My Clicker Game

My Clicker Game

1. Game Name and Context

   • Basetball Clicker
     • Basketball Clicker is a casual clicker game where players tap the basketball image to earn basketballs, unlock upgrades, and progress through different levels. The more you click, the more basketballs you collect, then you can invest in auto-clickers and multipliers to further increase your earnings. The game offers an engaging basketball-themed experience with achievements and satisfying sound effects to keep players hooked.
   • The goal of this game is to earn basketballs by clicking on basketball and acquire upgrades to assist you in obtaining more basketballs.
     • By obtaining basketballs you unlock achievements
     • Upgrades include auto clickers and click multipliers, with multiple levels.
   • Antong, the subject of the user persona, Antong wants to play to play a clicker game, which is related to basketball and the LA Lakers, for relaxation and entertainment purposes. However, currently no clicker games are available that matches those requirements.

2. Aesthetics

   • Purple and Yellow to satisfy his wants of a Lakers themed basketball clicker game.
     • Purple background
     • Yellow buttons and other GUI elements
   • Basketball Themed visual elements
     • Basketball image for clicking (to earn basketballs)
     • Basketball related name labels and buttons
   • Elements of game arranged into 3 frames, left, middle and right.
     • Left frame will be upgrade shop
     • Middle frame will include title, cps counter, and basketball image (for clicking)
     • Right frame will be dedicated to display achievements
   • Black and White font colors to contrast with the yellow and purple.

3. Game Feature

   • A basketball image for clicking to earn basketballs (score)
     • A basketball image is included as a button for users to click on to earn basketballs. (using tkinter)
   • Basketball Themed Click Multipliers
     • "Kmart Basketball, Target Lakers Basketball, Wilson Evolution Basketball, Official NBA Game Ball, Airless Basketball, LeBron's Personal Basketball"
       • all represent a level of the click multiplier and doubles in click multiple value for each tier.
         • cost doubles each time it is bought.
   • Basketball Themed Auto Clickers
     • “Shooting Machine”, “Curry Clicker”, “Kobe Clicker”, “Jordan Clicker”, “King Lebron Clicker”
       • all of them have unique costs and cps value
   • Measure score per second (basketball/s) so that the user can track progress with autoclickers and click multipliers.
     • this is done by including a cps counter function
       • include label in GUI displaying basketballs per second
   • Economy within game - Basketball earned (score) used for upgrades and unlocking features
     • basketballs earned can be used to buy auto clickers and click multipliers
     • earning basketballs also earns achievements
   • Store
     • Left frame dedicated to be a store, where auto clickers and click multiplier buy buttons will be housed in.

4. User Experience

   • Simple Clicker Mechanics
     • label measuring CPS which allows users to see how many score they are clicking per second.
   • Clear GUI layout - easy to play and understand
     • Achievements displayed clearly within GUI
     • Clicker button displayed clearly within GUI
     • Upgrades displayed clearly within GUI
   • Pop-Up window for achievement unlocks - motivates user to play the game and satisfacation
     • uses messagebox function
     • windows alert sound effect when triggered

5. General Pros and Cons

   • Pros
     • Simple gameplay
     • Basketball Themed - Satisfies user persona
     • Never-ending game
     • Fun and Casual
   • Cons
     • repetetive
     • Only 5 upgrades - may become boring after a while
     • Lack of a challenge to players

6. Developer problem ideas

   • python
     • GUI
       • Tkinter
         • labels
           • titles, display words in GUI
         • frames
           • organise the GUI
         • messagebox
           • notificationand display achievements.
         • image buttons
           • used for clicking to earn score
         • buttons
           • buy upgrades
       • spacer fuction
         • organise the GUI
     • array
       • used to define variables for autoclicker function
         • allows for seperate CPS value for each auto clicker