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1. Algorithm Constructs

   • Iteration
     • Its repeating a set of instructions in a program using loops
       • START count = 1 WHILE count <= 3 OUTPUT count count = count + 1 END WHILE END
   • Modularisation
     • Breaking down a program into smaller sections/modules
       • FUNCTION greeting OUTPUT 'Hi" END FUNCTION START CALL greeting END
   • Selection and Condition
     • A condition is a statement which is checked to see whether its true or false and a selection allows the program to make a decision based on the condition
       • INPUT age IF age >= 13 OUTPUT "Age Requirement Met" ELSE OUTPUT "To young to play" ENDIF END
   • Assignment
     • Its when you give a variable a value within a program
       • DECLARE studentname SET studentname TO John
   • Sequence
     • The order in which information are carried out within a program
       • INPUT name OUTPUT "Hello" OUTPUT name

2. Coding Constructs

   • IF Statements
     • Allows the program to make a decision by checking whether the condition is true
       • START INPUT age IF age >= 10 THEN OUTPUT "You can play" ENDIF END
   • While Loops
     • It repeats a set of instructions for a specific number of times
       • START number = 1 WHILE number <= 5 OUTPUT number number = number + 1 END WHILE END

3. Existing Text Based Adventure Games

   • Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
     • This is a texted based adventure game where the player explores space, solves puzzles, can collect items and progress through the story by making choices.
       • Player Wakes up in his bedroom and has to comepltet and escape his house and board a space ship before aliens destory the planet
       • The player has to aviod being excuated by the aliens
   • Forests of Lyrica
     • Forests of Lyrica is a texted based adventure game where players explore a forests and make decisions to progress through the story
       • There are specific spots on the game like the Well and river
       • Layout of the game is clean, its easy to navigatge throguh the forest and uses directions like North South East West

4. Ideas for Story

   • Add Health Counter
     • Displays the plaeyers health and updates on when the player takes damage or recovers health. Once the player runs out of health they die
       • Can show 9 hearts and 1 empty heart if the player takes 1 heart of damage
   • Item Drops
     • Items drop after a player kills a enemies. Items vary, and there are chances for no loot drops
       • Items like swords, tools and potions can drop from killing enemys
   • Add Inventory System
     • A system which allows players to collect, store and manage items within the game
       • Allow players to move and store potions swords shields
   • Add Enemys
     • Add enemies to create challenges for the player
       • Players will fight, zombies, dragons and other histroical creatures
   • Make it a magical Theme
     • Make the main game theme like be magical and have abilities and super natural powers
       • Players can use the ability of their choosen type/class to fight mystical creatures
     • Have different player types
       • Players choose a player type, Fighter, Mage and Summoner

5. Self Determined Criteria

   • Have 2 Different endings which is influenced by player choices
     • The endings concept should be completely different
     • 1 Ending must be related to death
     • The players choices and actions must effect the ending

6. Prescribed Criteria

   • Your story must have at least 10 different variables in total
     • At least 3 decisions or choices should the player choose which can influence the story
     • Have 2 different endings which are the outcome of player choices
     • Have at least 10 different variables
   • You must use a WHILE Loop
     • Have at least 1 While Loop in the game
     • The WHILE loop must end once the player reaches the end or dies
     • The loop will repeat a section of the story
   • You must use variables that match your storyline
     • All Variables must match to the story theme
     • Variables should effect the storyline by changing what happens
     • Variables must have useful information such as health, choices, inventory and progress
   • You must have at least two choices for each input. IF. Yes | No, Left | Right, Buy | Sell
     • The players decisions should effect what happens in the story
     • If the player puts a input which is invalid, it should allow the player to try again
     • Every input done by the player should have 2 choices at minimum