assignment 2

assignment 2

1. prescribed criteria

   • Your story must have at least 10 different variables in total
     • Include different problems
     • Have different equiptment
     • connect it to the story
   • You must have at least two choices for each input
     • include different solutions
     • include 3 options in some questions
     • have yes and no questions
   • You must use a WHILE loop
     • include a while loop that increases or decreases health
   • You must use variables that match your storyline
     • have a health bar
     • include a variable like zombie potion to heal people who have turned into zombies

2. coding constructs

   • IF statements
     • perform conditional execution of code
       • IF health is 0 THEN OUTPUT 'you ran out of health' ENDIF
   • FOR loops
     • repeat a block of code a specific number of times
       • FOR count = 1 to 10 OUTPUT count END FOR

3. algorithm constructs

   • modularisation
     • 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
   • iteration
     • used when something is repeated, so anything where the program goes around in a loop
       • DECLARE count SET count TO 0 WHILE (there are items in a pile) ADD 1 TO count END WHILE OUTPUT the number of items
   • selection & condition
     • uses a condition to select which line of the program is used next
       • CALCULATE totalCost IF (totalCost > $10) THEN OUTPUT 'no delivery charge' ELSE OUTPUT '$5 delivery charge' ENDIF OUTPUT 'thankyou'
   • assignment
     • a value stored in a variable
       • DECLARE studentName SET studentName TO Bob
   • sequence
     • a set of instructions processed one after another in order
       • DECLARE count SET count TO 1 OUTPUT the value of count

4. existing text based adventure games

   • hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
     • a comedic sci-fi franchise created by Douglas Adams in 1978, started radio series and later expanding into games, and much more
       • strengths
         • design is creative and memorable with witty humour and writing
         • award winning and critically aclaimed
       • weaknesses
         • only talks a bit about the book and gets rid of the sequel
         • many unwinnable states
   • TaleQuest
     • an AI adventure game that allows players to create and interact with stories in real time. players can start from an official senario or a single line that lead to many different outcomes from the different choices.
       • strengths
         • free daily access that is easy to start and memorises past stories
         • many different genres such as kid stories, fantasy and horror while having interactive story telling
       • weaknesses
         • not a full RPG system and is narratice focused with AI variability depending on thee package purchased
         • limited illustrations and limited daily stories for people who dont buy the pro/plus packages

5. ideas for story

   • add health counter
     • gaining or losing health
       • drank potion: gain 5 health
   • track player names
     • when characters are added new names are shown
       • you found a pet! name it:
   • change to zombie story
     • a regular day turns into a zombie apocalypse
       • the sky turns dark and zombies appear. what would you do?

6. self-determined criteria

   • create a zombie based game
     • have people turn into zombies
     • at the end, they either escape or turn into zombies
     • if they dont escape, display a 'you have been captured' text