Conditional Execution &
Games
• Presenter:
• Researchers:
• “Some witty game quote here”
Goals & Outcomes
• Understanding & Practice with:
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Single IF structures
Single, Sequential IF structures
Single IF/ELSE (with default else)
Chained IF/ELSEIF (with no default else)
Chaind IF/ELSE (with default else)
Switch/Case stuctures
If FlowChart
Game Goals & Outcomes
• Same as the typical CS1 class, but with different:
• Pros
• Examples
• Content
• Motivation
• Cons
• Setup
• Length
• Complexity
Summary of Lab
Activities
Start
Did the user
press left on the
keyboard?
False
End
Single IF Flowchart
True
Move paddle left:
paddle.moveLeft();
Building Custom Versions of
SmaceSmasher
• After the lab is complete, look at the
assignment
• What about a version of this game that moves
in both the x and y axis?
• Or, what about a version of this game that
uses two paddles and is two player?
SpaceSmasher Assignment
• Build 3 custom versions of the SpaceSmasher game
• Version 1: UpDownLeftRightSmasher
• Build a version of the game that allows the paddle to
move up, down, left and right
• The player can get closer to or farther away from the
blocks they intend to break
• What happens if the player runs into a block?
• See Demonstration
SpaceSmasher Assignment
• Version 2: Student’s Choice
• Add any feature or change to this game to
make it different and custom
• Requirement: you must use an IF structure in
your work (which would be hard not to do)
SpaceSmasher Assignment
• Version 3 of SpaceSmasher: UpDownSmasher
• Build a version of this game that positions the
paddle on the left of the screen, and allows
the user to control only up and down on the
paddle
• Note that this changes the “gutter” area where
the player loses a life from the bottom part of
the screen to the left part of the screen
• See Demonstration