CIS 487/587 Assignment 2
Fall 2011

For your second project you will need to design and implement a complete computer game. You may create any type of game you wish and implement it on any platform. Your game does need to have reasonable storyline for its genre. Your game will need to make use of multimedia components in a non-trivial manner. You will find it easiest to do some type of arcade game based on the Fulton Flash libraries. You will need to have it running during our October Game Festival. If you are an undergraduate you must work with a partner. Undergraduate students need to give me the name of their partner by e-mail no later than Wednesday, 10/05/11.

This assignment will give you an opportunity to begin work on the specification and design for your game. Your game does not have to be original, but should not copy an existing game. To receive full credit your game pitch document will need to contain non-trivial sections as defined below.

 

Executive Summary

·         Abstract of game story

 

Game Play Look and Feel

·         Appearance

·         Player roles and actions

·         Strategies and motivations

·         Level summary/story progression

 

Development Specification

·         Hardware

·         Software

·         Algorithm Style

Your write up should be 5 to 10 pages long. On 10-19-11, you will break up into small groups and conduct walkthroughs of your team's game pitch document. Figure that you will have 8-12 minutes to explain your game concept and get feedback from your classmates. I will provide a review form to collect your ratings and comments. You should upload them to a public folder on VLT where the authors and the instructor can view them. Distance learning students can participate in the in-class reviews or download documents to review from VLT.

 

Assigned: 09-22-10
Date due: 11-02-10