Text Based Adventure Game

Text Based Adventure Game

1. Game Output

   • needs text output to begin the adventure
   • Text output needs to be in a certain sequence to make sense
   • Needs an are to display the text output
   • Needs databases to create a user choice text output

2. User Input

   • Needs an area to display user input
   • If specific user input is needed like only integers, certain keys can be disabled
   • Needs to set a timer when user input is available

3. Game code features

   • Code needs to be labelled
   • Database names need to be labelled
   • for a complex adventure game the necessary creation of new functions such as mapLoc need to be created

4. Appearance

   • The appearance of the text based adventure game needs to match the theme being created
   • Displaying of outputs and inputs can also be made to fit the theme
   • The theme can change depending on where the user is in the game

5. Possible Ideas

   • The game can include animations between the completion of stages
   • An option of viewing user scores in time completion to create a competitive atmosphere
   • A timer for certain stages
   • Encrypted messages in the text to complete a stage

6. Usability

   • Game text needs to be displayed at a viable size
   • Contrast between background and text