computer Week 1 Ass 4

Assignment 4: Playing with Games

Throughout this course, you will work individually and from the perspective of a computer scientist to recreate different games you will pick weekly.

This week you should select a gamefor whichthe win condition is solvable by a truth table. This means that there are a finite number of ways to win and the conditions for victory are either true or false. Using the criteria outlined below, identify the game and outline its rules and starting condition. Create the truth table for the victory condition using the material covered this week and your own research.
Games of all kinds are the result of a process that involves creativity, logic, and simple common sense. When it comes to games, we often do not pay much attention to the steps involved in or the time spent in their creation. This assignment will lead you through the thought process of recreating games with which you are familiar each week.

Each week, you will explore a new game through the lens set up by the weekly material. For example, when working with Turing machines, you may wish to represent the concept through a game of Hangman.

For each week, you will submit:

• A brief explanation of the computing concepts to be modeled
• A brief explanation of how the game would function if created by you
• A brief explanation of the original game on which you have based your assignment if the game already exists
• A brief explanation of how the game was integrated with the concepts of computing if the game already exists
• Three scenarios of game play, including:
  • The setup of the game
  • The desired outcome
  • A sample game for each scenario

Your submission will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• The adaptability of the game chosen to the week’s topic
• The extent to which the game and the computing concepts integrate
• The quality of the work submitted by you
• The completeness of each week’s report

Week 1

Create your report in a Microsoft Word document and save it as W1_A4_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Submit the report to the W1: Assignment 4 Dropbox by Monday, January 14, 2013.

Cite any sources you use in the APA format on a separate page.