Recorded Video Session: Text Adventure Game Part 2

1. Introduction and Goals

In this second session we will continue to learn how to program a text based adventure game in C# by adding items which can be examined, taken and used, along with a very simple inventory system. In this session we will see the finished project and introduce what we aim to learn in this series of sessions.

Creating a Text Based Adventure Part 2 - Introduction and Goals [1/10] Live 2017/3/29

InteractableObject

Interaction

InteractableItems

Room

GameController

InputAction

Examine

Take

Inventory

ActionResponse

ChangeRoomResponse

Use

2. Project Architecture and Review

In this second session we will continue to learn how to program a text based adventure game in C# by adding items which can be examined, taken and used, along with a very simple inventory system. In this episode we will review what we did in the first half of our session and look at an overview of the architecture we will create in part two.

Creating a Text Based Adventure Part 2 - Project Architecture and Review [2/10] Live 2017/3/29

InteractableObject

Interaction

InteractableItems

Room

GameController

InputAction

Examine

Take

Inventory

ActionResponse

ChangeRoomResponse

Use

3. Displaying Item Descriptions

In this second session we will continue to learn how to program a text based adventure game in C# by adding items which can be examined, taken and used, along with a very simple inventory system. In this episode we will learn how to to display the descriptions of all the items in a room when we enter it.

Creating a Text Based Adventure Part 2 - Displaying Item Descriptions [3/10] Live 2017/3/29

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Interaction

InteractableItems

Room

GameController

InputAction

Examine

Take

Inventory

ActionResponse

ChangeRoomResponse

Use

4. Examining Items

In this second session we will continue to learn how to program a text based adventure game in C# by adding items which can be examined, taken and used, along with a very simple inventory system. In this episode we will add the ability for the player to examine items and see a second more detailed description of them.

Creating a Text Based Adventure Part 2 - Examining Items [4/10] Live 2017/3/29

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Interaction

InteractableItems

Room

GameController

InputAction

Examine

Take

Inventory

ActionResponse

ChangeRoomResponse

Use

5. Taking Items

In this second session we will continue to learn how to program a text based adventure game in C# by adding items which can be examined, taken and used, along with a very simple inventory system. In this episode we will add the ability for the player to take items and add them to their inventory.

Creating a Text Based Adventure Part 2 - Taking Items [5/10] Live 2017/3/29

InteractableObject

Interaction

InteractableItems

Room

GameController

InputAction

Examine

Take

Inventory

ActionResponse

ChangeRoomResponse

Use

6. Displaying Inventory

In this second session we will continue to learn how to program a text based adventure game in C# by adding items which can be examined, taken and used, along with a very simple inventory system. In this episode we will add the ability for the player to display the items they have taken into their inventory.

Creating a Text Based Adventure Part 2 - Displaying Inventory [6/10] Live 2017/3/29

InteractableObject

Interaction

InteractableItems

Room

GameController

InputAction

Examine

Take

Inventory

ActionResponse

ChangeRoomResponse

Use

7. Action Responses

In this second session we will continue to learn how to program a text based adventure game in C# by adding items which can be examined, taken and used, along with a very simple inventory system. In this episode we will add ActionResponses which we will use to execute functions when the player chooses the Use action with an item.

Creating a Text Based Adventure Part 2 - Action Responses [7/10] Live 2017/3/29

InteractableObject

Interaction

InteractableItems

Room

GameController

InputAction

Examine

Take

Inventory

ActionResponse

ChangeRoomResponse

Use

8. Preparing The Use Item Dictionary

In this second session we will continue to learn how to program a text based adventure game in C# by adding items which can be examined, taken and used, along with a very simple inventory system. In this episode we will add Action Responses to our system in order to create pluggable functions that will be executed when the player chooses to Use an item.

Creating a Text Based Adventure Part 2 - Preparing The Use Item Dictionary [8/10] Live 2017/3/29

InteractableObject

Interaction

InteractableItems

Room

GameController

InputAction

Examine

Take

Inventory

ActionResponse

ChangeRoomResponse

Use

9. Creating The Use Action

In this second session we will continue to learn how to program a text based adventure game in C# by adding items which can be examined, taken and used, along with a very simple inventory system. In this episode we will finish adding the capacity for players to change the state of the game based on using an item in the correct room using Action Responses by creating the 'Use' Input Action.

Creating a Text Based Adventure Part 2 - Creating The Use Action [9/10] Live 2017/3/29

InteractableObject

Interaction

InteractableItems

Room

GameController

InputAction

Examine

Take

Inventory

ActionResponse

ChangeRoomResponse

Use

10. Questions and Answers

In this second session we will continue to learn how to program a text based adventure game in C# by adding items which can be examined, taken and used, along with a very simple inventory system. In this episode we will finish the session by taking questions and answers.

Creating a Text Based Adventure Part 2 - Displaying Inventory [10/10] Live 2017/3/29

InteractableObject

Interaction

InteractableItems

Room

GameController

InputAction

Examine

Take

Inventory

ActionResponse

ChangeRoomResponse

Use

Recorded Video Session: Text Adventure Game Part 2

1. Introduction and Goals

2. Project Architecture and Review

3. Displaying Item Descriptions

4. Examining Items

5. Taking Items

6. Displaying Inventory

7. Action Responses

8. Preparing The Use Item Dictionary

9. Creating The Use Action

10. Questions and Answers

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