Use Case: Creating a new game

Use-case: Creating a new game

Use-case:

Creating a new game

Primary Actor:

Student programmer

Goal in context:

Creating a new game, not deriving from an existing game.

Preconditions:

The programmer has a design for a new game.

Trigger:

The programmer decides to start creating a new game.

Scenario:

1) Programmer opens IDE and creates a new project file.
2) Programmer codes program using IDE features.
3) Programmer runs executable program from the command line with the project file created.
4) Programmer plays the game.

Exceptions:

2a) Programmer wants to take a break:

2a1) Programmer saves project and loads it in the IDE later.

2b) Programmer uses another text editing program or IDE:

2b1) Programmer uses that editor and writes properly formatted files and uses the resulting text files as arguments to the main program.

3a) Program has compile errors:

3a1) Programmer notes the line and column numbers and returns to the IDE to fix them and goes back to step 3.

4a) Program has runtime errors:

4a1) Programmer notes the error and goes back to the IDE to fix them, then goes back to step 3.

Priorities:

Essential, must be implemented

When Available:

First Prototype Version

Frequency of Use:

Often, a major component of use

Channel to Actor:

Via IDE and command line of main program

Secondary Actors:

None

Channels to Secondary Actors:

None

Open Issues:

None