Python

Python

1. User Requirements

   • Frustrations
     • Complex User Interfaces/Controls
     • PC unable to handle high FPS games
     • First Person Shooters, time sensitive games
   • Interests
     • Gaming
     • Reading
     • Hiking
     • Writing
   • Game Ideas
     • Fantasy
       • Dragons
       • Elvish Kingdom
       • Wizard Duel
     • Sci-Fi
       • Space Exploration
       • Aliens
     • Our World
       • Plane Crash
       • Solving a Mystery

2. Coding Environment

   • Thonny
   • Programiz Pro
   • Tutorialspoint
   • W3schools

3. Task Requirements

   • Self-Determined Criteria
     • Game utilises a simple user interface but retains some visuals.
       • Are the input choices clearly displayed?
       • Are distinct attempts of the game clearly separated?
       • Is the user given the opportunity to replay the game without having to rerun the code (while recording which endings have already been unlocked)?
       • Does the story include ASCII art and ANSI escape codes?
   • Prescribed Criteria
     • Story must have at least 10 different inputs before finishing
       • Does the algorithm ask for a minimum of ten inputs across the entire story flow?
       • Are there multiple endings dictated by the user’s input?
       • Does the algorithm accept user inputs?
     • Must have two choices for each input. IE. Yes|No, Left|Right, Buy|Sell
       • Are input options simple so the game is understandable and easy to follow?
       • Does my story flow (diamond-shaped blocks) display at least two options per input?
       • Does the user’s input warrant unique responses?
       • Does the algorithm reject unknown inputs?
     • You must use IF statements
       • Does the algorithm use IF statements to check the value of variables?
       • Does the algorithm use ELIF to respond to multiple options?
       • Does the algorithm use IF statements to read the player’s inputs?
     • You must use a WHILE loop
       • Were the IF, ELSE and ELIF statements encased in a WHILE true loop?
       • Does the WHILE loop ensure the algorithm repeats until ‘broken’ by an ending (using BREAK)
       • Was a WHILE true loop used to allow users to make multiple inputs (if their previous one was invalid)?
     • You must variables
       • Were the variables accurately defined and clearly identifiable?
       • Were variables used to record which endings had been unlocked?
       • Were variables used to display how many total endings had been unlocked?
       • Were variables used to determine which path in the story flow to follow or whether users had made an invalid input?
   • Develop Text-Based Adventure Game
     • Required Skills
       • Declaring variables and using IF and ELIF statements to check their value
       • Accepting a user input
       • Printing text
       • Using ELSE statements to detect unknown inputs
       • Using WHILE loops
     • Pros
       • Light on CPU
       • Some people like reading
       • Simple and easy to understand but still enjoyably interactive
     • Cons
       • Limited Visuals
   • Constraints and Limitations
     • Environment
       • Rowdy
       • Distracting
       • Congested
     • Time
       • 4 weeks
     • Skills
       • Applying python constructs learned in class to a text-based adventure game
       • Modifying algorithm to keep track of endings unlocked and providing users with the opportunity to play again.

4. Games

   • Genres
     • Role Playing Games (RPGs)
       • Horror Survival
       • Massive Multiplayer Online RPG (MMORPG)
       • Sandbox RPG
     • Casual/Idle
       • Cards/Poker
       • Clicker Games
       • Tycoon/Idle Games
     • Sandbox
       • Crafting Sandboxes
       • Space Sandboxes
     • Racing/Stimulation
       • Off-road Racing
       • Vehicle Simulator
     • First-Person Shooter(FPS)
       • Battle Royale
     • Real-time Strategy (RTS)
       • Massively Online Battle Arena (MOBA)
       • Tower Defense
     • Sports
       • Arcade Sports
       • Realistic Sports
     • Puzzle
       • Hidden Object Games
       • Word Games
       • Strategy
     • Turn-based Strategy (TBS)
     • Platformer
     • Adventure
     • Adventure
   • Style of Game
     • Interface
       • Simple
         • Few Controls
         • Clear Objective/s
         • Linear Gameplay
       • Complex
         • Many Controls
         • Multiple Objectives
         • Non-linear Gameplay
     • Aesthetics (Visual)
       • 2D
         • Pixel
         • Drawn
       • 3D
         • Ray Casting
       • Text-Based
         • ASCII art
         • ANSI escape codes
     • Perspective
       • First Person
       • Second Person
       • Second Person

5. Coding Options

   • Python
     • Loops
       • WHILE loop
       • FOR loop
       • FOREVER loop
     • Conditions
       • IF
       • IF ELSE
       • ELIF
     • Variables
       • Arrays
     • Print
       • Strings
       • Integers
       • ANSI Escape Codes
       • ASCII Art

6. Existing Solutions

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

7. Testing Game Logic

   • Desk checking
   • Algorithm