Y9 Item 2

Y9 Item 2

1. Existing text based adventure games

   • Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
     • A frustrating science fiction space escape game based off of the book "Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy"
       • Strengths
         • Immersive storytelling that expands the universe entirley.
         • includes highly creative, text-driven puzzle mechanics.
       • Weaknesses
         • Solutions often require frustrating, trial-and-error thinking.
         • The game frequently kills players without warning.
   • Forests of lyrica
     • A fantasy adventure game where players search for a missing girl in magical woodlands.
       • Strengths
         • There is a clear goal/motive throughout the entire game.
         • immersive gameplay that's smooth and flows well.
       • Weaknesses
         • High difficulty can make navigation frustratingly confusing.
         • he lack of visual mapping makes tracking locations difficult.

2. Algorithm Constructs

   • Sequence
     • Refers to a set of instructions that are processed one after the other.
       • DECLARE count SET count TO 1 OUTPUT the value of count
   • Assignment
     • Assignment is storing a value in a variable.
       • DECLARE studentName SET studentName TO Bob
   • Selection and Condition
     • A selection statement uses a condition to select which line of the program will be used next.
       • CALCULATE totalCost IF (totalCost > $10) THEN OUTPUT 'no delivery charge' ELSE OUTPUT '$5 delivery charge' ENDIF OUTPUT 'thankyou'
   • Iteration
     • Iteration is also called repetition and is used when something is repeated, so anything where the program goes round in a loop. In pseudocode we add repetitions using a FOR loop, or a WHILE loop.
       • DECLARE count SET count TO 0 FOR count = 1 to 10 OUTPUT count END FOR OUTPUT ‘finished’
   • Modularisation
     • Modularisation is used to reduce the complexity of a system by deconstructing it into independent units or modules.
       • FUNCTION delivery_charge CALCULATE totalCost IF (totalCost > $10) THEN OUTPUT ‘no delivery charge’ ELSE OUTPUT ‘$5 delivery charge’ ENDIF OUTPUT ‘thankyou’ END FUNCTION

3. Coding constructs

   • IF Statements
     • if statements are used in Python to perform conditional execution of code. It allows you to specify one or more condition.
       • if condition: # code to be executed if condition is True
   • FOR Loops
     • A FOR loop is a common control structure in Python that allows you to repeat a block of code a specific number of times.
       • inventory = ['torch', 'key', 'map', 'rope', 'potion'] for item in inventory: print(item)

4. Ideas for story

   • player name tracker
     • At the start of the game, it will ask and track the players name for the rest of the game.
       • player_name = input("Please enter your name: ")
   • age tracker
     • The game will ask for the players age at the start of the game in order for them to play.
       • age = int(input("Please enter your REAL age: "))
   • Add a player inventory
     • The players inventory will contain items and be used throughout the game.
       • inventory = ['astronaut suit', 'machete', 'rations']

5. Self-Determined Criteria

   • There will be a working age tracker.
     • The age tracker will have 2 responses
     • The age tracker will form a response when variable is typed
     • The response is determined whether you are over or under 17
   • You must create an outer space SCI-FI themed adventure game.
     • The adventure game will be first set deep in outer space with science fiction elements like the spaceship the Z-700 turbo.
     • The main plot of the storyline will involve sci-fi themed objectives like exploring unexplored planets and discovering extraterrestrial life.
     • The players inventory will include science fiction themed equipment such as a futuristic astronaut suit, and a laser weapon known as the Zy rifle.

6. Prescribed Criteria

   • Your story must have at least 10 different variables in total
     • I will have 10 variables in total.
     • The variables will be directly linked to my text-based adventure game.
     • One variable will be a working player name and age throughout the game.
   • You must have at least two choices for each input
     • The choices in the game will be relevant to the theme of my text-based adventure game.
     • Some of the choices will be linked to deciding to go to different areas in the game.
     • Some of the choices will lead to the player losing the game/not achieving their main objective.
   • You must use a WHILE loop
     • The WHILE loops will be continuously used to prompt the player until they enter a legitimate option to continue with the game
     • When the player types a valid choice, a break statement will stop the while loop from infinitely asking the same question.
   • You must use variables that match your storyline
     • I will use descriptive variable names that straightforwardly relate to the science fiction, space themed storyline.
     • Variables such as inventory, player name, and age will be used to store the players data.
     • The choices for each input will be in an appropriate theme like suit_choice, shoot_choice, and fight_or_save to keep the code logical.