Creating Specific Game Components Module Overview

One you have a working game, there are essential game components that you need to add. In this module you will create a splash screen, instructions screen, and game over screen. You will also add transitions to the game to represent different game states and add sound. You will finally produce a working game that is exported as an executable file.

Essential Questions

Why are additional components needed when designing a game?
What resources are available for manipulating images to use in a Greenfoot program?
Why is proper documentation and commenting necessary for computer programs?
When should you use sound in a program?
Why would you create an executable Java file?

Key Terms

Collider - a particle accelerator in which two beams of particles moving in opposite directions are made to collide.
Documentation Comments - also called javadoc comments used when preparing automatically generated documentation.
Fade - a fade occurs when the picture gradually turns to a single color, usually black, or when a picture gradually appears on screen. Fade ins generally occur at the beginning of a film or act, while fade outs are typically found at the end of a film or act.
Implementation Comments - consist of multi-line and single-line comments that are used to give overviews of code information that isn't available or easily recognized by looking at the code itself.
Splash Screen - a graphical control element consisting of a window containing an image, a logo and the current version of the software. A splash screen usually appears while a game or program is launching.
Wipe - a wipe involves one shot replacing another, traveling from one side of the frame to another.

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