Teams Winter 2011/team4/lab4

Lab 3

• Teampage

Tutorial

Create BlackBerry Project

• Download and install BlackBerry Java Plug-in for Eclipse
• Repeat the above for BlackBerry Torch 9800 simulator
• Launch Eclipse
• Create new BlackBerry Project: File->New->BlackBerry Project
• Set the title of the project

Add Elements on Main Screen

• Place a applications icon into res->image
• Open BlackBerry_App_Descriptor
• Select the icon, click the Add button
• Select the Build tab and set the name of the application

Define the Application

• Create the classes StartScreen, PlayerOne, and PlayerTwo
• StartScreen will setup the environment for our application
• Both Player classes will contain the code for what is to be displayed per the respective players turn
• After the player makes a move, the screens will swap and the other player will take their turn while their screen is currently showing

Starting the Game

• Implement the code to create the menu
• Add a start game button
• Allow the start game button to switch screens

Creating the Player

• Create the player constructor
• Implement the ability for a player to take their turn
• Allow the game to switch players after a turn
• When the players screen is displayed is it considered their turn

Ending the Game

• Within the player classes, implement terminal state checking
• Before a players move, is there space to go?
  • No, the game is over directing the player to the main screen
  • Yes, the game is not over and the player may take their turn
• After a players move, does that that move win the game?
  • No, the game is not over and the next player's screen is displayed
  • Yes, the game is over directing the player to the main screen