Text-Based Adventure Game

Text-Based Adventure Game

1. Impacts

   • Economic
     • Competition against existing markets
     • Risk of rapid innovation
     • Profitability
   • Personal
     • Information security
     • Cohesion
     • Personal experience
   • Social
     • Quality of life
     • Engaging

2. Developer Problem

   • Data
     • Data Source Options
       • Data Source Option 2
         • ?
       • Data Source Option 1
         • Con
           • ?
         • Pro
           • ?
     • Data Storage and Retrieval
       • SQLite Database
     • Required Data
       • Input
         • Data Type
           • Integer
             • Data type length
               • Constraint
           • String
             • Data type length
               • Constraint
   • Coding Environment
     • Development Tools
       • Thonny
     • Key Algorithms
       • Common keywords
         • N, E, S, W
         • Pick up
         • Take
         • Use
         • Hint
         • Up, down, left, right
   • User Interface
     • Usability Principles
       • Safety
         • Different variations of directions to prevent errors e.g. North and up
         • Messages to prevent player from exceeding boundaries
         • Error messages for commands that cannot be used
         • Limiting number of input commands that player can use
       • Learnability
         • Standardised control directions e.g. N, E, S, W
         • Hint messages
         • Minimalist layout
       • Effectiveness
         • Consistent steps required to complete game
       • Utility
         • Challenges to allow greater engagement as users desire some level of difficulty
         • Be able to complete the game
       • Accessibility
         • Accessible with all devices
         • Visual interpretation e.g. ASCII art
     • User Interface Components
       • Visual display using ASCII
       • Text input
         • Text display

3. Task Requirements

   • Existing Solutions
     • Solution 1
       • Pro
         • ?
       • Cons
         • ?
   • Constraints & Limitations
     • Coding Environment
       • Python
     • Time
       • Due date
       • Learnability from a semester
     • Skills
       • Pseudocode
       • Python
   • Self Determined Criteria
     • SDC1
       • Requirement
       • Requirement
     • SDC2
       • Requirement
   • Prescribed Criteria
     • PC2 - begins without equipment but can pick up items and use them
       • Requirement
         • Have items throughout the map
         • Commands that can be used to pick up/use items
     • PC3 - begins in a centre square of 5 x 5 map grid
       • Requirement
         • Have a 5 x 5 grid
     • PC4 - map displayed in ASCII art
       • Requirement
         • Characters to make ASCII
     • PC5 - NPCs that can be talked to
       • Requirement
         • Have messages that NPCs can reply with
         • Have NPCs
     • PC6 - NPCs give hints
       • Requirement
         • Hint messages
     • PC7 - navigate using N, E, S, W
       • Requirement
         • N, E, S, W aligns with 5 x 5 grid
     • PC8 - when player arrives at new location text based description is displayed
       • Requirement
         • Messages for each location
     • PC9 - blocked boundary messages
       • Requirement
         • Align numbers that exceed 5 x 5 grid to being a 'boundary'
     • PC10 - series of events to complete game
       • Requirement
         • Challenges in different locations
     • PC1 - begin with 3 health points
       • Requirement
         • Can add or remove health points
         • Has health points

4. User Problem

   • User Persona
     • User Persona 1
       • Details
         • Functionable
         • Understandable
       • Needs
         • Game can be completed
       • Wants
         • Innovative
         • Engaging
         • Challenging