Unit 22: Developing Computer Games

P4: Develop a computer game for a given specifcation
P6: produce user documentation for a computer game
P7: Produce technical documentation for a computer game
M2: use appropriate selection and iteration methods for a computer game
D2: explain how the structure and design of a game can assist in maintenance and capacity for extension.

90 min Tutor Demonstrate how to code and test a class suitable for displaying instructions to the user of the game. Show how code can be continuously re-factored to match best practice design principles.
90 min Students: Work in pairs to create a class suitable for displaying instructions for the specified game.

Useful Resources

Video: Developing a MessageBox Class. Getting the World class to display part of the game instuctions on the screen.
Video: Writing Game Instructions. Refactoring the MessageBox class to display all the game instructions before the game starts.
Wikipedia: Extreme Programming - The start of Agile Development
Wikipedia: Scrum - A more modern approach to Agile Development
Wikipedia: Code Refactoring - Getting rid of bad code smells
Wikipedia: Code Smells: It works but it could lead to future problems