Mini Golf

Will Wright

This game is based on the Mini Golf tutorial found at https://www.construct.net/en/courses/mini-golf-mobile-game-5. I chose this tutorial because I wanted to see the recommended way to develop a game with multiple layouts / screens, and also because I have never worked with the physics system in Construct. It was quite fun to do!

There are only two holes. Use the aiming line to determine the angle at which your shot will go. Press the green button to shoot. Time your shot with the power meter to adjust the strength of your shot. If you want to re-aim your next shot, press the red reset button. Have fun!

Game On Mobile?

Yes

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Game Genre

Game Tool

Game Challenges

I didn't have too many challenges, as I mostly just followed the tutorial.

Game Unfinished Component

Make 18 holes.
Develop a "par" for each of the holes.
Track number of shots for the entire game, not just the current hole.
Add sound effects.
Add more mechanics to make it more like a real-life course: slopes, tunnels, moving parts.
Allow the initial tee location to be chosen by the golfer, perhaps behind a line on the ground.

Game Next Steps

Any of the above options would be fun!

Game Source Code Link

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Game Citation

The tutorial I used: https://www.construct.net/en/courses/mini-golf-mobile-game-5
A golf ball image I found: https://www.iconexperience.com/o_collection/icons/?icon=golf_ball

MMU CS Overview

Mount Mansfield Union High School currently offers two Computer Science courses:

AP Computer Science Principles (CSP)
Computer Science Discoveries (CSD)

Deprecated and replaced by CSD in 2019:

Introduction to Computer Science and Principles (ICS+P)

Most years, the final four to six weeks of each of these courses is spent designing and building a game. Some students work independently while others work with a partner. In the Spring of 2020 and Fall of 2021, students did not have the time to build a game because of the covid pandemic lockdown. Their final projects for class were uploaded instead, and many of these projects are not games but are still very impressive.

Many of the games were created in Scirra's Construct 2 (Windows based) or Construct 3 (web based), although some utilized Scratch or Python or another programming language. Other students choose a project in robotics or with Arduino programming, but they did not create a stand-alone program that could be placed in this accumulation of programs.

There are several excellent games from 2014 that have not been put into the Game Table, so be sure to check them out!