CIS 488/588 Assignment 1

Winter 2006

For your term project you will need to work as part of a team to design and implement a complete computer game. You may create any type of game you wish and implement it using any tools. Your game will need to demonstrate a significant attention to 3D graphics and game artificial intelligence. Your team will need to have the running at the game fair during our final exam period.

This assignment will give you an opportunity to begin work on the specification and design for your game. You will need to create a pitch document (game treatment) for a game. The game does not have to be original, but should not copy an existing game. To receive full credit your design document will need to contain non-trivial sections as defined below.

Executive Summary

· Abstract of game story

Game Play Look and Feel

· Appearance

· Player roles and actions

· Strategies and motivations

Development Specification

· Hardware

· Software

· Algorithm Style

Your write up should be 2 to 4 pages long. On 1-18-06, you will make a pitch for your game, using appropriate AV support. Figure that you will have no more than 8 minutes to explain your game concept. The class will select 3 game treatments to submit to the CCS students who will select one of these to develop. On 1-23-06 we will review the 3 game treatments submitted by the CCS students and select one to develop. On 1-25-06 students will be assigned to one of two game project teams.

Assigned: 1-09-06

Date due: 1-18-06