CS10 Full Credit Project

Remember that this project is worth 1 full credit (CSE1910: CSE Project A). Complete all the basic requirements FIRST before progressing to the extras.  

As a general rule, your project will be marked as follows:

• Project management                                20%

• Planning
• File Management
• Self evaluation

• Project technical requirements                20
• Complexity of project                                30
• Professionalism (and fun)                        30

The specifics for each project type: Marking Rubric can be found here.

Folder Set Up

• You must create a new folder in F: /Computer Science called CS10_Final_Project or something similar.
• All files that you use must be saved into this folder
• If using Game Maker, you must also make use of folders within your game to keep your sprites and objects organized

Important Deliverables

• Planning Page (worth 10% of credit):
• Completed Game
• Marking Sheet

Instructions

For Game Maker projects, next page.

For Processing Projects, click here.   

For Web Design Projects, click here.

Game Maker Full Credit Projects

Your goal is to design, create and test a complete game.  It may be based on an existing game, tv series or can be entirely from your own creation. This project is designed to let you use your imagination and test your skills in Game Maker.  It also will require you to experiment with new actions that you have not been directly taught in class.  You will be encouraged to use the Help menu for these actions.

Basic Requirements

The most important requirement:  You must plan your project to be sufficiently challenging and yet attainable within the time you are given.  Sufficiently challenging means that you should currently know how to do about 80% of the Events and Actions required.  The remaining 20% you should need to learn during the process of making the game.  This is obviously a loose guideline and will change from person to person based on whatever level of skill you have to start the process.

With that said, your goal is to create the most professional looking game you can given the time you have.  To do that, you are usually expected to include the following:

Rooms/Levels

Your game  must also have at least:

• A title page room
•  4 levels/rooms of game play
• Optional but recommended: one or more Game Over rooms.

• That said, doing 3 levels well (or even 2 levels) will result in a much better mark than doing 4 levels poorly.

• Rooms/Levels must each have a distinctly different look by using backgrounds, layouts or colours.  
• Each level should get harder but not be too challenging (it must be possible to win).
• You will have a temporary N-Key Event that allows the marker to advance to the next level.
• Suggestion for some games: If appropriate, add a  scrolling (moving) background to add to the game playing experience.

Non-Game-Play Requirements

• A message should pop up at some time (perhaps between each level)
• An End of Game Action must occur.  This could be as simple as a pop up message  but may include a high score table or and end game room
• Game Information:  You must include the following:

• Game Title
• Creator name
• A brief summary of the story behind the game, including the overall goal.  (To defeat the evil Dr. Nice).  
• Instructions on how to play (for each level if necessary)

Remember that the F1 key lets players read these instructions at any time.

• N-Key Event that allows the marker to go to next room.  This can be deleted after marking.

Game Play Elements

The following are required and marked.  You may use any additional Actions that you feel are necessary.

• You must use 2 custom variables PLUS at least one of:

•  Score
• Lives and/or Health
• Gravity
• A third custom variable

• You must use, at least 1  Alarm Event
• From the Control tab, you must use at least 2 IF statements (hexagons known as ‘tests’)

Self Reflection

• When the project is complete, you will be asked to not only contribute to the marking of your project, but to reflect on the process you went through.
• Questions may include what additions you would make to your game if you had: (answer in a couple of sentences each)

• If I had 2 more class periods... (one or 2 sentences)
• If I had  team of people, several months and a multimillion dollar budget I would... (3ish sentences)
• Which type of Game Design career most appeals to you from the following website: http://www.adigitaldreamer.com/articles/video-game-jobs.htm?  Explain why.

Now, link to the rubric and read the applicable section.

Processing Full Credit Projects

Only students with a solid foundation in Processing should tackle this project.  If you were able to do the Rock,Paper, Scissors project, Tic-tac-toe project or something similar you are probably safe to continue.

The project can take any form you wish, as nd

• You believe this goal is attainable in an 10 class period timeline AND that it will take you at least 8 classes working reasonable diligently
• It uses MANY variables with MANY examples of complex logic

For your project plan, you will likely not have ‘levels’ to plan as Game Maker projects have.  Instead you will need to consider major features of your program.

Features could be described as storylines or strands (for games), sets of options given the user or any other unique, largely independent chunks of code.

Plan your time so that features can be worked on separately and added when ready.  In other words, do not do half of each.

Now, link to the rubric and read the applicable section.

 Web Design Full Credit Projects

You may create a website for your final project but keep in mind that it will need to be quite complex, using all the skills you know.

It must be for a site that fills the need of a real organization (team, club, etc.).  You may not be able to provide all the functionality that this real organization needs but it should LOOK like it does.

You should strive for a professional looking website and this professionalism will be a significant portion of your mark.  This means:

• The site is laid out in a professional manner, likely using DIVs.  This includes having top and footer sections.
• Navigation is user friendly
• Colors, fonts, etc are chosen with the user experience in mind
• The site should have a consistent look from page to page

From a technical perspective, for top marks:

• Home page is index.html
• All navigation is tested and works from Mr. Couprie’s computer (all links should be relative to the main folder)
• Images are all saved to your folder and use relative locations

From a content perspective:

• You need a minimum of 5 pages
• At least 100 words per page must be original content created by you
• All other content has credit given through some sort of bibliography

Be sure to see the rubric for the list of features that can add to your complexity mark.

Now, link to the rubric and read the applicable section.