Item 2 Assessment

Item 2 Assessment

1. prescribed criteria

   • Your story must have at least 10 different variables in total
     • The game must have 10 different variables
     • It must have a story
     • Must use all of the variables
   • You must have at least two choices for each input (IE. Yes | No, Left | Right, Buy | Sell)
     • Two choices for each question
     • Yes or no answers
   • You must use a WHILE loop
     • Use a WHILE loop
   • You must use variables that match your storyline
     • Use variables that match the storyline

2. self determined criteria

   • Not being able to explore that much because they dont have money
     • Make a free game which can be played on your device
     • Make a game where you are exploring different places
   • His interests is playing with his dog
     • Make the game so that you can have a pet beside you on your journey
     • Give the dog a health bar to make it challenging
     • He must have something to do in the game to help the character
   • He likes gaming
     • Make the game challenging

3. coding constructs

   • IF statements
     • excecutes a block of code if the confition is true
       • if health <= 0: print("Game Over")
   • FOR loop
     • a block of code that is used to loop the code for as long as you want
       • for country in ["Paris", "Tokyo", "Cairo"]: print(country)

4. algorithm constructs

   • Selection
     • when a program chooses between different actions based on a condition.
       • if health <= 0: print("Game Over") else: print("Keep Exploring")
   • Iteration
     • the process of repeating a set of instructions multiple times.
       • for country in ["Paris", "Tokyo", "Cairo"]: print(country)
   • Assignment
     • storing a value in a variable.
       • health = 100
   • Sequence
     • the logical order in which a set of instructions must be in to achieve a result
   • modularisation
     • the process of dividing a program into smaller, reusable parts called functions or modules.
       • def show_health(): print("Health:", health)
   • Condition
     • a statement that the program checks to see whether it is true or false.
       • choice = "Paris"

5. existing text based adventure games

   • hitchhikers guide to galaxy
     • Guy who survives desturction on earth and wants to make way for hyperspace bypass
       • Strength: Unique story line, and iconic characters
       • Weaknesses: Chaotic Plotting and lack of emotionalness
   • Forest of Lyrica
     • It is a fantasy adventure game characterized by enchanted, flora and ancient atmosphere
       • Weakness: The game is too slow and the idea is too broad
       • Strengths: Good character growth and cool majestic atmosphere

6. ideas for story

   • Adventorous Theme
     • A game where the player explores different places with hidden secrets and him overcoming challenges
       • A 14 year old boy travels across the world, exploring ancient ruins, climbing mountains, and uncovering hidden treasures in search of unforgettable adventures.
   • Add health counter
     • A health counter is there to show how much health increases or decreases throughout your character
       • When the player is going through different situations or adventures they could lose health which can be shown through the counter
   • Track Player Name
     • It tracks the player name so that they can personalize the game
       • When the charatcter enters the game it will say "Hello George!"