Smith, Tony L / Year End Project: 2010-2011

2010-2011 Year-End Project

The Year-End Project is to design and develop a Java computer program of your own choosing. You are allowed to work by yourself or with another partner. Choose something that is not trivial (it should require multiple classes and methods), but not so complicated that you cannot get it done in time.

RULES/GUIDELINES FOR THE PROJECT:
1) You can work on the project by yourself or team up with a partner.
2) The project must be java-based.
3) The project must be approved by Mr. Smith, based on the project proposal.
4) DO NOT download the code for your game from the internet. This is cheating and you will receive a ZERO.
5) The game must work and be relatively bug-free in order to get full credit.

The following are the activities involved for the project:

Dates	Activity	Graded as
May 4-9 (turn in May 9)	Create a project proposal/design document Click here for sample document (PokerWorld)	Quiz
May 10 or before	Approval for project from Mr. Smith. Normally provided a day after receiving project proposal Click here to see a list of approved projects
May 5-23	Develop program Click here for sample code (PokerWorld)
May 17-23	Demo program to another team	Optional Homework
May 17-23	Test and debug program
May 24	Submit final program code Click here for the list of approved projects Click here to download an applications/game	Test
May 24-25	Prepare presentation
May 26-June 1	Presentations to class Click here for project presentation schedule	Quiz

Here are some of the things I will consider when grading your project proposal :

Are you describing the project thoroughly?
Have you created detailed rules (if it is a game)?
Have you designed the game (determined classes and major methods)?
Is the work being divided evenly between teammates?
Is the document formatted nicely and does it contain typos?

The document should be more than one page.

Here are some of the things I will consider when grading your program code :

Does it work correctly?
Is it easy to use?
Does it include a good Help function?
How difficult was it to program?
Programming techniques (naming variables, comments, modular, etc.)
Creativity of game

Here are some of the things I will consider when grading your presentation :

Are you describing the project suffiiciently?
Are all team members participating?
What is the quality of your game demonstration?
What is the overall quality of the presentation?
What was learned during this project?
Creativity of presentation

The following is a list of possible projects that you may want to consider if you need ideas:


Android Phone App	Encryption/Decryption	Othello
Army of Zombies	Falldown	PacMan
Battleship	Frogger	Pong
Blackjack	Frogger	Risk
Bomberman	Galaga	SandWorld
Calculator	Game of Life	Scrabble
Card trick	Grids of War	Snake
Checkers	Guitar Hero	SpiderWorld
Chess	Hangman	Sudoku
Clockwise	IntelliBot robot program	SuperPong
Concentration	Intelligent Nim	Tetris
Connect Four	Java Invaders from Space	Tic-Tac-Toe
Conway's Game of Life	Jeopardy	Tile game
Crossword puzzle	Jigsaw puzzle	Tower Defense
Dance Dance Revelation	Jumble	Warcraft
DodgeBlock	Memory	Whack a Mole
Donkey Kong	Minesweeper	Wheel of Fortune
Dueling Dragons	Monopoly	Zombie Invasion

Click here to download one of the 2010-2011 applications/games.
Click here to download one of the 2009-2010 applications/games.