PROGRAMMING HOMEWORK

Y8 Term 2

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Homework1:KoduCommandsBelowaresomecommandsfromKodu.

Studythecommandsbelowanddescribeindetailwhateachisshowing.

Thisoneisalittlemoretricky.Canyouexplainwhylines2and3areindented?

Homework2:WhatMakesaGoodComputerGame?

YouhavebeenworkingonthebasicsofKodu,a3Dgraphicalgamesdesigntool.SoonyouwillbedesigningandmakingyourownoriginalcomputergameinKodu.Inpreparationforthisyouneedtothinkcarefullyaboutwhatfeaturesandconceptsyoubelievemakeagoodcomputergame.Activity:Listbelow5featuresorconceptsyourbelieveareimportantinagoodcomputergameandwhichyouwouldliketoincludeinyourKodugame.

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Homework3:InterpretingaKoduCodeListingBelowisapartialcodelistingwhichhasbeenoutputfromaKodugame.Codeinthisformatstartstolookalotlikeatext-basedprogramminglanguage.Youtaskistoannotatethecodetoexplainwhatyouthinkisgoingoninthisgame.

TITLE:Lesson6–GameDepth&ComplexityCREATOR:PGOnlineDate:01/02/201412:06==========Kodu1Page1 1WHENkeyboardArrows–DOmoveforwards 2WHENbumpcoin–DOswitchpage2 3WHENbumpheart–DOswitchpage3 4WHENbumpstar–DOswitchpage4Page2 1WHENkeyboardArrows–DOmoveforward 2WHENtimerseconds5–DO 3 WHENalways–DOsky 4 WHENalways–DOplayshield– 5 WHENalways–DOswitchpage1 6WHENkeyboardSpace–DOshootmissilerandomOctopus1Page1 1WHENshothitme–DO 2 WHENalways–DOdamageme20points 3 WHENalways–DOscorered20points 4WHENhealthbelow1point–DOscoregreen1pointCloud1Page1 1WHENalways–DOmoveonpathwhite 2WHENscoredgreenequals3points–DOwin

Assessment Name: Form:Programmingquestions:LookateachofthequestionsbelowrelatingtocodinginKoduandcompleteyouranswersinthetextboxes.ReadingCode

Thecodeaboveisattachedtoanenemycharacterinagame.Explainwhatisgoingoninthiscode.Refertolinenumbersinyouranswer:Whatformortypeofnavigationhasbeenusedabovetomakethecharactermove?Whatisspecialaboutlines2-4ofthecode?Whyaretheyindented,whatdoesthismean?QuestionsWhatarethevariousmethodsofnavigationwecanuseinKodutomakecharactersmove?Whatarecreatablesandwhyaretheyuseful?Whatarepagesandhowcanweusethemtocreatechangesinbehaviour?

Assessment:

Basic Intermediate Advanced Expert

Ihaveusedavarietyoflandscapetoolsto

createaworld

Icanexplainwhatismeantbyselectioninacomputerprogram

Icanexplainwhatcreatablesareandwhytheyareuseful

Ihaveusedacreatableeffectively

Ihaveaddedavarietyofobjectsand

characterstomygame

Ihaveaddedamethodofmanualnavigationintomy

game

Icanexplainhowtousescoringinmy

game

Icanusetimerstosimulatechangingacharacter’sbehaviour

Ihaveusedobjectsettingstoalter/changesomethingaboutobjects/characters

Ihaveaddedatleastonemethodof

automaticnavigation(paths)intomygame

Icanexplainhowtoaddsoundandmusictomygameandhowthisaddsinterest

IcanexplainhowIcansetupawinningconditionbasedon

colourscoring

Ihaveusedworldsettingstochangeorenhanceanaspectof

mygame

Icanexplainhowtoaddwinning/losingconditionsintomy

game

Icanactivateanduseacharacter’shealth

bar

Icanexplainwhatismeantbysequenceinacomputerprogram

Icanexplainwhatismeantbyselectionby

indentingcode

Icanexplainhowpagesworkandhow

theyrelatetoselection

Howtoprogress WhatIdidwellinthisunit:WhatIcouldhavedonebetterinordertoraisemyperformance: