CSC 216 F09/Java Row Competitions

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The problem

This exercise is an attempt to improve previous exercises such as "JavaDash" and "Are You Smarter than a Computer Scientist?". Previous exercises success were inhibited by lack of participation and interest in the game.

Participants and props

This game involves the entire class (the "mob") plus one contestant who can be a volunteer or preselected. Some way to present the questions is needed such as powerpoint, Google Docs, or some other format. A way to collect students answers and ID numbers/usernames.

The script

A student volunteers or is chosen to be a contestant and goes to the front of the classroom. After introducing the player and explaining the rules, the game begins. The student and "mob" are presented with multiple choice questions on any topic in Java, (completing methods, inheritance,polymorphism), the "mob" then secretly submits their answers to a spreadsheet with their unity ids or some other identifying handle. After the mob has answered (their answers still unknown to the contestant) the student is given the option to continue playing or quit with any points they may have earned. If the player continues to play the game, they then answer the current question. If they answer incorrectly the lose all their and a new contestant is chosen. However, if they guess correctly then they receive a specified number of points and any members of the mob who guessed incorrectly are eliminated until a new contestant plays. With each successive round, the questions should grow harder and the point totals higher. Eventually the player will face only a handful of mob members, play should continue until the number of questions are exhausted or all mob members are eliminated. If a player succeeds in eliminating the mob they should get some sort of grand prize (project extensions, bonus points, candy, etc.). If the entire mob is not eliminated by any single player, then the one with the highest point total wins. By: Michael Webster, Miles Dunn, Andrew Waugaman