SAM CHESSFINAL PRESENTATION

May 5th, 2016

LEGACY GAME BOARD GRAPHIC

OVERVIEW• Chess game application• Supports all 64-bit Windows, Mac, and Linux

DEs• Final Release on GitHub• 2 Player on the same computer• Game saves use de/serialization• Scoreboard for score keeping• Anti-Cheating / “Check-for-check”

GAME OBJECTIVE

• Put the enemy’s king into checkmate

• Score higher than your opponent if you can’t put the enemy’s king into checkmate

• Have fun! [BUT NO CHEATING]

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE• Hardware

• 64-bit x86 (Intel) and 64-bit AMD64• Desktop/Laptop

• Software• Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux• Unreal 4 - Editor, Engine• GitHub (Git VCS)• Trello (Scrum Style Organization)• DropBox (Documentation Storage)

LINKED LIST IMPLEMENTATION• Smart Tile class:

• Smart Tiles ‘stitched' together using a linked list• Tile-Walking across the board from 'this-tile‘ scope• They provide a way to hold pieces on the board• We have implemented bounds overflow handling for the edges of the board

LEARNING UNREAL• Starting Out

• Totally Lost (Big scary engine)• Time crunch due to switching from Unity• Procrastination Prevention• Organization reform• Debugging and poking around using “Print Text” (absolute godsend)

STAYING ON TRACK• Balancing Work / School / Etc.

• Darian left his job to find more time for school• Luis worked on balancing his work with his school time• Ethan managed to successfully balance his time this semester• Meeting at school on Saturdays• Waking up on time for class• Synching schedules• Staying in contact

DATA STORAGE• One copy / One set of problems• The use of Git• The use of Trello• Unreal’s Project files

THINGS WE LEARNED• How easy it is to procrastinate / get off schedule• How important it is to maintain contact with your teammates

FINISHED GUI

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