CompSci 4
Java for Video Games
200 points, due 9pm January 31, 2006
Introduction
This is the first game you are going to write from scratch using the
gaming engine. The instructions for making the basic game are
listed on the gaming engine web page. You will enhance the basic
game. Be sure to start
early because this one is longer than the previous assignment.
Requirements
- Make and post to your web page the basic Wackadot game. The
instructions for doing this are on the gaming engine web site at http://www.cs.duke.edu/~cjj1/professional/tipgame/firstgame.html
Note that
you may replace step one in the detailed instructions by using the
snarf facility of Eclipse/Ambient.
- Add enhancements to the game. There is quite a bit of
sample code you should view on the game engine web site at http://www.cs.duke.edu/~cjj1/professional/tipgame/samples.html.
In particular, look at the examples Input.
- Add two different sounds: a pleasant sound when you hit the
right dot, and an unpleasant sound when you hit the wrong dot.
- Change the sprites to be StringSprites or ImageSprites.
- Post the completed game to your web site and update your
assignments page.
- Submit your
project for grading using the Eclipse/Ambient submit facility.
How to
Instructions
for posting your game to the web are available here.