INP Week3 SDL

A Plan Is Worth A Thousand Aspirin

Step 1: Be able to describe the Game from a Bird’s-eye view in One or Two Sentences.

Move through the open space with the arrow keys to collect eggs while avoiding the bombs, the walls and your own tail.

Step 2: Outline or wireframe out the flow of all of the game screens.

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Step 3: With your description and basic wireframe in hand, it’s time to outline the core mechanics that your game will utilize.

Player

• Keyboard input: directional arrows for movements
• Keyboard input: spacebar to start game
• Mouse click: buttons
• 1 life per game

Collision Management

• 4 walls
• "Maze" puzzle for the different levels
• Eggs
• Tail

Pick Ups

• Eggs
•  Different egg gives different amount of score
• Golden Eggs
• Collect a golden egg to advance to the next level

Scoring

• Eggs will contribute to the score.
• Different types of eggs gives different amount of score
• Final score will be recorded in the highscore

Winning Criteria

• Player advances to the next level after accumulating a certain amount of score, which will then have the golden egg to appear.
• When player reaches the maximum level, player will play until he/she loses the one and only life.

Step 4: Build an Asset List (This is essential for you to know what classes to create for your game!!!)

Game Animation

• Bunny
• - Movement (up, down, left, right)

Static Game Art

• Game background
• Eggs
• Bunny head
• Scoreboard
• Back to menu button

Non-Game Screens

• Animation
• Skip Intro button
• Main Menu
• Title artwork
• Scene background
• Start Game button
• Introduction button
• Instructions button
• Options button
• High Score button
• Instructions
• Scene background
• Controls
• Points for each egg
• Back to main menu button
• Options
• Scene background
• Toggle on/off music
• Choose character
• Choose background
• Back to main menu button
• High Score
• Scene background
• High score table
• Back to main menu button
• Submit Score
• Scene background
• Submit score button
• Play again button
• Back to main menu button
• Audio
• Sound for Main Menu
• Sound for Instructions, Options, High Score
• Sound for Game play
• Sound effect for advancing to next level
• Sound effect for losing

Step 5: Make a list of technical requirements for your game. (Anything else other than keyboard and mouse?)

• Flash Player 10 and above
• Screen resolution 800 × 600 or higher