Creating With Code

Creating With Code

1. Variables

   • Input
     • Movement
       • North
         • Moving the player north on the map, continuing them through the game
       • South
         • Moving the player south on the map, continuing them through the game
       • East
         • Moving the player east on the map, continuing them through the game
       • West
         • Moving the player west on the map, continuing them through the game
     • Interaction
       • Use
         • Let's the player use an item if they have that item in their inventory.
       • Take
         • Allows player to take an item if that item is in their area.
   • Processing
     • Movement
       • If the player is can move in the specified direction, then move in that direction
         • If the player cannot move past (edge of map), send blocked path message
     • Interaction
       • If the player wants to pick up an item, and it is their area, then allow pickup.
         • If the item is not in the players area, then show error message.
       • If the player wants to use an item, and they have that item in the inventory, then allow player to use.
         • If the player doesn't have the item in their inventory, show error message.
   • Output
     • Movement
       • Possible Movement
         • You move *direction input*. You can see _____
           • worldMapLoc
       • Impossible Movement
         • You can't go that way because ____
           • BlockedPathMessage
     • Interaction
       • Use
         • Possible
           • You use *item*
         • Impossible
           • You can't use that here.
       • Take
         • Possible
           • You pick up *item*
         • Impossible
           • That item isn't here.

2. Algorithm Constructs

   • Assignment
     • Assigning a variable to something; includes floats, integers and strings.
   • Sequence
     • The process of the algorithm. All of the steps involved in the algorithm.
   • Selection
     • If-Then-Else selectors
   • Condition
     • Testing to see if a condiiton is true (ie. Your age being 19)
   • Iteration
     • Do-While loop. Loops a sequence while a condiiton is true.
   • Modularisation
     • Deconstruction of algorithms into smaller pieces to make for easier reading.