Item 2

Item 2

1. Prescribed Criteria

   • Must use variables that match your storyline
     • Must use a selection & condition variable
   • Must have at least two choices for each input. IE. Yes | No, Left | Right, Buy | Sell
     • Game will give yes and no options
     • Game will have different endings giving the player different options to choose
   • Must use a WHILE Loop
     • Must include while loops to keep the game running
   • Story must have at least 10 different variables in total
     • One variable must be about sailing
     • Must contain a variety of variables
     • One variable must be about sailing

2. Coding Constructs

   • IF Statemetns
     • Executes code only if the condition is true
       • Example: age = 20 if age >= 18: print("You are eligible to vote.")
   • FOR Loops
     • repeats a block of code a specific number of times or iterates over elements in a sequence
       • Example: for i in range(1, 6): print(i)

3. Self-Determined Criteria

   • Timeless game
     • Not cliche
     • Must be aesthetically pleasing
   • Pirate themed game
     • The game must include a goal

4. Ideas for story

   • Track Player Name
     • Involves identifying the user entity and storing associated metadata
       • Example: player_name = input("What is your character Name? ") print (f"Welcome, {player_name}!")
   • Change Sci-Fi Story
     • Change to a pirate themed story
       • Example: Traveling the ocean to find a certain treasure
   • Add Health Counter
     • A system for tracking and displaying a player’s or enemy’s current Hit Points (HP)
       • Example: [Goblin] Health: 20/20 -> Player attacks -> [Goblin] Health: 12/20

5. Algorithm Constructs

   • Modularisation
     • large, complex program into smaller, independent, and interchangeable units called modules
       • Example: def add(a, b): return a + b def subtract(a, b): return a - b
   • Iteration
     • Iteration is also called repetition and is used when something is repeated over and over again, so anything where the program goes round in a loop
       • Example: fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"] for fruit in fruits: print(fruit)
   • Selection & Condition
     • A selection statement uses a condition to select which line of the program will be used next
       • Example: status = "Access Granted" if age >= 18 else "Access Denied"

6. Existing Text Based Adventure Games

   • Forests of Lyrica
     • The forests of Lyrica are described as a magical, gentle, and enchanting setting designed to foster a sense of wonder and self-discovery.
       • Strengths
         • Easy to play
       • Weakness
         • Short game
         • Boring
   • Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy
     • satirical science fiction series by Douglas Adams that explores themes of absurdity, existence, and the search for meaning in a chaotic universe
       • Strengths
         • Engaging plot
       • Weaknesses
         • Computer only reacts to certain words