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1. general procedures constants etc where appropriate You must also use variable scope properly using local and static variables where appropriate rather than module level and global variables Your program must also be as memory efficient as possible Do not use unnecessary variables arrays and controls You must also unload forms where necessary for the efficient operation of your program m proposal follow through Your final program must be reasonably close to your original proposal or the last approved modification that you submitted to Mr Gage Otherwise you will lose points n originality Your final program must be largely your own work While you may model your game on a classic such as Hangman you must add appropriate interesting aspects to the game s logic and or the interface of your project If you learn techniques from other sources such as vbcode com you must implement them in your game in a fresh original way While you must follow the Terms and Conditions found at the site where you obtained snippets of code or ideas and cite their use and web site addresses in your documentation you are still responsible for making the majority of your project you own handiwork and logic See Mr Gage if you have ANY questions in this regard o adequate internal documentation The code for your program must be documented very well Keep in mind that Mr Gage may not know what you are attempting to doin certain sections of your code Th
2. See Mr Gage if you have questions regarding Windows conventions f menu Your program must use a menu As the first menu command you must have a File menu with an Exit submenu command You must have a Help menu at the far right of the menu The Help menu must have Directions and About submenu options g 3 or more forms Your project must include 3 or more forms including the required splash screen Besides the splash screen and your frmMain you could also present the directions to your game on a form You must use the form Hide Show Load Unload events efficiently and correctly You MUST unload all forms and close all sequential random access or binary access audio etc files when the project ends h standard code module Your project must include a standard code module named stdCode and saved as stdCode bas This code module must include Sub Main which is the start up object for the project The code module must also contain one or more functions and one or more general procedures i general function or general procedure You must make use of one or more functions or one or more general procedures in your project Your Main i e Sub Main procedure cannot count as this general procedure though j use of a data or sound file amp program portability You must use either a sequential access file a random access file and or a binary access file in your project You can write high scores user names or other data to a seq
3. Visual Basic Game Program Specs Design pseudocode and write a program that allows the user to play an entertaining nontrivial game You can write a classic game such as Hangman Concentration Blackjack or create one of your own design The game must not present or suggest graphic violence decapitation blood etc Do not include any inappropriate references or student names either See Mr Gage before you write the code if you have any questions Your grade will be reduced if he deems anything inappropriate Your game must follow all of the specifications cited below You must turn in the code and a user manual external documentation You must also turn the source code with the complete project and associated files graphics text sound The game must execute properly from within the folder whether its executed from a floppy disk or your network folder You are also encouraged to see examples of VB games and programs that are found at sites like vobcode com vobgames com http vbprogramming 8k com tutorials main htm and www planet source code com vb However your final program must be your own work Do not plagiarize code or algorithms from those sites You must abide by the Terms and Conditions found in these code swap sites If you do use any techniques or code segments from other sources you must include citations and Web page addresses in your documentation You must first submit a detailed typed PROPOSAL of your program in para
4. e rule of thumb at this stage of your programming career is the more internal documentation the better p Coding Standards Your program must follow our class coding standards This means proper spacing and tabbing should be used throughout your program Talk to Mr Gage if you have any questions q external documentation user manual A typed user manual must be submitted with the final program The user manual must have a neat and attractive cover page with your name the name of the program and graphical illustration The user manual must be proofread for grammar and spelling mistakes There is no minimum required length for the manual but it should include ALL of the instructions necessary to play the game You could perhaps include strategy ideas for your game in the manual as well If possible you should include screen snapshots of key stages of your game Use the Ctrl Print Screen key combination to copy the active window and paste it into MS Word or any graphics program r beta testing You must have your program beta tested by another student who has never taken Basic Programming at Mount Horeb The beta testers must fill out sign and date the official Beta Testing Evaluation Form You may have your program beta tested before it is complete But enough of your game must work in order for the beta tester to evaluate the basic parts You will not be graded on how much the beta tester liked your game but rather how honest and comple
5. graph form The proposal must explain how your program will work Mr Gage will keep this proposal on file and match it with your final program If your final program does not match this proposal you will lose points However if you feel that you need to make modifications at any point to your original design and proposal plans you must immediately submit a revised proposal and obtain Mr Gage s approval for the modifications in order to avoid losing points on your final grade Specifications This assignment is worth a significant number of points You will be graded in each of the following categories a splash screen The splash screen form must include your first name no last names in a reasonable font size It must also include the name of the game and a message indicating that how the user must continue press a key or click the mouse You should make the splash screen interesting with graphics color and or animation Your project must be set to start up with Sub Main which must Show the splash form b user interaction The game must involve user interaction The game can be completely mouse driven or it can require the user to type on the keyboard at various points Perhaps you can allow the user to enter his her name and store that name in an external data file so that your program can remember the user and his her previous score s the next time he she plays c graphic image manipulation Some graphics must be used in the pr
6. ogram This can be done with Image Picture Box Shape or other graphical controls You may use clip art or graphics from the Web but abide by copyright laws The graphics must be stored within your game s project folder d animation You must include some animation in the program on the splash screen at least if nowhere else Your animation must be performed as efficiently as possible e user interface amp accessibility The user must have a pleasant experience running the program Your program must include a standard Help menu with a submenu command Directions Prompts and messages should be complete and understandable The program should follow standard Windows conventions and provide access keys for command buttons and menu options Be sure to set the TabIndex property values of text boxes and other controls properly SetFocus must be used where appropriate and labels and prompt messages must guide novice computer users The user must be able to exit the program at anytime even if the game is not finished You should also use ToolTipText properties where appropriate Your program must also follow standard Windows conventions especially those that we have studied in this course For example your menu commands and command buttons should have access keys that are consistent with those in commercial Windows programs The order of your menu items should be consistent with commercial programs also You should also use modal forms where appropriate
7. te he or she is when they fill out the evaluation form s classroom productivity You are expected to work on the game program assignment when class time is specifically devoted to the assignment It is your responsibility to have finished planning interface properties and pseudocode your project outside of class i e as homework You should devote class time to testing and debugging If you are unproductive during class periods devoted to the game program assignment you will lose points Computer Program Beta Testing Evaluation Form Name of Programmer Name of Program Description of Program Printed Name of Beta Tester Signature of Beta Tester Grade Level of Beta Tester Date amp Time of Beta Testing Please answer the following questions They answers should give the programmer constructive helpful criticism and advice so he she can improve the program Your comments will not affect his her grade 1 Did you have a pleasant experience running the program 2 Did you find the instructions and messages given on the computer screen helpful If not explain 3 Were you confused about any aspect of the program If so please explain 4 Did the program crash when you tested it 5 Would you like to see any improvements to the program If so describe them 6 Make any other comments here
8. uential access file You can read data from a sequential or random access file Or you can play a binary access audio file If your program reads from a file you must make it very clear in the user manual and the games Help Directions that the user must save certain files to the folder that the user is directed to create If your program creates and writes to a file make sure that it is stored in the folder that the user is directed to create when he first saves your program You must use the App Path property appropriately so that your project will execute when its folder is moved to any other location on the computer network or another computer Both versions of your program the VB project and the executable version must be portable See Mr Gage if you have any questions about this requirement k required VB commands amp structures Your program must include at least one efficient legitimate use of at least 5 of the following in order to receive maximum credit You must highlight statements and or evidence of the use of these 5 items in the code printout that you turn in Do loop For loop Select Case Timer control list array table 2 dimensional array control array horizontal vertical scrollbar control Time function Timer function and or Rnd function I code and memory efficiency Your program must use reasonably efficient logic and coding For example you must use loops arrays control arrays Select Case statements functions
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