Text-Based adventure game

Text-Based adventure game

1. Prescribed Criteria

   • Code
     • Must use IF statements
     • Must use a WHILE loop
     • Must use variables
   • Inputs
     • Must have 2 choices for each input
     • Story must have 10 inputs before finishing

2. Self-Described Criteria

   • Gameplay
     • Mechanics
       • Items
         • Affect future path
         • Fit theme
       • Inputs
         • Multiple choice
           • Affect future outcomes
         • Meaningful
     • Interface
       • Easy to navigate
         • Not cluttered
         • Structured sensibly
       • Appealing
         • Breaks between long text
         • ASCII art
   • Story
     • Endings
       • Good
       • Bad
     • Characters
       • Interesting
       • Memorable

3. Existing Text-Based Adventure Games

   • Sci-FI
     • Zork
     • The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
     • Planetfall
   • Fantasy
     • Colossal Cave Adventure
     • Genesis MUD
     • The Dreamhold
     • The Hobbit
   • Mystery
     • Ozapell Mystery Text Adventure
     • Device 6
     • Spider and Web

4. Python programming

   • Variables
     • Arrays
   • Loops
     • FOR loop
     • WHILE loop
     • FOREVER loop
   • Conditions
     • If
     • If Else

5. Ideas for Story

   • Fantasy
   • Sci-Fi
     • Space
     • Earth
       • Alternate history
       • Future
         • Dystopian
         • Utopian
   • Horror
     • Mystery Horror
       • Mystery puzzle
     • Supernatural horror
       • Aliens
       • Paranormal
   • Crime
     • Play as Detective
     • Play as possible victim
     • Play as criminal

6. Coding options

7. Coding environment

   • Thonny
   • Programiz Pro

8. Task

   • Complete scaffold
   • Develop game