Text Based Adventure Game

Text Based Adventure Game

1. Prescribed Criteria

   • Story must have at least 10 different inputs before finishing
     • Inputs will be utilised to provide options to the user
   • Must have at least 2 choices for each input
     • Choices will be provided with each input to allow the user to decide a pathway
   • Must use IF statements
     • IF statements will be manipulated to test conditions
   • Must use a WHILE loop
     • WHILE loops will be used alongside variables and inputs
   • Must use variables
     • Variables will be used in inputs to provide choices

2. Self Determined Criteria

   • The game must include various colours and formatting throughout the text
     • ANSI will be used alongside python to customise the game by adding colour
       • Different formatting, such as bold, will also be utilised

3. Existing Text Based Adventure Games

   • The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
     • Adventure, interactive fiction genre
       • Focuses on narrative / adventure, extensive amount of interactive choices
   • Zork
     • Adventure & fiction genre
       • Narrative / fiction focus, many inputs
   • A Mind Forever Voyaging
     • Adventure and interactive fiction genre
       • Minimal focus on confusing puzzles, greater focus on exploring and freedom of choice

4. Coding Constructs

   • Variables
     • Inputs
     • Choices
   • Arrays
     • Values
   • Pseudocode Key Words
     • IF
     • IF ELSE
     • FOR loop
     • WHILE loop
   • Python Conventions
     • ELIF
     • IF
     • WHILE
     • PRINT
     • INPUT

5. Ideas for Story

   • Genres
     • Adventure
       • Chosen genre for game
       • Linked to medieval time era
     • Exploration
     • Action
     • Fantasy
       • Linked to adventure genre and medieval time era
     • Sci-fi
     • Horror
     • Mystery
   • Time Eras
     • Stone age
       • Adventure theme
     • Classical
     • Medieval
       • Often used in fantasy and adventure genre
     • Modern