Mind Map

Mind Map

1. Prescribed Criteria

   • Your game must include at least 10 different player questions in total
   • You must have at least two choices for each input. IE. Yes | No, Left | Right, Buy | Sell
   • You must use a WHILE Loop
   • You must use variables

2. Self-Determined Criteria

   • You must create a game that is both simple and enjoyable and can be fun to play in any environment. E.g. Travelling on a plane, waiting in a meeting.

3. Aesthetic Features

   • Presentation of code will be correctly formatted with indentations
   • ANSI
   • Colour+ Add images
   • Ascii Art

4. Ideas for Story

   • Lost In space and making your way back to earth
   • Discovering an ancient rune
   • Stuck in a dark forest, unable to find your way back
   • Trapped inside of a maze game, with your life on the line

5. Coding Constructs

   • Variables
   • Arrays
   • Loops
     • While Loops
     • For Loops
   • Selection and Condition
     • IF
     • IF ELSE
   • Sequence
   • Indentations

6. Existing Text Based Adventure Game

   • Zork
   • AI Dungeon
   • The Hobbit
   • A Wonderful World
   • Kyle Is Famous
   • Pros
     • Offers a more immersive experience as people have to imagine the world for themselves
     • Can be a short and simple story that is easy to follow and play
     • Easy for people to develop the game and user interface
   • Text based adventure games focus on interactions in the game world and characters within it through the use of text-based inputs. Inside the game, the world around the player is typically described in a narrative, and you must submit simple commands to change the outcomes of what happens around you. The game can be simple to follow and easy to navigate as well as being very short.
   • Cons
     • Can be very short to play
     • Can be easy to win