Item 2

Item 2

1. Prescribed Criteria

   • Your story must have at least 10 different variables in total
     • The game uses 10 different variables in code
     • All variables are used in the game
     • Each variable are different and has different purposes.
   • You must have at least two choices for each input (IE. Yes | No, Left | Right, Buy | Sell)
     • Every question has more than 2 choices to select for an answer
     • Only 1 answer is accepted and if anything is wrong or not in the list, it asks again.
   • You must use a WHILE loop
     • The loop ends when the game ends.
     • The game uses a main while loop to keep it running
   • You must use variables that match your storyline
     • Variables are named after murder investigation elements, (suspect, victim, homicide)
     • Clues and evidence is shown and discovered by players
     • The game must be somewhat interesting and engaging.

2. Existing Text Based Adventure Games

   • Hitchhikers Guide to Galaxy
     • A text adventure based on the sci-fi comedy novel where the player travels through space using text commands to solve puzzles.
       • Colossal Cave Adventure creates an atmospheric, text-only world that rewards imaginative exploration and puzzle-solving.
       • it is hindered by brutal difficulty, tedious mazes, and a rigid, outdated command system.
   • Colossal Cave Adventure
     • • You start in a small forest near a brick building. Your objective is to find the entrance to a massive underground cave, explore its depths, collect 15 hidden treasures, and bring them back safely to the building to earn a perfect score.
       • Simple user interface with clear directions (North, South, East, West) making it easy for beginners to learn.
       • The storyline is quite generic and the gameplay loops become repetitive after a short time.
   • Zork
     • A classic dungeon crawler game where the player explores a massive underground labyrinth to find hidden treasure.
       • Advanced text system that understands complex player commands and creates great tension using descriptive words.
       • • Total lack of visuals or map graphics makes it very easy for modern players to get lost in the mazes.

3. Ideas for Story

   • Murder Mystery
     • Tracking Clues and Evidence
       • The player types a word to search a room. If they type the right word, they find a clue.
         • print("You are in the dark office.") action = input("Type 'search' to look around: ") if action == "search": print("You found a bloody knife!") clue_found = True else: print("You found nothing.")
     • Inventory Check
       • A quick way to show what items and evidence the player is holding.
         • inventory = ["Notebook", "Key"] print("You check your pockets.") # A simple loop to print items for item in inventory: print("- " + item)
     • Help Option
       • If the player gets stuck, they can type "help" to get a hint from their detective partner.
         • print("You are stuck in a dark hallway.") choice = input("What do you do? (or type 'help'): ") if choice == "help": print("Hint: You should go check the Kitchen for clues.") else: print("You walk around but nothing happens.")

4. Self-determined Criteria

   • The game must be simple and easy and interesting to understand
     • Using short and easy to understand sentences
     • A option for clues if needed.

5. Coding Contructs

   • IF Satements
     • An IF statement is a coding construct used to make decisions and control the path of your program.
       • if has_weapon == True: print("You found the kitchen knife! You can now accuse the suspect.")
   • FOR Loops
     • A FOR loop is a coding construct used to repeat a block of code a specific number of times.
       • for suspect in ["Chef Garrett", "Cashier Wendy", "Manager Bob"]: print(f"Interrogating {suspect}...")
   • While loops
     • • A WHILE loop is a coding construct used to repeat a block of code continuously as long as a specific condition remains true.

6. Algorithm Constructs

   • Sequence
     • A sequence is simply an ordered list of things kept in a specific, numbered order.
       • shopping_list = ["Milk", "Eggs", "Bread", "Coffee"]
   • Assignment
     • A fundamental operation that binds a value or an expression's result to a variable name, or modifies attributes or items of mutable objects
       • age = 25
   • Selection & Conditions
     • In Python, selection and conditions allow your program to make decisions and execute different blocks of code based on whether a statement is true or false.
       • if choice == '1': enter_room()
   • Iteration
     • Iteration means repeating a process or a block of code multiple times
       • for i in range(3): print("Hello")
   • Modularisation
     • Modularisation simply means breaking a large program into smaller, separate parts called modules.
       • def show_intro(): print("Welcome to the KFC Murder Mystery!") def check_clues(): print("Searching the breakroom for clues...")