2d game description
by Kevin Cox
kevin.cox@nyu.edu
for Interactive Computer Graphics, spring '06
professor Denis Zorin
this came from http://www.jibberia.com/
butterfly net a 2d game by kevin cox
since it's been so long since I've done anything of significance in c/c++, i'm scrapping some of my niftier plans in favor of re-wetting my c feet with something relatively simple.
this plan will evolve as I see fit. right now it's pretty good, but as I begin implementing it might be advantageous to change things. my changes will be reflected here.
game description. one player plays against time to capture butterflies with a rotating net. when starting the game, the player is presented with a net on screen, whose pole-end is located in the center of a round playing area. when the game begins, butterflies and the occasional bee fly around, and the net starts to rotate. the player controls the distance of the net from the center [and the speed of rotation]. a clock counts down to zero. the object is to capture as many butterflies and as few bees as possible.
objects.
playing area
fixed parameters
radius
border color, thickness
actions
draw
the net
fixed parameters
[net size] (determined at runtime by "level" of game)
state
radius
[net size] (determined at runtime by "level" of game)
actions
draw
change radius
[change speed]
butterflies/bees
fixed parameters
butterfly (positive points) or bee (negative points)
point value (color)
state
position
actions
draw
catch
? a bonus butterfly changes colors?
score display
fixed parameters
position
state
score
actions
draw
change score by amount
clock
fixed parameters
position
state
time remaining
actions
draw
change time (perhaps bonus adds time?)
game control.the player uses the arrow keys up/down to change the radius, and if speed is to be implemented, left/right to change the speed.
