Joshua Torrijos CS 470 Project Presentation A Puzzling Game Idea Joshua Torrijos CS 470 Project Presentation

Inspiration Tetris Memory Simon handheld game

System Overview Goals Why I chose this project Make something fun to pickup and play during downtime. Easy to learn Learn C# and DirectX Why I chose this project A large portion of games developed for the Windows environment uses DirectX Interested in the game design process and in playing games in general

Simon Blocks Game Rules 3x3 Playing Grid Each grid cell can display one selectable object at a time Game starts by indicating the order that the objects must be selected Timer begins and the player must complete the same sequence before time runs out

Simon Blocks Game Rules II If a player messes up during his sequence, then he must retry the sequence from the beginning Bonus points are awarded upon level completion based upon the time left If the timer reaches zero then the game is over

Simon Blocks Extended Game Rules Subsequent levels will increase in difficulty Longer sequences to memorize Shifting puzzle block pieces that disappear and reappear onscreen 2 Player Component Simultaneous play 1st player to finish a level gets bonus points If one player is able to finish a level and the other can’t, then the finished player wins If both players are unable to finish a level, then the player who finishes with the most points is the winner

Simon Blocks Screen Shot I Startup Screen

Simon Blocks Screen Shot II One Player Screen

System Specifications Windows XP DirectX 9.0 Installed DirectX 9.0 Compatible Video Card 256 Mb of Memory, 1.5 Ghz or higher 1024x768 pixel resolution

Game Design Considerations Steep System Specifications To insure the program will run I wanted to learn newest version of DirectX (currently DirectX SDK 9.0 December 2004) Game Design Player input (keyboard, mouse) Level Complexity

C# and DirectX Managed code: C# and DirectX DirectX Built in memory manager Don’t have to worry about memory leaks DirectX Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectPlay, DirectSound, Audio-Video Playback Microsoft provides an empty project framework for Visual Studio .NET 2003 with all of the basic DirectX initializations already provided Simple GUI creation

Planning

Conclusion Wanted to make a game for a long time Challenging to learn DirectX and C# programming Goals Learn C# and DirectX Make something fun to pickup and play Learn about Game Development