Digi tech assessment

Digi tech assessment

1. Prescribed criteria

   • PC1
     • Req. 1
     • Req. 2
     • Req. 3
     • Req. 4
   • PC2
     • Req. 1
     • Req. 2
     • Req. 3
     • Req. 4
   • PC3
     • Req. 1
     • Req. 2
     • Req. 3
   • PC4
     • Req. 1
     • Req. 2
     • Req. 3
     • Req. 4

2. Self-determined criteria

   • SDC1
     • Req. 1
     • Req. 2
     • Req. 3

3. Coding constructs

   • IF statements
   • FOR and WHILE loops
   • Variables

4. Story ideas

   • 1. Dead or alive
     • "You spent your time investigating the crime and who it was done by. I told you the whole story, yet you did not suspect me once."
       • Narrator is the "criminal"
         • Narrator speaks in 2nd person then in 1st person
         • Wanted dead or alive
         • The narrator is depression itself
       • You are a detective
         • Investigate the mysterious deaths of the village's mayor and some important townsfolk
           • The mysterious deaths turn out to be suicide, hence why the narrator/depression is responsible
     • Dialogues
   • 2. All an illusion?
     • "Surely there is someone following a young fellow such as you home. You look behind to find nothingness, yet you feel a set of eyes gaze upon your image."
       • You are coming home at 2am after a long party night
         • You are very tired, and become very anxious and a little schizophrenic while walking back home
       • It's actually just your friend trying to check up on you
     • Stamina system?

5. Existing text based adventure games

   • Written realms
     • https://writtenrealms.com/
     • A text based rpg game where you can fight enemies and travel where you want
       • Very impressive mechanics and storytelling
       • Directions need clarity
   • Hunt the wumpus
     • A simple text-based adventure game with a map and coordinates to show where the player is; your objective is to hunt 'the wumpus' with your bow and avoid obstacles in your way.
       • Simple, easy to learn and play
       • Not much visual flair; bland
     • https://osric.com/wumpus/

6. Algorithm constructs

   • Selection and condition
   • Assignment
     • Variables
   • Sequence
     • Order of code
     • When the code is executed
   • Modularisation
   • Loops
     • FOR loops
     • WHILE loops