Summer Project COSC - Games for Teaching

Games for teaching computer science at the university level

Game Engine

• Processing || https://processing.org/ ||
• Slick2D + LWJGL || http://slick.ninjacave.com/ || https://www.lwjgl.org/ ||

Game Artwork

• Kenney (https://kenney.nl/assets)
• iStock

Game Ideas

1. Quiz Game

   • Gain points for your class (may boost your assignment marks)
   • Verse other students in the class (during class over Wi-Fi)
   • Question Types:
     1. Multiple choice
     2. Analyzing graph for correct answer
     3. Fill in blank
     4. Finding error in the code
     5. Correct output

2. Algorithm/Procedure Based Game

   • ex. Human Resource Machine

3. RPG

   • Character movement based coding
   • Possibly OOP

4. Sidescroller with Conditionals

   • the "ship" or character is always moving to the right
   • user has to set conditionals to pass through the obstacles
   • progressively gets harder and more programming functions are used
   • 

5. 2D Tower Defence Game (Top Down)

   • Write code to create weapon to eliminate enemy
   • Enemy level increased by the wave
   • Write code in correct order, weapon level will increase
   • Code in correct order to win the game