Merge pull request #469 from AnotherNewName/main

(Jaron Chen ID:220296732) Arcade Games Bug Testing

Arcade Games Bugs and Improvements/Arcade Game Bug Testing Spike Plan.md

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+# Arcade Game Bug Testing Spike Plan
+
+## Context
+
+The team needs information regarding the issues and areas for improvement regarding the arcade games,
+as there is limited information regarding bugs and flaws in the various arcade games.
+
+## Goals/Deliverables
+
+The goals/deliverables are as follows
+
+1. Play the various arcade games and identify any bugs and flaws that should be improve on.
+2. Write out the various bugs and improvements in written documents.
+
+Planned Start Date 20/11/2023
+
+Deadline 24/11/2023
+
+## Planning Notes
+
+1. Build and play the arcade games, one at a time.
+2. When a bug or issue is encountered, attempt to gather information regarding the bug/issue.
+3. Write down the details regarding the bugs/issues in separate documents.

Arcade Games Bugs and Improvements/Bugs/Car-Race/Car Race Clipping Bug.md

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+# Car Race Clipping with Non-Player Cars
+
+## Bug Description
+
+While palying the game, multiple (non- player) cars can spawn in the same
+lane, and bnecomes noticeable when the (non-player) cars have different
+movement speeds. The faster (non-player) car will then phase through the
+slower car.
+
+## Testing Environment
+
+This bug was found while on a windows 10 laptop.
+
+## Reproduction
+
+Play Car Race untile you identify an instance of multiple non player cars
+sharing the same lane, with one phasing through the other.
+
+## Expected Results
+
+Non-Player cars do not phase through or collide with eachother.
+
+## Actual Results
+
+Non-Player cars can phase through eachother if multiple cars spawn in the same
+lane.

Arcade Games Bugs and Improvements/Bugs/DXBallGame/DXBallGame Controls Bug.md

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+# DXBallGame Unable to Interact With User Interface Bug
+
+## Bug Description
+
+While attempting to play DXBallGame, the user inteface does not respond to any
+key presses. The game does react to keys 1, 8, 9, and 0, though these are
+likely intended to be used only for testing and debugging purposes, as they
+move/skip the user to specific screens, which are still static screens, as the
+user interface does not respond to any other key presses.
+
+## Testing Environment
+
+This bug was found while on a windows 10 laptop.
+
+## Reproduction
+
+Build and attempt to play the DXBallGame. The user interface will not respond
+to key presses.
+
+## Expected Results
+
+The user is able to properly inteact with the user interface through the use of
+their controls.
+
+## Actual Results
+
+The user is unable to interact with te user interface, as the game does not
+react to the key presses of the user.

Arcade Games Bugs and Improvements/Bugs/Pingpong/PingPong Playspace Collision Bug.md

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+# Pingpong Incorrect Play Area Boundary Bug
+
+## Bug Description
+
+The collision boundary of the play area does not match the visal boundary for
+the play area. Player 1 is unable to access the last centimeter or so of their
+(visual) play space closest to their goal, while player 2 is able to access the
+last centimeter of their play space closest to their goal.
+
+## Testing Environment
+
+This bug was found while on a windows 10 laptop.
+
+## Reproduction
+
+Play a pingpong game and have player 1 move towards their goal, as far as the
+game allows. Have player 2 do the same and compare their visual distance to their
+goals.
+
+## Expected Results
+
+Both players are able to move within the last centimeter of play space closest
+to their goals.
+
+## Actual Results
+
+Only player two is able to move within the last centimeter of play space closest
+to their goal.

Arcade Games Bugs and Improvements/Bugs/Pingpong/Pingpong Paddle Collisions Bug.md

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+# Pingpong Problematic Paddle and Puck Collisions Bug
+
+## Bug Description
+
+The collision between the player paddles and the puck do not always work as
+intended and will sometimes allow the puck to phase through the players
+paddle. This is most common when the puck impacts the top or bottom of the
+players paddle, as the puck will phase/move through the entire length of the
+paddle as if it were a pipe. The puck can also phase through the paddles when
+impacting the side of the paddle, though i have not been able to identify any
+trend.
+
+## Testing Environment
+
+This bug was found while on a windows 10 laptop.
+
+## Reproduction
+
+Play a pingpong game and attempt to have the puck impact to top or bottom edge
+of the paddle. If the collision is right, the puck should phase through the
+height of the paddle.
+It is also possible, though much less common, for the puck to impact the side
+of the paddle and still phase through.
+
+## Expected Results
+
+The paddle acts as a wall that will redirect the puck such that the puck will
+bounce off the paddle andtravel back in the direction it came from.
+
+## Actual Results
+
+The puck will intermittently phase through the paddle, while playing the
+collision sound on repeat while the puck is still inside the paddle.

Arcade Games Bugs and Improvements/Improvement Suggestions/Below The Surface/Below The Surface Enemy Recolour.md

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+# Below the Surface Enemy Colors
+
+## Improvement Suggestion Description
+
+The color scheme of the cockroach enemy should be changed to a brighter colour.
+The colour scheme of the giant rat final boss should also be reconsidered.
+
+## Reasoning
+
+Currently, the cockroach emeny has a dark brown color scheme, which makes it
+difficult to identify because the background is a combination of a dark grey
+bottom half and a somewhat lighter shad of grey for the top half. The dark
+brown colour of the cockroach has very little contrast with the dark grey of
+the background and is thus extremely difficult to spot.
+
+While the lighter grey of the top half of the background does alleviate this
+issue slightly, the cockroach is still very difficult to identify.
+
+The rat final boss suffers from a similar issue, as the vast majority of the
+boss is a dark brown, though the teeth, tip of the tail, and hands/feet are a
+different, more easily identifed colour.

Arcade Games Bugs and Improvements/Improvement Suggestions/Runner Dash/Runner Dash Enemy Movement Changes.md

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+# Runner Dash Enemy Movement Changes
+
+## Improvement Suggestion Description
+
+There should be a set of options regarding enemy movement, to allow for
+difficulty adjustment and player choice. These options should include whether
+the enemy has 8 movement directions (north, south east, west, and diagonals)
+or 4 (north, south east, and west), whether the enemy can skip its turn, how
+the game decides when the enemy will skip its turn (random chance vs
+predictable pattern), and enemy count.
+
+## Reasoning
+
+Currently, the enemy will always outmaneuver the player due to it having 8
+movement directions (north, south east, west, and diagonals), while the player
+only has 4 (north, south east, and west). This means that the only way to
+survive is to flee the enemy in a straight line until the enemy skips a turn.
+
+Only when the enemy skips a turn, can the player stop to plan their apprach
+for collecting gems.
+
+Reducing the enemy movement directions to match the players options can be a
+fix, but must be implemened alongside other changes, because this change alone
+would mean that the enemy can nver catch up to the player.

Arcade Games Bugs and Improvements/Improvement Suggestions/Venture Adventure/Venture Adventure Restart Level Option.md

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+# Venture Adventure Restart Level Option
+
+## Improvement Suggestion Description
+
+Implement an option for the player to restart or exit the level.
+
+## Reasoning
+
+There should be an option of the player to restart or exit the level, as it is
+currently possible for the player to move the boxes to locations that render it
+impossible for the player to collect one or more gems.
+
+Since you must collect all gems to move onto the next level, the player is then
+unable to progress to the next level.
+
+Currently, the only way to restart or exit the level while being in a situation
+where you are unable to collect one or more gems is to exit out of the game
+entirely and reopen the program.