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

2. Inspiration
Tetris
Memory
Simon handheld game

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Simon Blocks Screen Shot I
Startup Screen

8. Simon Blocks Screen Shot II
One Player Screen

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Planning

13. 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