1. University of Washington
TEAM NORT
CSE 490
Spring Quarter 1998
Prof. John Zahorjan
TA Geoff Voelker
University of Washington
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2. TEAM NORT Matt Lease System, Network, Sound
Keith Nelson Graphics, 3D Models
Kent Schliiter System, Input, Movies
Matt Vaughn Network, AI Opponents
Brett Waldbaum Graphics, Sound, Web
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3. The Game
Based on the light cycle sequence of the 1982 Disney movie Tron
Drive motorcycle-like vehicles which leave a trail wall of light
Death if a player drives into a wall
Object: force opponents to hit these walls while avoiding hitting any yourself
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4. The Controls Turn: left and right arrows or numpad
Turbo (short burst forward): up arrow
Change view: F1 - F6
Broadcast sounds to all players: 1-10, Q-U
Quit: Escape or F12
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5. The Features Variable grid floor size
Artificially-intelligent (AI) opponents
Red Rover or Classic game play
Team or Solo play
Sound broadcast communication to all players
Multiple views
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6. The Challenge Learn Win32 and DirectX commands
Decide which game to make, which sounds and graphics to use, and game logistics
3D, multi-player, networked, real-time
Learn, Implement, and Test in 10 weeks!!
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7. The Tools Microsoft Visual Studio 97 Microsoft DirectX 5.2
Microsoft Visual Source Safe
All code written in C++
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8. The Problems
Most of us had never programmed Windows-specific or DirectX code before
Finding a 3D conversion tool for the light cycle models (thanks Okino Software!)
The time pressure!
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9. The Nort Web Site Weekly status reports Updates (almost daily)
Schedule
Tron links
Download Nort
Visit the Nort Web Site!
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10. Enter the Grid!!!!
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