of program
     • Shows score or items collected
     • Death or finish screen
     • Display variables such as lives
     • Starting menu