CompSci 4 Fall 2008: Assignment #7
PART 1, StoryBoard, Due: Tuesday, Nov 25 - beginning of class - includes partner's name.
PART 2, Virtual World and Html, Due: Tuesday, Dec 2 - 11:59pm
Part 2 extended til Wednesday Dec 3 - 11:59pm
PART 3, DEMO your world, Final Exam Period Dec 13
30 points
You are strongly encouraged to work with one other student.
If you decide to work with a partner, you must list your partner on
your storyboard.
I must know
if you are using a partner, and who the partner is.
Working with a partner means you should meet together when writing
the code.
If you choose to work alone, you may talk to other students in the
course about your design and for ideas, but you are to write the complete
Alice program by yourself.
You may receive help from the Professor, UTA's or TA.
These parts must be done in order! (Part 1 first, then Part 2, then Part 3).
The Problem: Requirements
- Create an interactive game or interactive story. That means
you must have events!
- Instructions for playing the game or navigating the story
must be displayed in the world at the beginning.
- Your program should be
well designed and use many functions and/or methods, each with a designated
purpose and a comment.
- You must have at least one scene change and one camera change other
than the scene change.
- You must use either an array or list somewhere in your world. If it
doesn't fit in with what you plan to do, then use it as an intro or finish
to your world.
- The presentation must be nice. 20% of Part 2's grade is on presentation.
- For this assignment, you will turn in your world on Blackboard and
have an html page describing your world (how to play the game or
navigate the story) linked to from your CompSci 4 web page.
- All worlds must use appropriate material. No profanity, nudity,
strong violence or anything else inappropriate.
- If you use music, your world will get large fast. Only use
small clips from songs and play them over and over if you want. Note
that you should not use a clip longer than 30 seconds as that is a
copyright violation. You can use
audacity to clip a sound if you want. You could also record short
sounds if you want. This is optional.
Part 1: (4 pts): Due Nov. 25 in class
Turn in a storyboard.
This storyboard
will be taken up and returned after your project is graded.
Please make a copy of it for
your
use.
Your storyboard should have the following:
- Name of partner if you plan to use one (only turn in one storyboard
with both names on it).
- You should have at least four scenes (and no more than 10) with a
picture (sketch), list of objects and a written description of what happens
in the scene.
- Your storyboard should include a description of several
functions or methods that you plan to write.
Part 2 (20 pts): Due Dec 2, 11:59pm
Implement your design and create an Alice world. Be sure your
animation has all the requirements listed above.
This part will be turned in on blackboard under assignments in
folder along with a README file and your web page files.
If you have a partner, only one of you needs to turn it in.
Make sure both names are
listed as a comment in your world (first and last names).
Be sure to include a README file with both names, how long you worked on the
assignment and names of anyone you received help from.
You must also create a web page describing your world with at least
two snapshots of your worlds. If you have a partner, you can create one
web page and both link to it. In addition, you will also turn in your
web page and associated files (figures that the web page refers to).
Name your alice world your netid - assign7. For example if your
netid is abc123, then name your alice world abc123-assign7.a2w.
Include both your names in a comment in myFirstMethod.
Create a text file called README.txt to include a comment with your
name and partner's name, how long you worked on the
assignment and names of anyone you received help from. Also include
if your world was created on a Mac or a PC.
In addition, put in the folder a copy of your assignment 7 web page
(.html file) and copies of the figures that your web page displays.
(Note you are submitting your html page and also putting it on your
webpage).
Upload all these files and submit them OR put them in a folder, zip
the folder and upload the .zipped folder.
Part 3 (6 pts): Dec 13, during final exam period
You must explain and demo your animation during class. We will vote on the best
interactive game and there will be fabulous prizes.