CSC 216 F09/Survivor: Java

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Survivor: Java

Survivor: Java is a (not so) one of a kind learning exercise.

The problem

This exercise is aimed to review what the students have learned in CSC 116. As such, this learning exercise is used to review many basic and important concepts of Java.

Participants and props

This exercise can be played with any number of participants above two. However, this game is recommended to be played with a set of seven groups. Each group should consist of more than two people. There is no need for props, unless the professor wants to give prizes as rewards.

The Rules

1. Students will organize themselves into teams of two or more.
2. Each team picks one individual to represent the entire team.
3. The representatives will make a line in the front of the room.
4. Each representative is asked a question and given 25 seconds to answer.
5. If the representative cannot answer the question correctly, they return back to their seats, and the next person in line is asked the same question.
6. Each representative is given 2 "Lifelines" in which they can use at any time.
7. A "Lifeline" allows the representative to ask any member of their team the question they have been presented with.
8. The last person still standing at the front of the room wins.

Note: In the event that there is more than one person standing and the professor runs out of questions, we suggest the following:

1. Taking turns, each remaining representative's team asks the next representative one question. If the team cannot think of a question, their representative is eliminated. Otherwise, if the next representative answers the question wrong, he/she is eliminated. If he/she answered it correctly, his/her team will ask the next representative a new question.

Note: The team asking the question must know the answer to their question, or else their representative is eliminated.

2. This continues until there is only one person left, the winner!!!

Congratulation, you just finished Survivor: Java.

Resources

Here is a link to a youtube video that demonstrate how to play the game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz7tYNwi5WQ

The following link is to a page with 60 premade questions,

http://pg-server.csc.ncsu.edu/mediawiki/index.php/CSC_216_F09/Survivor:_Java_Questions