Mind Map

Mind Map

1. Task Requirements

   • Algorithm Challenge
     • Create an algorithm that lets a user eat bread if they have bread in their backpack which heals 1hp
     • Create an algorithm which checks if the user has bread in their backpack and when there is none output: “You are not carrying the bread.”
     • Create an algorithm which allows the user to talk to the baker and receive bread if the user is in the bakery
     • Create an algorithm which checks whether the user is in the bakery when they attempt to talk to the baker, if they are no output: “The baker is not here.”
   • Programming Challenge
     • Prescribed Criteria
       • The player begins with 3 health points
       • The player begins with no equipment but can pick up items from the map and use them
       • The player begins in one of the center squares of a 5 x 5 map grid
       • The map must be displayed visually, as ASCII art
       • There must be at least two Non-Playable Characters (NPCs) that can be talked to
       • The player can navigate the map using valid commands: “north”, “south”, “east” and “west”. Other navigation commands will return: “I do not understand”
       • When the player arrives at a new location a text-based description of the location is displayed
       • 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
       • Have a series of events that the player must complete to finish the game
     • Self Prescribed Criteria
       • The game is to be themed around an island that the player is stuck on
   • Existing Solutions
     • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
       • Pros
         • Very complex game
         • Provides hours of play time
       • Cons
         • Very complex game
         • Very hard
     • The Forest of Lyrica
       • Pros
         • Very simple game
         • Easy to expand on
         • Very easy
       • Cons
         • Very simple game

2. Developer Problems

   • Coding Environment
     • Development Tools
       • Thonny
       • Notepad
   • User Interface
     • Useability Principles
       • Effectiveness
         • The degree to which an interface facilitates a user in accomplishing the task for which it was intended
       • Utility
         • The extent to which the system provides the correct functionality so that users can do what they need or want to do
       • Safety
         • How the users are protected to dangerous errors and hackers
       • Accessibility
         • How discriminatory aspects related to equivalent user experience for people with disabilities are addressed
       • Learnability
         • How easy it is for users to accomplish the task required the first time they access the product