FAKULTI SAINS KOMPUTER DAN TEKNOLOGI MAKLUMAT UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA

SIM 3202 HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION

SNAKE GAME
GROUP ASSIGNMENT

NUR ATIQAH MAULI AZAM (161074) NURUL ATIQA ISMAIL (162099) SITI NOR ROSLINDA GHAZALI (162081)

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Tangible How it can be played The snake can be moved by following the movement of the finger on a touch screen devices. The snakes can also be controlled by using stylus pen if the touch screen comes with it. The snakes must not meet with its tail. When it does, the snake will die or the game is over. Every time the game moved on to the next level, the length of the snake will start back in short but the score is still the same. This will ease the process of the game. There will be a bonus stage that needs the children to plays in a given time and tries to get as many points as possible. In this level too will be a barrier to give more challenge in the game. The snake will be bigger in size so that children will be more attracted to the snake. So does the background. The games will take the highest scorer as the winner.

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How is the interface a. The interface will be more focused on the snake and the background of the game. The font used will also takes in consideration. The game will adapt to the screen of each devices that it will be played with. b. The snake will be bigger in size so that children will be more focus to the snake while playing it. Furthermore, it can also make it easy to control the snake. c. The color of the snake will be contrast to the background. This can enhance the feeling of the children to play with the snake. d. The snake will be in bright color so that

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Shareable How it can be played The snake can be played by multiple players by sharing one game in the same time using Bluetooth and WIFI connection. The snakes can be moved by following the movement of the finger on a touch screen devices. The snakes can also be controlled by using stylus pen if the touch screen comes with it. The snake must not meet with its tail or the other snake of the other player. When it does, the snakes will die. The snakes must compete with each other which will eat or get to eat the bait first. The color of the snake will be as indicator. For starting, all snakes are green in color. If the snake not able to get the bait, so its color will change to yellow. If the snake turns to red color, it will die. Every time the game moved on to the next level, the length of the snake will start back in short but the score is still the same. This will ease the process of the game. How is the interface The game will include more than one snake, so the interface will be more focused on the snake and the background of the game. The font used will also takes in consideration. The game will adapt to the screen of each devices that it will be played with. The snakes will be smaller in size so that make it easy to be controlled. The color of the snake will be as indicator. For starting, all snakes are green in color. If the snake not able to get the bait, so its color will change to yellow. If the snake turns to red color, it will die.

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the children will be more attracted to play with it. The children also can choose which color of snake that they want. Some of the colors that can be chosen are like orange, red, light green, turquoise. The instruction and tutorial will also be provided so the children can try to play with the game before advance in next level. Multiplayer Two players can be the issues while playing the game because of multiple number of the snake that needs to be handled. If the children want to play in multiplayer mode, the snake will be played by taking turns instead of multiple snakes in one game or one screen. This will make them to only concentrate to their snake. The children will not be able to move another persons snake. Too many snakes in one game could be confusing in controlling or handling the snakes. It may takes time to wait one player to end the game but this will give more satisfaction to the children they can play until the game is over. The winner will be the player with higher points.

d. The instruction and tutorial will also be provided so the children can try to play with the game before advance in next level. e. The interface will depends on devices that user uses.

Multiplayer a. The snake must compete for food and avoid from being eaten by the other snake. b. The snake cannot meet its own tail. If it does, it will lose. c. When the snake meet the other tail, it will pass trough on the snake tail

b) The Pros and Cons. PC Cell Phone PROS The snake can be control by using mouse easily or the up and down keys. The snakes only moves when the mouse is moved. When the mouse is moved, the snake will move along. There are many types of snake games with different interface The snake is controlled easily using the keypad numbers. Every time the game move to the next level, the size of the snake become as the beginning of the game. The snake does not move in curve. CONS If the level is continued, so do the length of the snake, which makes it too long and impossible to go further for the next level. The snake moving in curve, so easy to touch its tail causing the game is over

The screen is too small, so the movement of the snake is limited The level of the game is limited.

Examples of the interface. i. Snake Trouble

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Mr Fat Snake