Year 9 Item 2

Year 9 Item 2

1. Prescribed Criteria

   • You must have at least two choices for each input
     • Each choice must lead to different outcomes
     • Choices must be different to each other
     • Must have a choice for each input
   • You must use variables that match your storyline
     • Must have Variables
     • Variables must match storyline
     • Must have a storyline
   • You must use a WHILE loop
     • Must have a WHILE loop
   • Your story must have at least 10 different variables in total
     • Must have 10 variables
     • All 10 must be different
     • Must have a story

2. Existing Text based Adventure games

   • Planetfall
     • Planetfall is a text-based adventure game by Infocom in which players explore an abandoned space station as an inexperienced officer, solve puzzles, and uncover the station’s mystery.
       • Weaknesses: None
       • Strengths: Good puzzles and player experience
   • The Hobbit
     • The Hobbit is a text-based adventure game based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s novel, where players type commands to explore Middle-earth, solve puzzles, and help Bilbo complete his quest.
       • Strengths: Popular, well-known story and characters
       • Weaknesses: Slow load times

3. Ideas for story

   • Ancient Greece
     • Story could be based in ancient greece
       • Athens, Greek markets
   • Food
     • Story could include decisions about food
       • Lentils, Garlic, Other ancient greek foods
   • Ancient History
     • Story could be about ancient history
       • Ancient stereotypes and lifestyles

4. Algorithm Constructs

   • Selection and Condition
     • Selection is a programming structure that chooses which instructions to run based on a condition, while a condition is a statement that evaluates to true or false
       • if choice= "run" input:"run faster"
   • Iteration
     • Iteration is the process of repeating a set of instructions, usually using a loop, until a condition is met.
       • While health= >55:
   • Modularisation
     • Modularisation is dividing a large program into smaller, manageable sections called modules, with each module performing a specific task.
       • MODULE CalculateAverage average ← (number1 + number2) / 2 END MODULE
   • Sequence
     • Sequence is the order in which instructions are carried out, one after another from top to bottom.
       • Print: "start" > choice=input "choose"
   • Assignment
     • Assignment is giving a value to a variable
       • Health= 95

5. Self-determined Criteria

   • Develop and create a text based adventure game about ancient Greek food markets.
     • Must create a text-based game
     • Game must be an adventure game
     • Must be about Greek food markets

6. Coding Constructs

   • Print
     • A built-in function that outputs messages and variables to the standard output device
       • Print: "Hello traveller"
   • Input
     • A built-in function used to gather text input from the user via the console or command line
       • Input: "Where are you"
   • IF statement
     • An if statement is a selection statement that runs a block of instructions only when a condition is true.
       • IF temperature > 30 THEN DISPLAY "It is hot" END IF
   • FOR loop
     • A for loop is a programming structure used to repeat a set of instructions a specific number of times. It usually uses a counter that changes after each repetition.
       • FOR number ← 1 TO 5 DISPLAY number NEXT number
   • While loop
     • A while loop repeatedly runs a set of instructions while a condition is true. The condition is checked before each repetition.
       • WHILE number <= 5 DISPLAY number number ← number + 1 END WHILE