Homework 1 - Computer Science - Sonoma State University

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Jan 15, 2014 ... Ken-Ken: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/crosswords/kenken.html/? ... Please play one of the above games as your second game or you may find a ...
Sonoma State University Computer Science Department CS 330 – Spring 2014 – Watts Homework 1 Part 1 Read the course syllabus. Part 2 Play 2 different grid-based, electronic games and record your experiences on copies of the attached form. An MS-Word (.doc) version of this form is available at: http://watts.cs.sonoma.edu/cs330s14/Hmwk1GameExperienceForm.doc In this context, a grid-based game is anything that can employ a 2 (or 3) dimensional array as its underlying data structure. In addition to chess and checkers, tic-tac-toe and Minesweeper would fall into this category. Please play one of the following games as your first game: Ken-Ken: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/crosswords/kenken.html/?_r=0 Sudoku: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/crosswords/sudoku-puzzle-easy.html (Windows) Maze: http://watts.cs.sonoma.edu/SSUGames/thelight.exe or: http://watts.cs.sonoma.edu/tennisball.exe (Windows) Tile Puzzle: http://watts.cs.sonoma.edu/SSUGames/P3-28.exe or: http://watts.cs.sonoma.edu/SSUGames/P3-27exe Minesweeper: http://minesweeperonline.com Connect Four: http://www.agame.com/game/connect-four Sets: http://tao-game.dimension17.com Word Drop: http://www.dkmsoftware.com/WordDrop.htm (iPhone or iPad) W.E.L.D.E.R.: http://www.weldergame.com BattleShip Solitaire: http://www.dkmsoftware.com/Yubotu.htm HexGridGame: http://watts.cs.sonoma.edu/SSUGames/quintapia.jar Please play one of the above games as your second game or you may find a grid-based game of your own! Date Due: Wednesday, 15 January 2014 at the beginning of lab. Please turn in hard copies.

Sonoma State University Computer Science Department CS 330 – Spring 2014 – Watts

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Homework 1 – Game Experience Form Name of game: Genre: Location of game (URL): Player mode: Single person_____ Two person_____ Human vs. Computer _____ Other (describe): What is the goal of the game?

Briefly describe how you reach the goal:

How did you learn the rules of the game?

Were the rules easy to understand? Well written? Intuitive?

Briefly describe the game interface:

What scoring system is used by the game?

Is time a factor in the game?

What might a player expect to gain from playing the game?

How many times did you play this game? Will you continue to play this game?