Clicker Games

Clicker Games

1. Impacts

   • Social
     • Competition between one another
       • friend groups
   • Personal
     • Entertainment
       • has fun playing the game
     • Time consumption
       • hours of time in the game
   • Economic
     • Ways to spend money in game
     • Introduction into investing

2. User Problem

   • User Persona
     • User Persona 1
       • Wants
         • Different Output
         • Has achievements
         • Christmas related / Santa related
         • Aesthetic GUI and buttons
       • Needs
         • A clicker game that is idle related
       • Details
         • Age
           • 17
         • Education
           • High School
         • Occupation
           • Unemployed
         • Interests
           • Christmas and Candy
       • Frustrations
         • Very limited idle
         • Doesn't have the aesthetic he enjoys

3. Developer Problem

   • User interface
     • Features
       • Avatar Selection
       • Dark mode
     • Usability Principles
       • Utility
         • provides features needed
       • Safety
         • There is a saving mechanic
       • Effectiveness
         • It is effective to be a game
       • Learnability
         • Easy to learn
       • Accessability
         • easy to access
     • User interface components
       • Links
         • between pages
       • Images
         • changing images
       • Drop down menu
         • different styles
       • Buttons
         • regular buttons
         • buttons that don't change
         • buttons with images
       • score
         • updates
   • Data
     • Required Data
       • Score
         • interger
       • Auto clicker
         • integer
       • Click
         • integer
   • Coding Environment
     • Key Algorithms
       • Auto click function
         • This function is used for the purpose of increasing the amount of clicks per second idling without having to actually click.
       • Increase click function
         • This increases the click per second function so every click you click it adds more for every click.
     • Auto click function
       • Tkinter
         • buttons
         • images
         • labels
         • windows
       • Thonny
         • shell
         • coding window
         • assistant

4. Task requirements

   • Existing Solutions
     • cookie clicker
     • cookie clicker
       • Pros
         • Simple readable gui
         • multiple upgrades
         • appearing images
       • Cons
         • gets repettive
         • Boring
         • time sink
   • constraints and limitations
     • time
       • not enough time
     • coding environment
       • It is school based so might not be enough time to fully finish code if it is too complex.
     • skills
       • Might not have enough code
   • Prescribed criteria
     • Your game must have a minimum of 5 different Auto Clicker Upgrades (The exemplar has 1)
       • All of those upgrades must have an auto click function
       • There must be 5 click upgrades
       • Must use the exemplars first upgrade
       • The game must have different click upgrades
     • Your game must implement an Achievement System. (Ie. When a player reaches a certain modifier amount/score/etc output an Achievement)
       • There must be an achievement system with in the code
       • When the player reaches a certain level it must display this information to them
       • When the achievement comes up the store is where it is displayed
       • This achievement system has to be visualised to the player
       • The achievement must be relevant to amount of money or clicks
     • Your game must have a unique aesthetic that aligns with the context of your clicker game
       • The game must have an aesthetic that links with the clicker game
       • The game must have an aesthetic related to candy
       • The aesthetic must be unique
       • The aesthetic must look good.
       • The game must have an aesthetic related to Santa and presents
   • Self determined criteria
     • Your game must have the ability to change and add a name of the player
       • Must be able to edit the name
       • Has to have the able to see the displayed name
       • Only allows for a name that is less than 20 characters
       • It must allow special symbols and numbers
       • Must be able to create a name
     • Your game must have different images/cookies
       • Your game must have different images/cookies
       • It has to work still if the image changes
       • It must change based on amount of clicks
       • Has to be fluent and not janky (fast)